Lucas Gourna-Douath

23 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CM) · France
Le Havre AC · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 185 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€6.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€2.5M – €6.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.4M – €8.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.7M – €9.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.7M – €6.1M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.5M – €6.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.4M – €8.5M
Projected value (24 months)€2.7M – €9.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€6.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lucas Gourna-Douath's performance-implied value at EUR 2.4M-8.5M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.5M-6.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.7M-9.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.57x the positional average in the league (1276 minutes, league coefficient 0.88). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.

Bargain Index: 90

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

PerformanceAverage52.8th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable22.9 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €3.3M vs market €6.0M
Expected appreciationLow-11% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModeratebreakout probability 15%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1276 (42% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.07
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
53 (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
0.88 (rank 5)
Team strength (Elo)
1361
Opponent strength
1477
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
15%
Resale range (24m)
€2.7M – €9.3M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -28% (IQR -48% to +109%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1276 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠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.
2025/26Le Havre ACLigue 1DM15127642%000.000.07147713610.88
2024/25Associazione Sportiva RomaSerie ACM62277%000.000.12142416680.99
2021/22AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 1DM31180653%100.050.09142213210.86
2020/21AS Saint-ÉtienneLigue 1DM30131638%000.000.06145213710.75

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueFußballclub Red Bull Salzburg11001532
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueFußballclub Red Bull Salzburg6301001617
2024/25Uefa Champions League QualifyingFußballclub Red Bull Salzburg4199001480

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
Oussama Targhalline
Ligue 1 · 2024
22€2.5M€16.0Mrose
Nicolás Domínguez
Serie A · 2021
23€10.0M€17.0Mrose
Máximo Perrone
Laliga · 2024
21€9.0M€35.0Mrose
Zaydou Youssouf
Ligue 1 · 2020
21€7.2M€4.0Mfell
Ronaldo Vieira
Serie A · 2020
22€6.3M€3.5Mfell
Festy Ebosele
Serie A · 2024
22€6.0M€2.5Mfell
Arne Maier
Bundesliga · 2021
22€7.0M€6.5Mflat
Manolo Portanova
Serie A · 2022
22€2.5M€400kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026Le Havre ACSalzburgFree / loan€6.0M
16 Jan 2026SalzburgLe Havre ACFree / loan€4.0M
30 Jun 2025RomaSalzburgFree / loan€8.0M
3 Feb 2025SalzburgRomaFree / loan€8.0M
13 Jul 2022Saint-ÉtienneSalzburg€13.0M€10.0M
1 Jul 2020Saint-Étienne BSaint-ÉtienneUnknownData unavailable
1 Jan 2020St-Étienne U19Saint-Étienne BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019St-Étienne U17St-Étienne U19UnknownData unavailable
6 Aug 2018US Torcy Yth.St-Étienne U17Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2017US Sénart JgdUS Torcy Yth.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Oct 2012Lieusaint Jgd.US Sénart JgdFree / 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.