
Morato
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Morato's performance-implied value at EUR 11.7M-27.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 9.2M-21.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 6.4M-21.2M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Bargain Index: 27
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
| Performance | High | 88th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Neutral | 25 years |
| Acquisition cost | Neutral | est. €15.2M vs market €14.0M |
| Expected appreciation | Low | -10% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Large | 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 | Moderate | |
| 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
- 1341 (39% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.07
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.06
- xG, xA, progression
- Data unavailable
- Defensive actions
- Data unavailable
- Performance percentile
- 88 (High)
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)
- 1635
- Opponent strength
- 1567
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Moderate
- Trajectory
- improving
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €6.4M – €21.2M
Trajectory drivers: league level up (+49 Elo); relative output up 55% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +0% (IQR -32% to +45%).
Risk profile
Overall: Moderate
- ⚠Limited sample: 1341 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
- ⚠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).
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 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | CB | 21 | 1341 | 39% | 1 | 0 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 1567 | 1635 | 1.30 |
| 2024/25 | Nottingham Forest | Premier League | CB | 26 | 893 | 26% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1544 | 1573 | 1.23 |
| 2024/25 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | CB | 1 | 90 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1321 | 1632 | 0.51 |
| 2023/24 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | LB | 21 | 1524 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.05 | 1359 | 1603 | 0.58 |
| 2022/23 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | CB | 9 | 646 | 21% | 1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0.05 | 1288 | 1718 | 0.68 |
| 2021/22 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | CB | 14 | 966 | 32% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 1337 | 1656 | 0.67 |
| 2020/21 | SL Benfica | Liga Portugal | CB | 2 | 91 | 3% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 1324 | 1619 | 0.61 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Europa League | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 1154 | 0 | 0 | 1522 |
| 2025/26 | Fa Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 120 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Fa Cup | Nottingham Forest | 3 | 211 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Champions League | SL Benfica | 5 | 434 | 0 | 0 | 1688 |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | SL Benfica | 1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1406 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | SL Benfica | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 1478 |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Champions League | SL Benfica | 2 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 1633 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League Qualifying | SL Benfica | 3 | 225 | 0 | 0 | 1606 |
| 2021/22 | Uefa Champions League | SL Benfica | 2 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 1766 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles Premier League · 2020 | 23 | €14.5M | €10.0M | fell |
| Vlad Chiricheș Premier League · 2014 | 25 | €11.0M | €5.5M | fell |
| Mateo Musacchio Laliga · 2016 | 26 | €9.0M | €12.5M | rose |
| Mads Roerslev Premier League · 2023 | 24 | €6.0M | €6.0M | flat |
| Issa Diop Premier League · 2022 | 25 | €10.0M | €20.0M | rose |
| Sergio Reguilón Laliga · 2019 | 23 | €15.0M | €25.0M | rose |
| Nuno Tavares Premier League · 2022 | 22 | €15.0M | €15.0M | flat |
| James Justin Premier League · 2023 | 25 | €20.0M | €13.0M | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 2024 | Benfica | Nott'm Forest | €11.0M | €15.0M |
| 1 Jul 2021 | Benfica B | Benfica | Unknown | €2.0M |
| 2 Sept 2019 | São Paulo | Benfica B | €7.6M | €50k |
| 1 Jun 2019 | São Paulo U20 | São Paulo | Unknown | €50k |
| 1 Jan 2019 | São Paulo U17 | São Paulo U20 | 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.