Milan Smit

23 yrs · Striker (also LW) · Netherlands
Go Ahead Eagles · Eredivisie · Foot: right · Height: 190 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€2.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€919k – €2.9M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€519k – €1.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€960k – €4.1M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€2.4M – €398k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€919k – €2.9M
Model value (performance-implied)€519k – €1.3M
Projected value (24 months)€960k – €4.1M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Milan Smit's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-1.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.9M-2.9M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.0M-4.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.96x the positional average in the league (1362 minutes, league coefficient 0.43). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 67

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

PerformanceBelow average21.5th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.4 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €1.8M vs market €2.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral+7% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskHigh
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: €2.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1362 (45% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.53
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.49
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
22 (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
0.43 (rank 15)
Team strength (Elo)
1245
Opponent strength
1316
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€960k – €4.1M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 17 pts; relative output down 23% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -32% (IQR -41% to +34%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1362 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⓘ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
82 (ATT)
Relative output kept
73%–122%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
61%
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.
2025/26Go Ahead EaglesEredivisieST19136245%620.530.49131612450.43
2024/25Go Ahead EaglesEredivisieST2283127%330.650.66134012970.50
2022/23SC Cambuur LeeuwardenEredivisieLW1339213%110.460.53126811290.58

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Europa LeagueGo Ahead Eagles6495301510
2025/26Knvb BekerGo Ahead Eagles216410—
2025/26Fa CupStoke City17800—
2025/26Johan Cruijff SchaalGo Ahead Eagles134001632
2024/25Knvb BekerGo Ahead Eagles425700—
2022/23Knvb BekerSC Cambuur Leeuwarden24410—

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
Adolfo Gaich
Super Lig · 2024
25€1.7M€1.0Mfell
Søren Tengstedt
Superliga · 2024
24€900k€700kfell
Vitaliy Lisakovich
Premier Liga · 2022
24€1.7M€1.0Mfell
Mustapha Bundu
Superliga · 2019
22€1.0M€2.0Mrose
Emre Mor
Super Lig · 2022
25€1.7M€2.0Mflat
Benjamín Garré
Premier Liga · 2023
23€3.0M€6.0Mrose
Konrad Michalak
Super Lig · 2022
25€1.7M€1.0Mfell
Edgar Sevikyan
Premier Liga · 2024
23€2.0M€1.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2026Go Ahead EaglesStoke City€5.5M€2.0M
30 Jun 2026Stoke CityGo Ahead EaglesFree / loan€2.0M
25 Jan 2026Go Ahead EaglesStoke CityFree / loan€2.0M
26 Aug 2024SC CambuurGo Ahead Eagles€825k€750k
1 Jul 2022SC Cambuur U21SC CambuurUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2021Cambuur U18SC Cambuur U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020FC Twente U17Cambuur U18Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2019FC Twente YouthFC Twente U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Heerenveen YthFC Twente YouthFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2011FC Emmen YouthHeerenveen YthFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2010UnknownFC Emmen YouthFree / 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.

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