Zé Carlos

28 yrs · Right-back · Portugal
Gil Vicente FC · Liga Portugal · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: Data unavailable
Market value
€2.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€600k – €2.2M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€620k – €1.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€953k – €2.5M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.6M – €686k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€600k – €2.2M
Model value (performance-implied)€620k – €1.3M
Projected value (24 months)€953k – €2.5M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Zé Carlos's performance-implied value at EUR 0.6M-1.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.6M-2.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-2.5M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.

Bargain Index: 71

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

PerformanceAverage39.2th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral27.9 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €1.3M vs market €2.0M
Expected appreciationLow-19% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationModerateleague coefficient 0.58
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: €2.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2466 (81% 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
39 (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
0.58 (rank 9)
Team strength (Elo)
1303
Opponent strength
1327
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)
€953k – €2.5M

Trajectory drivers: team strength up (+68 Elo); relative output down 31% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -51% (IQR -63% to -46%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.58 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
  • ⓘ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
66 (DEF)
Relative output kept
57%–168%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
76%
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.
2025/26Gil Vicente FCLiga PortugalRB32246681%000.000.04132713030.58
2024/25Gil Vicente FCLiga PortugalRB31271389%000.000.05135712350.51
2023/24Gil Vicente FCLiga PortugalRB26192863%120.140.18139712760.58
2022/23Gil Vicente FCLiga PortugalRB839413%010.230.14141713410.68
2021/22Gil Vicente FCLiga PortugalRB30246681%030.110.11135713760.67
2020/21SC BragaLiga PortugalRB42297%000.000.08129814930.61

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2022/23Copa Del ReyUD Ibiza15500—
2020/21Uefa Europa LeagueSC Braga3197011543

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
Maxime Biset
Jupiler Pro League · 2013
27€1.0M€500kfell
Jordi Amat
Jupiler Pro League · 2021
29€1.4M€900kfell
Yvan Erichot
Jupiler Pro League · 2016
26€1.7M€800kfell
Yohan Tavares
Liga Portugal · 2015
27€3.1M€500kfell
Darryl Lachman
Eredivisie · 2018
29€1.0M€550kfell
Lamine Gassama
Super Lig · 2019
30€1.0M€400kfell
Dmitriy Tikhiy
Premier Liga · 2021
29€1.5M€800kfell
Ramon Zomer
Eredivisie · 2013
30€1.5M€450kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2026Gil VicenteWithout ClubUnknown€2.0M
1 Jul 2023BragaGil VicenteFree / loan€700k
30 Jun 2023Gil VicenteBragaFree / loan€700k
13 Jan 2023BragaGil VicenteFree / loan€800k
12 Jan 2023UD IbizaBragaFree / loan€800k
11 Jul 2022BragaUD IbizaFree / loan€1.5M
30 Jun 2022Gil VicenteBragaFree / loan€1.5M
1 Jul 2021BragaGil VicenteFree / loan€500k
3 Aug 2020LeixõesBraga€220kData unavailable
30 Jan 2020LeçaLeixõesUnknownData unavailable
1 Jan 2018SalgueirosLeçaFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Leixões U19SalgueirosFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2015Leixões U17Leixões U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2013Leixões U15Leixões U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2011Boavista CJLeixões U15Free / 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.