Taha Şahin

25 yrs · Right-back · Türkiye
Caykur Rizespor · Super Lig · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€3.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.2M – €3.2M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€417k – €842k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.5M – €4.1M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€2.8M – -€355k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.2M – €3.2M
Model value (performance-implied)€417k – €842k
Projected value (24 months)€1.5M – €4.1M
Dashed line: current market value (€3.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Taha Şahin's performance-implied value at EUR 0.4M-0.8M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.2M-3.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.5M-4.1M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 73

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

PerformanceBelow average17.2th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.7 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €1.8M vs market €3.0M
Expected appreciationLow-23% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.4
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: €3.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1787 (58% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.05
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.10
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
17 (Below 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
0.40 (rank 18)
Team strength (Elo)
1229
Opponent strength
1293
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€1.5M – €4.1M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 34 pts; relative output down 55% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -27% (IQR -50% to -11%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1787 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.40 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘ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
50 (DEF)
Relative output kept
68%–191%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
54%
Confidence
Medium

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.
2025/26Caykur RizesporSuper LigRB27178758%100.050.10129312290.40
2024/25Caykur RizesporSuper LigRB35299993%090.270.21128612280.39
2023/24Caykur RizesporSuper LigRB35294586%040.120.15130012190.45

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
Furkan Bayır
Super Lig · 2024
24€2.3M€1.0Mfell
Merveille Bokadi
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
26€3.0M€2.5Mflat
Sigurd Rosted
Superliga · 2020
26€1.2M€1.3Mflat
Jure Balkovec
Super Lig · 2022
28€2.3M€1.2Mfell
Nazım Sangaré
Super Lig · 2020
26€1.6M€1.7Mflat
John Souttar
Scottish Premiership · 2019
23€1.3M€800kfell
Bruno Onyemaechi
Liga Portugal · 2024
25€3.0M€2.5Mflat
Sam Adekugbe
Super Lig · 2023
28€2.5M€1.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
22 Jul 2023Manisa FKC. RizesporUnknown€425k
30 Jun 202168 Aksaray BldManisa FKFree / loan€25k
21 Jan 2021Manisa FK68 Aksaray BldFree / loan€25k
20 Jan 202168 Aksaray BldManisa FK€28k€25k
5 Aug 2019Kasimpasa U2168 Aksaray BldFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Kasimpasa U19Kasimpasa U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Kasimpasa YthKasimpasa U19UnknownData unavailable
12 Sept 2013Fenerbahce Yth.Kasimpasa 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.