Eren Elmalı

26 yrs · Left-back · Türkiye
Galatasaray · Super Lig · Foot: left · Height: 181 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€5.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€2.0M – €5.5M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.8M – €5.8M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.5M – €5.9M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.7M – €3.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.0M – €5.5M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.8M – €5.8M
Projected value (24 months)€2.5M – €5.9M
Dashed line: current market value (€5.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Eren Elmalı's performance-implied value at EUR 1.8M-5.8M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.0M-5.5M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.5M-5.9M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 53

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

PerformanceAverage54.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral26 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €3.5M vs market €5.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-28% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.4
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: €6.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1524 (50% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.18
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.12
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
55 (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)
1501
Opponent strength
1241
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)
€2.5M – €5.9M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 24 pts; changed club; team strength up (+103 Elo); relative output up 33% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -24% (IQR -54% to -7%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1524 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.40 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26GalatasaraySuper LigLB25152450%300.180.12124115010.40
2024/25TrabzonsporSuper LigLB18152347%010.060.09128613070.39
2024/25GalatasaraySuper LigLB1387027%010.100.08129915570.39
2023/24TrabzonsporSuper LigLB35309791%010.030.05129413790.45
2022/23TrabzonsporSuper LigLB33277486%030.100.08128513770.50
2021/22KasimpasaSuper LigLB32245372%130.150.16127213120.42
2020/21KasimpasaSuper LigLB42266%000.000.12132412080.37

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueGalatasaray10271001646
2025/26World CupTurkiye211000—
2024/25Uefa Europa League QualifyingTrabzonspor4323001366
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueTrabzonspor6482001533
2022/23Uefa Champions League QualifyingTrabzonspor2180001478

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
Vyacheslav Karavaev
Premier Liga · 2022
27€6.0M€5.0Mflat
Lazaros Rota
Super League 1 · 2024
27€2.0M€4.5Mrose
Alberto Botía
Super League 1 · 2015
26€3.5M€3.0Mflat
Leonardo Koutris
Super League 1 · 2019
24€6.0M€2.5Mfell
Eduard Sobol
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
27€3.2M€1.5Mfell
Bram Nuytinck
Jupiler Pro League · 2014
24€3.0M€1.3Mfell
Francisco Ortega
Super League 1 · 2024
25€6.0M€7.0Mflat
Ousseynou Ba
Super League 1 · 2021
26€5.0M€3.5Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
11 Feb 2025TrabzonsporGalatasaray€4.0M€4.0M
1 Jul 2022KasimpasaTrabzonspor€3.6M€3.2M
3 Aug 2020SilivrisporKasimpasaFree / loan€50k
2 Sept 2019KasimpasaSilivrisporFree / loan€50k
1 Jul 2019Kasimpasa U21KasimpasaUnknown€50k
9 Aug 2018Kartalspor U19Kasimpasa U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Kartalspor YthKartalspor U19UnknownData 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.