Alessandro Marcandalli

23 yrs · Centre-back · Italy
Genoa CFC · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 190 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€14.0M
Updated today
Estimated acquisition
€11.4M – €22.2M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.2M – €9.9M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€7.5M – €24.4M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€20.1M – -€1.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€11.4M – €22.2M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.2M – €9.9M
Projected value (24 months)€7.5M – €24.4M
Dashed line: current market value (€14.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Alessandro Marcandalli's performance-implied value at EUR 2.2M-9.9M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 11.4M-22.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 7.5M-24.4M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 29

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

PerformanceAbove average55.4th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable23.7 years
Acquisition costUnfavorableest. €15.9M vs market €14.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-4% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
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: €14.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2600 (76% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.07
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.09
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
55 (Above 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
0.93 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1407
Opponent strength
1504
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€7.5M – €24.4M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -5% (IQR -21% to +27%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⚠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).

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.
2025/26Genoa CFCSerie ACB32260076%020.070.09150414060.93
2024/25Venezia FCSerie ACB835610%000.000.08146112930.99
2024/25Genoa CFCSerie ACB2461%000.000.10154414440.99

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Italy CupGenoa CFC320410—

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
Logan Costa
Ligue 1 · 2024
23€12.0M€15.0Mrose
Abdou Diallo
Bundesliga · 2018
22€12.0M€28.0Mrose
Calum Chambers
Premier League · 2017
22€14.0M€14.0Mflat
Lorenz Assignon
Premier League · 2024
24€10.0M€9.0Mflat
Melvin Bard
Ligue 1 · 2022
22€9.0M€12.0Mrose
Youcef Atal
Ligue 1 · 2019
23€20.0M€15.0Mfell
Jonjoe Kenny
Bundesliga · 2020
23€9.5M€4.0Mfell
Luca Netz
Bundesliga · 2024
21€10.0M€8.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2025VeneziaGenoaFree / loan€2.0M
29 Jan 2025GenoaVeneziaFree / loan€2.0M
30 Jun 2024ReggianaGenoaFree / loan€2.0M
1 Jul 2023GenoaReggianaFree / loan€200k
30 Jun 2023PontederaGenoaFree / loan€200k
28 Jul 2022GenoaPontederaFree / loan€100k
1 Jul 2022Genoa U19GenoaUnknown€100k
22 Jul 2021Giana ErminioGenoa U19Unknown€25k
30 Jun 2021Genoa U19Giana ErminioFree / loan€25k
20 Jan 2021Giana ErminioGenoa U19Free / loan€25k
1 Jul 2020Giana GiovaniliGiana ErminioUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2017Atalanta YouthGiana GiovaniliFree / 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.