Tamás Nikitscher

26 yrs · Defensive midfielder · Hungary
Rio Ave FC · Liga Portugal · Foot: right · Height: 193 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€800k
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€288k – €704k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€587k – €1.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€484k – €1.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€117k – €966k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€288k – €704k
Model value (performance-implied)€587k – €1.3M
Projected value (24 months)€484k – €1.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€800k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Tamás Nikitscher's performance-implied value at EUR 0.6M-1.3M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.3M-0.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.5M-1.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.46x the positional average in the league (1377 minutes, league coefficient 0.58). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 80

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

PerformanceBelow average19.9th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral26.7 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €518k vs market €800k
Expected appreciationLow-11% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak 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: €1.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1377 (45% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.13
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.18
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
20 (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
0.58 (rank 9)
Team strength (Elo)
1254
Opponent strength
1341
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€484k – €1.2M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 20 pts; changed club; league level down (-137 Elo); relative output up 71% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -38% (IQR -47% to -18%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1377 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.58 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⓘ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
58 (MID)
Relative output kept
72%–151%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
78%
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.
2025/26Rio Ave FCLiga PortugalDM27137745%110.130.18134112540.58
2024/25Real Valladolid CFLaligaDM1385525%000.000.11146212160.95

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
Elmir Nabiullin
Premier Liga · 2022
27€900k€500kfell
Arianit Ferati
Eredivisie · 2023
26€600k€650kflat
Kevin Vermeulen
Eredivisie · 2017
27€600k€300kfell
Andriy Totovytskyi
Premier Liga · 2018
25€1.2M€650kfell
Filip Rogic
Premier Liga · 2020
27€800k€600kfell
Artem Polyarus
Premier Liga · 2017
25€400k€500krose
Ali Messaoud
Eredivisie · 2018
27€600k€300kfell
Mustafa Saymak
Eredivisie · 2020
27€725k€500kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Sept 2025Real ValladolidRio Ave€500k€1.0M
29 Jan 2025KecskemétReal Valladolid€600k€900k
24 Jan 2023Pécsi MFCKecskemétUnknown€75k
18 Jan 2022Makói FCPécsi MFCFree / loan€50k
1 Sept 2021Debrecen IIMakói FCFree / loan€50k
30 Jun 2021Debreceni EACDebrecen IIFree / loan€50k
22 Sept 2020Debrecen IIDebreceni EACFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jan 2018Debrecen U19Debrecen IIUnknownData unavailable
17 Feb 2017ZTE U17Debrecen U19Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2014ZTE YouthZTE U17UnknownData unavailable
19 Sept 2013Haladás Yth.ZTE YouthFree / loanData unavailable
21 Feb 2013ZTE YouthHaladás Yth.Free / 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.