Tom Rothe

21 yrs · Left-back (also LM) · Germany
1.FC Union Berlin · Bundesliga · Foot: left · Height: 193 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: ModerateContract: Data unavailable
Market value
€10.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€6.0M – €16.1M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.8M – €7.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€4.9M – €21.0M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€13.3M – €1.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€6.0M – €16.1M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.8M – €7.9M
Projected value (24 months)€4.9M – €21.0M
Dashed line: current market value (€10.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Tom Rothe's performance-implied value at EUR 2.8M-7.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 6.0M-16.1M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 4.9M-21.0M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.04x the positional average in the league (1024 minutes, league coefficient 0.94). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.

Bargain Index: 54

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

PerformanceAverage48.3th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable21.7 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €10.5M vs market €10.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral+9% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModeratebreakout probability 24%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
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: €12.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1024 (34% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.18
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.23
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
48 (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
0.94 (rank 3)
Team strength (Elo)
1392
Opponent strength
1511
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
24%
Resale range (24m)
€4.9M – €21.0M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 21 pts; relative output down 33% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -19% (IQR -56% to +31%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1024 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
  • ⓘ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.
2025/261.FC Union BerlinBundesligaLM21102433%200.180.23151113920.94
2024/251.FC Union BerlinBundesligaLM26167255%340.380.34148213940.94
2022/23Borussia DortmundBundesligaLB2241%013.750.16148716911.04
2021/22Borussia DortmundBundesligaLM2943%100.960.22146616431.05

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb Pokal1.FC Union Berlin329300—
2024/25Dfb Pokal1.FC Union Berlin13400—
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueBorussia Dortmund359001544

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
Joan González
Serie A · 2024
22€4.5M€800kfell
Adil Aouchiche
Ligue 1 · 2022
20€6.0M€2.2Mfell
Tommaso Baldanzi
Serie A · 2024
21€15.0M€8.5Mfell
Alfred Duncan
Serie A · 2015
22€5.0M€8.5Mrose
Yann M'Vila
Ligue 1 · 2013
23€15.0M€7.0Mfell
Josha Vagnoman
Bundesliga · 2023
23€8.0M€10.0Mrose
Dion Lopy
Ligue 1 · 2023
21€4.0M€6.0Mrose
Bruno Fernandes
Serie A · 2015
21€6.5M€7.5Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
7 Aug 2024DortmundUnion Berlin€5.0M€8.0M
30 Jun 2024Holstein KielDortmundFree / loan€8.0M
1 Jul 2023DortmundHolstein KielFree / loan€3.5M
1 Jul 2022B. Dortmund U19DortmundUnknown€1.2M
1 Jul 2021St. Pauli U17B. Dortmund U19Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2020St. Pauli Yth.St. Pauli U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Nienstedt. Yth.St. Pauli Yth.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Büdel. TSV Yth.Nienstedt. Yth.Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2012Rendsburg Yth.Büdel. TSV Yth.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.

Tom Rothe · MoneyballAI