Álvaro Núñez

26 yrs · Right-back (also CB) · Spain
Celta de Vigo · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 177 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€4.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€2.0M – €4.9M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.2M – €3.8M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€2.1M – €6.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€3.7M – €1.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€2.0M – €4.9M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.2M – €3.8M
Projected value (24 months)€2.1M – €6.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€4.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Álvaro Núñez's performance-implied value at EUR 1.2M-3.8M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 2.0M-4.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 2.1M-6.7M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 69

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

PerformanceAverage51.3th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral26 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €3.1M vs market €4.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-7% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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
1984 (58% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.09
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.17
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
51 (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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1407
Opponent strength
1489
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
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€2.1M – €6.7M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -29% (IQR -55% to +8%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠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.
2025/26Elche CFLaligaRB19165248%020.110.17148913890.95
2025/26Celta de VigoLaligaCB633210%000.000.06145914980.95

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
Rafael Tolói
Serie A · 2016
26€4.5M€11.0Mrose
Iago
Bundesliga · 2024
27€4.0M€3.5Mflat
Aleandro Rosi
Serie A · 2013
26€2.5M€500kfell
Lorenzo De Silvestri
Serie A · 2013
25€3.0M€6.0Mrose
Joaquín Fernández
Laliga · 2023
27€3.0M€1.5Mfell
Fabian Schär
Bundesliga · 2016
25€4.0M€3.0Mfell
Mads Pedersen
Bundesliga · 2024
28€2.5M€800kfell
Santiago García
Bundesliga · 2015
27€3.0M€2.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
2 Feb 2026Elche CFCelta de Vigo€1.0M€6.0M
1 Jul 2024SD AmorebietaElche CFFree / loan€700k
14 Jul 2023Barça AtlèticSD AmorebietaFree / loan€400k
6 Jul 2022Bilbao AthleticBarça AtlèticFree / loan€400k
31 Jul 2020CD BasconiaBilbao AthleticUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Bilbao U19CD BasconiaUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Bilbao U18Bilbao U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Bilbao YouthBilbao U18UnknownData 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.

Álvaro Núñez · MoneyballAI