Pablo Barrios

23 yrs · Central midfielder · Spain
Atlético de Madrid · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 181 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€55.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€37.8M – €68.0M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€17.3M – €42.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€26.3M – €73.2M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€50.6M – €4.8M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€37.8M – €68.0M
Model value (performance-implied)€17.3M – €42.5M
Projected value (24 months)€26.3M – €73.2M
Dashed line: current market value (€55.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Pablo Barrios's performance-implied value at EUR 17.3M-42.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 37.8M-68.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 26.3M-73.2M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.48x the positional average in the league (1666 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 15

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

PerformanceHigh86.2th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €53.9M vs market €55.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-29% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
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: €60.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1666 (49% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.11
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.10
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
86 (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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1619
Opponent strength
1472
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)
€26.3M – €73.2M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 20 pts; relative output down 38% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -28% (IQR -37% to -8%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1666 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠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.

SeasonClubLeaguePosAppsMinMin shareGAG+A/90Adj. G+A/90Opp. EloTeam EloLeague str.
2025/26Atlético de MadridLaligaCM23166649%110.110.11147216190.95
2024/25Atlético de MadridLaligaCM31233768%140.190.16150216550.95
2023/24Atlético de MadridLaligaCM24155545%010.060.09144316671.00
2022/23Atlético de MadridLaligaCM2171421%010.130.15152316560.98

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid9680011677
2025/26Copa Del ReyAtlético de Madrid310601—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid6431001698
2024/25Copa Del ReyAtlético de Madrid425500—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid7258111693
2023/24Copa Del ReyAtlético de Madrid416500—
2022/23Copa Del ReyAtlético de Madrid419420—
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueAtlético de Madrid15001697

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
Yunus Musah
Serie A · 2024
22€22.0M€14.0Mfell
Matteo Pessina
Serie A · 2021
24€20.0M€15.0Mfell
Oscar
Premier League · 2016
25€35.0M€24.0Mfell
Tyler Adams
Bundesliga · 2022
23€17.0M€15.0Mflat
Julian Weigl
Bundesliga · 2018
23€30.0M€18.5Mfell
Mattéo Guendouzi
Premier League · 2020
21€40.5M€25.0Mfell
Boubacar Kamara
Premier League · 2024
25€38.0M€40.0Mflat
Geoffrey Kondogbia
Serie A · 2016
23€24.0M€30.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
23 Jan 2023Atl. MadrileñoAtléticoUnknown€500k
1 Jul 2022Atl. Madrid U19Atl. MadrileñoUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2021Atl.Madleño U18Atl. Madrid U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020Atl. Madrid U17Atl.Madleño U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017R.Madrid Yth.Atlético Yth.UnknownData 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.