Cenk Özkacar

26 yrs · Centre-back · Türkiye
1.FC Köln · Bundesliga · Foot: left · Height: 190 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€4.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€2.2M – €6.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.8M – €5.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.7M – €5.8M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€4.2M – €3.3M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.2M – €6.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.8M – €5.5M
Projected value (24 months)€1.7M – €5.8M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Cenk Özkacar's performance-implied value at EUR 1.8M-5.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.2M-6.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.7M-5.8M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 28

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

PerformanceAbove average55.7th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.7 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €3.9M vs market €4.0M
Expected appreciationLow-18% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €5.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1793 (59% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.03
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
56 (Above 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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1347
Opponent strength
1505
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€1.7M – €5.8M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 36 pts; changed club; team strength up (+131 Elo); relative output down 57% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -28% (IQR -37% to +14%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1793 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).

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.
2025/261.FC KölnBundesligaCB25179359%000.000.03150513470.94
2024/25Real Valladolid CFLaligaCB1175622%000.000.06149212160.95
2023/24Valencia CFLaligaCB23159547%000.000.03145214591.00
2022/23Valencia CFLaligaCB17136340%000.000.03149814440.98
2021/22Oud-Heverlee LeuvenJupiler Pro LeagueCB32283593%200.060.08135212460.49

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb Pokal1.FC Köln29300—
2024/25Copa Del ReyReal Valladolid CF19000—
2023/24Copa Del ReyValencia CF221001—
2022/23Copa Del ReyValencia CF322501—
2022/23SupercopaValencia CF1120001823

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
Paweł Dawidowicz
Serie A · 2021
26€4.0M€3.0Mfell
Lyanco
Serie A · 2021
24€5.0M€3.5Mfell
Sebastian Walukiewicz
Serie A · 2024
24€2.5M€5.0Mrose
Ardian Ismajli
Serie A · 2023
27€3.5M€6.0Mrose
Filip Helander
Serie A · 2018
25€2.5M€1.6Mfell
Yordan Osorio
Serie A · 2021
27€4.0M€2.0Mfell
Paul Dummett
Premier League · 2015
24€3.5M€3.5Mflat
Aly Cissokho
Premier League · 2015
28€3.0M€1.8Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 20261.FC KölnValenciaFree / loan€4.0M
9 Aug 2025Valencia1.FC KölnFree / loan€1.2M
30 Jun 2025Real ValladolidValenciaFree / loan€1.2M
29 Aug 2024ValenciaReal ValladolidFree / loan€4.0M
1 Jul 2023LyonValencia€5.0M€5.0M
30 Jun 2023ValenciaLyonFree / loan€5.0M
23 Aug 2022LyonValenciaFree / loan€2.0M
30 Jun 2022OH LeuvenLyonFree / loan€2.0M
6 Jul 2021LyonOH LeuvenFree / loan€1.2M
18 Aug 2020Altay SKLyon€1.9M€175k
30 Jun 2019Karacabey BldAltay SKFree / loanData unavailable
21 Aug 2018Altay SKKaracabey BldFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Altay SK U19Altay SKUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Altay SK YthAltay SK U19UnknownData unavailable
24 Jan 2014Altinordu YthAltay SK YthFree / loanData unavailable
4 Jan 2013Bucaspor YthAltinordu YthFree / loanData 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.