CJ Egan-Riley

23 yrs · Centre-back (also RB) · England
Olympique Marseille · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 183 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: LowSample: LowDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€9.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€5.9M – €11.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.2M – €5.0M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€3.8M – €13.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€10.5M – -€831k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€5.9M – €11.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.2M – €5.0M
Projected value (24 months)€3.8M – €13.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€9.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates CJ Egan-Riley's performance-implied value at EUR 1.2M-5.0M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 5.9M-11.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 3.8M-13.6M. Confidence is low: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: not assigned

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

Insufficient sample (< 900 league minutes)

PerformanceAverage49.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.5 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €8.4M vs market €9.0M
Expected appreciationLow-21% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
Data confidenceLow

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: €16.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1269 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
626 (21% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
50 (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
0.88 (rank 5)
Team strength (Elo)
1504
Opponent strength
1405
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€3.8M – €13.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -8% (IQR -18% to +28%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Small sample: 626 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⓘ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).

Already playing in a big-five league.

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.
2025/26Olympique MarseilleLigue 1CB1162620%000.000.04140515040.88
2022/23Hibernian FCScottish PremiershipRB1076026%000.000.07132012370.40

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueOlympique Marseille3135001589

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
Malang Sarr
Ligue 1 · 2023
24€6.0M€5.0Mflat
Abner
Laliga · 2023
23€7.0M€7.0Mflat
Djed Spence
Ligue 1 · 2023
23€10.0M€20.0Mrose
Almamy Touré
Bundesliga · 2019
23€6.5M€5.5Mflat
Gustavo Gómez
Serie A · 2017
24€5.0M€3.5Mfell
Caleb Okoli
Serie A · 2023
22€10.0M€8.0Mfell
Ewerton
Premier Liga · 2013
24€3.2M€3.8Mflat
Martin Hinteregger
Bundesliga · 2016
24€6.0M€10.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025BurnleyMarseilleFree / loan€16.0M
30 Jun 2024PSV U21BurnleyFree / loan€1.5M
1 Feb 2024BurnleyPSV U21Free / loan€2.0M
30 Jun 2023Hibernian FCBurnleyFree / loan€2.5M
30 Jan 2023BurnleyHibernian FCFree / loan€2.5M
1 Jul 2022Man City U21BurnleyFree / loan€800k
1 Jul 2020Man City U18Man City U23UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Man City YouthMan City 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.