Sem Scheperman

24 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · Netherlands
Heracles Almelo · Eredivisie · Foot: left · Height: 188 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€600k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€200k – €646k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€345k – €568k
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€359k – €817k
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€300k – €368k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€200k – €646k
Model value (performance-implied)€345k – €568k
Projected value (24 months)€359k – €817k
Dashed line: current market value (€600k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Sem Scheperman's performance-implied value at EUR 0.3M-0.6M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.2M-0.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-0.8M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.23x the positional average in the league (1124 minutes, league coefficient 0.43). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 93

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

PerformanceBelow average2.3th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral24 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €344k vs market €600k
Expected appreciationNeutral+0% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
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: €900k

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1124 (37% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.16
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.15
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
2 (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
0.43 (rank 15)
Team strength (Elo)
1060
Opponent strength
1320
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€359k – €817k

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 17 pts; team strength down (-147 Elo).

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +7% (IQR -13% to +40%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1124 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠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).

Historical movers
53 (MID)
Relative output kept
76%–148%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
68%
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.
2025/26Heracles AlmeloEredivisieDM16112437%110.160.15132010600.43
2024/25Heracles AlmeloEredivisieDM23163954%110.110.13131412070.50
2023/24Heracles AlmeloEredivisieCM2269423%000.000.14136711490.48
2021/22Heracles AlmeloEredivisieCM1130%000.000.20121512500.60

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2024/25Knvb BekerHeracles Almelo213910—
2023/24Knvb BekerHeracles Almelo11000—

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
Stephen Kelly
Scottish Premiership · 2024
24€550k€550kflat
Mario Curic
Premier Liga · 2023
25€700k€500kfell
Oleksandr Belyaev
Premier Liga · 2023
24€300k€400krose
Kostakis Artymatas
Super League 1 · 2018
25€500k€800krose
Yan Dhanda
Scottish Premiership · 2023
25€750k€700kflat
Bojan Roganovic
Premier Liga · 2023
23€600k€200kfell
Vitaliy Boyko
Premier Liga · 2023
26€350k€400kflat
Mickaël Malsa
Super League 1 · 2018
23€300k€800krose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
4 Mar 2022FC Twente U21Heracles AlmeloUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020FC Twente U19FC Twente U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019FC Twente U17FC Twente U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018FC Twente YouthFC Twente U17UnknownData 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.