
Piero Hincapié
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Piero Hincapié's performance-implied value at EUR 35.8M-72.2M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 31.3M-72.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 29.2M-62.9M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Bargain Index: 25
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | Elite | 97.6th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 24.5 years |
| Acquisition cost | Unfavorable | est. €55.5M vs market €50.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Low | -10% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Negative | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Moderate | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 1.3 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | Low | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1882 (55% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.14
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.10
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 98 (Elite)
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
- 1.30 (rank 1)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1864
- Opponent strength
- 1612
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Moderate
- Trajectory
- declining
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €29.2M – €62.9M
Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 32 pts; changed club; team strength up (+182 Elo); league level up (+120 Elo); role change CB -> LB; relative output down 31% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -1% (IQR -30% to +15%).
Risk profile
Overall: Low
- ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous 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).
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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Arsenal FC | Premier League | LB | 25 | 1792 | 52% | 1 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.10 | 1612 | 1876 | 1.30 |
| 2025/26 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | CB | 1 | 90 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 1415 | 1626 | 0.94 |
| 2024/25 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | CB | 32 | 2670 | 87% | 2 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 1496 | 1681 | 0.94 |
| 2023/24 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | CB | 26 | 1483 | 48% | 1 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.05 | 1498 | 1787 | 1.01 |
| 2022/23 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | CB | 30 | 2468 | 81% | 1 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1515 | 1601 | 1.04 |
| 2021/22 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | Bundesliga | LB | 27 | 1751 | 57% | 1 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.07 | 1527 | 1639 | 1.05 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Champions League | Arsenal FC | 9 | 574 | 0 | 0 | 1604 |
| 2025/26 | World Cup | Ecuador | 3 | 251 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Dfb Pokal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 65 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Arsenal FC | 1 | 52 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Uefa Champions League | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 9 | 773 | 1 | 0 | 1689 |
| 2024/25 | Dfb Pokal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 3 | 254 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Franz Beckenbauer Supercup | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1637 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 12 | 911 | 0 | 0 | 1549 |
| 2023/24 | Dfb Pokal | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 223 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 742 | 0 | 0 | 1559 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 450 | 0 | 0 | 1643 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Europa League | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 6 | 432 | 1 | 0 | 1568 |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clément Lenglet Laliga · 2019 | 24 | €60.0M | €25.0M | fell |
| David Alaba Bundesliga · 2018 | 26 | €50.0M | €52.0M | flat |
| Davinson Sánchez Premier League · 2019 | 23 | €55.0M | €32.0M | fell |
| Niklas Süle Bundesliga · 2018 | 23 | €38.0M | €48.0M | rose |
| Daniel Carvajal Laliga · 2015 | 23 | €25.0M | €32.0M | rose |
| Gerard Piqué Laliga · 2014 | 27 | €36.0M | €40.0M | flat |
| Aymeric Laporte Premier League · 2020 | 26 | €60.0M | €45.0M | fell |
| Josko Gvardiol Premier League · 2024 | 22 | €75.0M | €70.0M | flat |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2026 | Leverkusen | Arsenal | €52.0M | €50.0M |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Arsenal | Leverkusen | Free / loan | €50.0M |
| 1 Sept 2025 | Leverkusen | Arsenal | Free / loan | €50.0M |
| 16 Aug 2021 | CA Talleres | Leverkusen | €6.3M | €8.0M |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Independiente | CA Talleres | €3.5M | €600k |
| 1 Jan 2020 | Independiente B | Independiente | Unknown | €100k |
| 1 Jan 2019 | IDV U20 | Independiente B | Unknown | Data 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.