Nathan Gassama

25 yrs · Centre-back · Mali
FK Baltika · Premier Liga · Foot: left · Height: 192 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€1.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€697k – €2.4M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€697k – €2.0M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€820k – €2.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.7M – €1.3M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€697k – €2.4M
Model value (performance-implied)€697k – €2.0M
Projected value (24 months)€820k – €2.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€1.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Nathan Gassama's performance-implied value at EUR 0.7M-2.0M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.7M-2.4M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.8M-2.6M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 65

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

PerformanceBelow average30.5th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral25.5 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €1.4M vs market €1.5M
Expected appreciationNeutral+10% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationModerateleague coefficient 0.56
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: €1.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1787 (66% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.15
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.13
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
31 (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
0.56 (rank 10)
Team strength (Elo)
1326
Opponent strength
1330
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Low
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€820k – €2.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -21% (IQR -50% to +6%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1787 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.56 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level estimated mainly from squad values (few matches vs other leagues).
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⓘ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
25 (DEF)
Relative output kept
48%–200%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
72%
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.
2025/26FK BaltikaPremier LigaCB24178766%030.150.13133013260.56
2023/24FK BaltikaPremier LigaCB15126147%000.000.04134911870.49

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Russian CupFK Baltika638310—
2023/24Russian CupFK Baltika742410—

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
Seth De Witte
Jupiler Pro League · 2013
26€1.2M€1.5Mrose
Donny Gorter
Eredivisie · 2013
25€1.0M€500kfell
Pol García
Jupiler Pro League · 2020
25€1.2M€400kfell
Vaclav Jemelka
Jupiler Pro League · 2021
26€1.0M€1.8Mrose
João Afonso
Liga Portugal · 2016
26€2.0M€1.0Mfell
Aleksandr Ektov
Premier Liga · 2023
27€1.0M€800kfell
Ivan Miladinovic
Premier Liga · 2020
26€800k€800kflat
Andriy Pylyavskyi
Premier Liga · 2015
27€900k€700kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
6 Aug 2023Slavia SofiaBaltika€500k€100k
7 Jan 2023SO CholetSlavia SofiaFree / loan€50k
1 Jul 2022ESTAC Troyes BSO CholetFree / loan€100k
1 Jul 2021FC Nantes BESTAC Troyes BFree / loanData unavailable
1 Jul 2019FC Nantes U19FC Nantes BUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2018FC Nantes U17FC Nantes 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.