Connor Barron

24 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Scotland
Rangers FC · Scottish Premiership · Foot: right · Height: 175 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.0M – €3.4M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.1M – €8.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.1M – €4.1M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.3M – €7.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.

Estimated acquisition€1.0M – €3.4M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.1M – €8.4M
Projected value (24 months)€1.1M – €4.1M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Connor Barron's performance-implied value at EUR 2.1M-8.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.0M-3.4M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.1M-4.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.78x the positional average in the league (1234 minutes, league coefficient 0.31). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 63

What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.

PerformanceAverage53.9th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.8 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €2.1M vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationNeutral-5% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.31
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceMedium

Bargain Index = percentile (among all evaluated players) of expected 2-year value relative to estimated cost. See methodology and backtests.

Market value history

Market value ≠ transfer fee ≠ acquisition cost.

Highest recorded: €2.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1234 (42% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.15
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.10
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
54 (Average)

Adjusted = shrunk toward positional baseline for small samples, corrected for team dominance over opponents, expressed relative to positional peers in the same league.

Context

League strength
0.31 (rank 26)
Team strength (Elo)
1427
Opponent strength
1222
Possession, role
Data unavailable

League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€1.1M – €4.1M

Trajectory drivers: relative output up 287% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -28% (IQR -48% to -6%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲League level coefficient 0.31 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1234 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⓘInjury history unavailable from current data source.

League translation

What happened to players who moved from this league to the big-five leagues (observed, not a forecast).

Historical movers
10 (MID)
Relative output kept
77%–107%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
80%
Confidence
Low

Output is relative to positional peers in each league. Movers are a selected group (clubs buy players who fit), so treat this as context, not a guarantee.

Season-by-season (domestic league)

Context-adjusted values are model outputs.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Rangers FCScottish PremiershipDM23123442%020.150.10122214270.31
2024/25Rangers FCScottish PremiershipDM23158954%000.000.03122814630.34
2023/24Aberdeen FCScottish PremiershipDM24160754%120.170.18121811860.34
2022/23Aberdeen FCScottish PremiershipCM1492731%120.290.29133412840.40
2021/22Aberdeen FCScottish PremiershipCM869623%000.000.14129612650.50

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueRangers FC6362001527
2025/26Uefa Champions League QualifyingRangers FC247001564
2024/25Uefa Europa LeagueRangers FC11771011535
2024/25Uefa Champions League QualifyingRangers FC2161001483
2024/25Scottish Fa CupRangers FC19000—
2023/24Scottish Fa CupAberdeen FC430500—
2021/22Scottish Fa CupAberdeen FC25600—

Small continental samples are shown for context only and are not over-weighted.

Historical comparables

Most similar profiles 2+ years ago (same position group) and what happened next. Chosen by similarity only — failures included.

Player (then)AgeValue then~2y laterOutcome
Douglas Augusto
Super League 1 · 2021
24€3.0M€4.5Mrose
Flávio
Super Lig · 2021
25€2.0M€1.6Mfell
Jens Stage
Superliga · 2021
25€2.5M€5.0Mrose
Volodymyr Shepelev
Premier Liga · 2024
27€1.8M€700kfell
Bernard Mensah
Super Lig · 2021
27€3.5M€2.4Mfell
Thomas Murg
Super League 1 · 2021
27€2.5M€1.0Mfell
Konstantinos Galanopoulos
Super League 1 · 2019
22€3.5M€2.0Mfell
Olivier Ntcham
Scottish Premiership · 2019
23€4.0M€3.0Mfell

Transfer history

Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2024Aberdeen FCRangersFree / loan€1.0M
1 Jan 2022Aberdeen FC BAberdeen FCUnknownData unavailable
31 Dec 2021Kelty HeartsAberdeen FC BFree / loanData unavailable
3 Aug 2021Aberdeen FC BKelty HeartsFree / loanData unavailable
31 May 2021Brechin CityAberdeen FC BFree / loanData unavailable
25 Sept 2020Aberdeen FC BBrechin CityFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Aberdeen U18Aberdeen FC BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Aberdeen FC U17Aberdeen U18UnknownData unavailable

MoneyballAI identifies statistical opportunities from available data. A player flagged as a potential bargain is not guaranteed to succeed, to transfer, to rise in value, or to generate resale profit. Market values, fees and contracts come from third-party sources; ranges are model estimates with stated confidence.