Renato Veiga

23 yrs · Centre-back (also DM, LB) · Portugal
Villarreal CF · Laliga · Foot: left · Height: 188 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2032
Market value
€25.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€18.5M – €33.4M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€9.5M – €26.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€15.1M – €35.5M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€23.9M – €7.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€18.5M – €33.4M
Model value (performance-implied)€9.5M – €26.3M
Projected value (24 months)€15.1M – €35.5M
Dashed line: current market value (€25.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Renato Veiga's performance-implied value at EUR 9.5M-26.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 18.5M-33.4M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 15.1M-35.5M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 42

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

PerformanceHigh81.1th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable22.9 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €25.5M vs market €25.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-4% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 8%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskLow
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: €25.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2478 (73% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.02
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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1544
Opponent strength
1496
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
declining
Breakout probability
8%
Resale range (24m)
€15.1M – €35.5M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 35 pts; changed club; team strength down (-94 Elo); relative output down 68% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +62% (IQR +11% to +81%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠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.
2025/26Villarreal CFLaligaCB32247872%000.000.02149615440.95
2024/25Juventus FCSerie ACB13109432%010.080.06147516290.99
2024/25Chelsea FCPremier LeagueLB71765%000.000.11157716991.23
2022/23FC AugsburgBundesligaDM1363821%000.000.08148813781.04

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueVillarreal CF8720101575
2025/26World CupPortugal327000—
2025/26Copa Del ReyVillarreal CF215400—
2024/25Uefa Conference League QualifyingChelsea FC2180001462
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueJuventus FC2102001631
2024/25Fa CupChelsea FC19000—

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
Igor Julio
Serie A · 2022
24€14.0M€17.0Mrose
Yeray Álvarez
Laliga · 2019
24€25.0M€20.0Mfell
Alexsandro
Ligue 1 · 2024
25€8.0M€15.0Mrose
John Stones
Premier League · 2016
22€28.0M€50.0Mrose
Mathías Olivera
Laliga · 2021
24€12.0M€18.0Mrose
Matija Nastasić
Bundesliga · 2015
22€14.0M€12.0Mflat
Diogo Dalot
Premier League · 2022
23€20.0M€35.0Mrose
Nico Elvedi
Bundesliga · 2017
21€7.0M€30.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
22 Aug 2025ChelseaVillarreal€24.5M€25.0M
10 Jun 2025JuventusChelseaFree / loan€18.0M
27 Jan 2025ChelseaJuventusFree / loan€10.0M
12 Jul 2024BaselChelsea€14.0M€3.0M
28 Aug 2023Sporting BBasel€4.6M€1.0M
15 Aug 2023AugsburgSporting BFree / loan€1.0M
31 Jan 2023Sporting BAugsburgFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2022Sporting CP U23Sporting BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2020Sporting U17Sporting CP U23UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Real SC U17Sporting U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018Real SC U155Real SC U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2016Lakhlej FootReal SC U155Free / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2013Sporting Yth.Lakhlej FootFree / 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.

Renato Veiga · MoneyballAI