Mohamed Kaba

24 yrs · Central midfielder · Guinea
US Lecce · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 185 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€958k – €2.8M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.2M – €3.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.3M – €4.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€1.6M – €2.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€958k – €2.8M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.2M – €3.5M
Projected value (24 months)€1.3M – €4.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Mohamed Kaba's performance-implied value at EUR 1.2M-3.5M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.0M-2.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.3M-4.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.13x the positional average in the league (1550 minutes, league coefficient 0.88). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Acquisition note: Final year of contract: selling club's leverage is reduced.

Bargain Index: 96

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

PerformanceAverage45.4th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral24.7 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €1.3M vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationNeutral-4% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
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: €3.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1550 (45% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.12
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.30
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
45 (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
0.88 (rank 4)
Team strength (Elo)
1323
Opponent strength
1464
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)
€1.3M – €4.3M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -30% (IQR -49% to +5%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1550 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠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.
2025/26FC NantesLigue 1CM1292530%020.190.30146413040.88
2025/26US LecceSerie ACM1562518%000.000.18151313520.93
2024/25US LecceSerie ACM1544113%000.000.23157013510.99
2023/24US LecceSerie ACM23138340%000.000.12149913590.98

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Italy CupUS Lecce25310—

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
Adrien Regattin
Ligue 1 · 2015
24€2.0M€2.8Mrose
Sadio Diallo
Ligue 1 · 2017
27€2.0M€250kfell
Gilles Sunu
Ligue 1 · 2015
24€1.3M€1.5Mrose
Bartol Franjic
Bundesliga · 2024
24€1.8M€1.4Mfell
Omar El Kaddouri
Serie A · 2017
27€4.0M€2.5Mfell
Luca Rizzo
Serie A · 2016
24€3.5M€2.0Mfell
Raman Chibsah
Serie A · 2016
23€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Caetano
Liga Portugal · 2014
23€2.0M€750kfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026FC NantesLecceFree / loan€2.5M
29 Jan 2026LecceFC NantesFree / loan€1.5M
14 Aug 2023Valenciennes FCLecce€3.0M€3.0M
1 Jul 2021Valenciennes BValenciennes FCUnknownData 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.