Yan Kostenko

23 yrs · Left midfielder · Ukraine
Karpaty Lviv · Premier Liga · Foot: right · Height: 182 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€800k
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€354k – €963k
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€503k – €1.4M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€468k – €2.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€460k – €1.1M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€354k – €963k
Model value (performance-implied)€503k – €1.4M
Projected value (24 months)€468k – €2.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€800k). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Yan Kostenko's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-1.4M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.4M-1.0M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.5M-2.0M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.25x the positional average in the league (1888 minutes, league coefficient 0.25). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 85

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

PerformanceBelow average21.4th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23 years
Acquisition costFavorableest. €609k vs market €800k
Expected appreciationHigh+13% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 33%
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.25
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: €800k

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1888 (70% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.38
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.28
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
21 (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
0.25 (rank 30)
Team strength (Elo)
1213
Opponent strength
1176
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
33%
Resale range (24m)
€468k – €2.0M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +0% (IQR -28% to +69%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲League level coefficient 0.25 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last 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).

Historical movers
37 (all positions)
Relative output kept
87%–128%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
86%
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.
2025/26Karpaty LvivPremier LigaLM25188870%530.380.28117612130.25
2024/25Karpaty LvivPremier LigaLM26148555%130.240.25121611850.28

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Ukrainian CupKarpaty Lviv17200—
2024/25Ukrainian CupKarpaty Lviv23701—

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
Lyall Cameron
Scottish Premiership · 2024
22€600k€1.2Mrose
Artem Chelyadin
Premier Liga · 2024
25€800k€250kfell
Denys Kuzyk
Premier Liga · 2024
22€1.0M€2.0Mrose
Josh Campbell
Scottish Premiership · 2023
23€750k€1.2Mrose
Calem Nieuwenhof
Scottish Premiership · 2024
23€1.0M€800kfell
Iago Siqueira
Premier Liga · 2024
24€400k€500krose
Artem Kozak
Premier Liga · 2024
26€800k€500kfell
Kévin Soni
Super League 1 · 2022
24€800k€600kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
7 Jul 2023SC PoltavaKarpaty LvivFree / loan€100k
26 Aug 2021Vorskla U19SC PoltavaFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jan 2020Vorskla U17Vorskla U19UnknownData 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.