Jeff Ekhator

19 yrs · Striker · Italy
Genoa CFC · Serie A · Foot: right · Height: 188 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2031
Market value
€18.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€16.0M – €28.2M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.2M – €10.5M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€10.3M – €32.3M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€26.0M – -€5.4M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€16.0M – €28.2M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.2M – €10.5M
Projected value (24 months)€10.3M – €32.3M
Dashed line: current market value (€18.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Jeff Ekhator's performance-implied value at EUR 2.2M-10.5M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 16.0M-28.2M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 10.3M-32.3M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.98x the positional average in the league (944 minutes, league coefficient 0.93). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 17

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

PerformanceAverage37.9th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeVery favorable19.6 years
Acquisition costUnfavorableest. €22.2M vs market €18.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-9% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 29%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.93
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €18.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
944 (28% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.29
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.50
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
38 (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
1515
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
29%
Resale range (24m)
€10.3M – €32.3M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -13% (IQR -35% to +21%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 944 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠Played under 40% of available league minutes (injury data unavailable, cause unknown).
  • ⓘ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 AST3094428%300.290.50151514060.93
2024/25Genoa CFCSerie AST2475922%110.240.45147214440.99

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Italy CupGenoa CFC210110—
2024/25Italy CupGenoa CFC1500—

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
Eddie Salcedo
Serie A · 2021
20€8.5M€2.5Mfell
Ângelo
Ligue 1 · 2024
20€15.0M€15.0Mflat
Martín Satriano
Ligue 1 · 2022
21€7.0M€7.0Mflat
Andreas Skov Olsen
Serie A · 2021
22€6.5M€14.0Mrose
Malcom
Ligue 1 · 2016
19€10.0M€45.0Mrose
Javairô Dilrosun
Bundesliga · 2019
21€12.0M€9.0Mfell
Myziane Maolida
Ligue 1 · 2020
21€7.2M€3.0Mfell
Luis Henrique
Ligue 1 · 2021
20€8.0M€6.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2024Genoa U20GenoaUnknown€800k
20 Nov 2023Genoa U18Genoa U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2023Genoa U17Genoa U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2021Genoa CFC YouthGenoa U17UnknownData 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.

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