Soungoutou Magassa

23 yrs · Defensive midfielder (also CB) · France
West Ham United · Premier League · Foot: right · Height: 190 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2031
Market value
€17.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€13.4M – €24.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€8.7M – €27.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€10.0M – €32.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€15.4M – €14.1M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€13.4M – €24.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€8.7M – €27.5M
Projected value (24 months)€10.0M – €32.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€17.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Soungoutou Magassa's performance-implied value at EUR 8.7M-27.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 13.4M-24.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 10.0M-32.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.94x the positional average in the league (979 minutes, league coefficient 1.30). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 48

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

PerformanceHigh81.3th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable22.7 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €18.7M vs market €17.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral+9% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 14%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 1.3
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: €17.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
979 (29% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.09
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.12
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
81 (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)
1520
Opponent strength
1646
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
improving
Breakout probability
14%
Resale range (24m)
€10.0M – €32.2M

Trajectory drivers: changed club; league level up (+149 Elo); relative output up 60% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -14% (IQR -37% to +47%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 979 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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26West Ham UnitedPremier LeagueDM2297929%100.090.12164615201.30
2024/25AS MonacoLigue 1DM21102233%010.090.08147915710.88
2023/24AS MonacoLigue 1CB21134344%000.000.03145915730.87
2022/23AS MonacoLigue 1CB2802%000.000.06155114850.82

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Fa CupWest Ham United428001—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueAS Monaco7284101659
2024/25Trophee Des ChampionsAS Monaco14001728

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
James Garner
Premier League · 2023
22€14.0M€18.0Mrose
João Gomes
Premier League · 2023
22€18.0M€40.0Mrose
Alex Scott
Premier League · 2024
21€20.0M€50.0Mrose
Carles Aleñá
Laliga · 2020
22€18.0M€9.0Mfell
Kenedy
Premier League · 2019
23€10.0M€10.0Mflat
Steven Alzate
Premier League · 2021
23€6.0M€4.0Mfell
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Premier League · 2023
24€15.0M€8.0Mfell
Sean Longstaff
Premier League · 2020
23€17.5M€13.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
29 Aug 2025MonacoWest Ham€17.0M€12.0M
1 Jul 2022Monaco U21MonacoUnknown€200k
1 Jul 2021Monaco U19Monaco BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020AS Monaco U17Monaco U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Aug 2018Paris 13 JugendAS Monaco U17Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Lusitanos Jgd.Paris 13 JugendFree / loanData unavailable
1 Sept 2013Joinville JgdLusitanos Jgd.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.