Cristian Volpato

22 yrs · Attacking midfielder (also RW) · Australia
US Sassuolo · Serie A · Foot: left · Height: 187 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€10.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€6.9M – €14.8M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.7M – €5.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€5.6M – €19.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€13.1M – -€1.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€6.9M – €14.8M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.7M – €5.5M
Projected value (24 months)€5.6M – €19.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€10.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Cristian Volpato's performance-implied value at EUR 1.7M-5.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 6.9M-14.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 5.6M-19.7M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.57x the positional average in the league (1064 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 58

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

PerformanceAverage42.7th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable22.6 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €10.7M vs market €10.0M
Expected appreciationHigh+15% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 29%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
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: €10.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1064 (31% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.51
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.62
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
43 (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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1406
Opponent strength
1509
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
29%
Resale range (24m)
€5.6M – €19.7M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +3% (IQR -67% to +25%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1064 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.
2025/26US SassuoloSerie ARW24106431%240.510.62150914050.93
2023/24US SassuoloSerie AAM2263319%100.140.38150213300.98
2022/23Associazione Sportiva RomaSerie AAM72237%110.810.38145015780.94

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Italy CupUS Sassuolo29900—
2025/26World CupAustralia28700—
2023/24Italy CupUS Sassuolo319301—
2022/23Uefa Europa LeagueAssociazione Sportiva Roma3127001389
2022/23Italy CupAssociazione Sportiva Roma14500—

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
El Bilal Touré
Laliga · 2023
22€12.0M€15.0Mrose
Nicolò Cambiaghi
Serie A · 2023
23€8.0M€8.5Mflat
Mohamed Bamba
Ligue 1 · 2024
23€6.0M€2.0Mfell
Gianluca Scamacca
Serie A · 2021
22€15.0M€22.0Mrose
Largie Ramazani
Laliga · 2023
22€6.0M€7.5Mrose
Dawid Kownacki
Bundesliga · 2019
22€9.0M€3.0Mfell
Keita Baldé
Ligue 1 · 2020
25€16.0M€3.0Mfell
Patrik Schick
Serie A · 2017
21€15.0M€15.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2023RomaSassuolo€7.5M€3.0M
1 Oct 2022Roma U19RomaUnknown€900k
1 Jul 2021Roma U18Roma U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Sept 2020Roma U17Roma U18UnknownData unavailable
21 Jan 2020West Sydney YthRoma U17€116kData 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.