
Lukas Kübler
Value picture
Where the market, the likely price and the model estimates sit.
The model rates Lukas Kübler's performance-implied value at EUR 1.3M-3.0M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 0.4M-1.8M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 0.4M-1.1M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.
Acquisition note: Contract end date unavailable: range widened by 15% each side.
Bargain Index: not assigned
What drives the score. Not a black box: each component and its level.
Age above 33 (outside validated pool)
| Performance | High | 80.9th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral) |
| Age | Unfavorable | 33.8 years |
| Acquisition cost | Very favorable | est. €878k vs market €1.5M |
| Expected appreciation | Very low | -55% over ~2 years (model) |
| Value gap | Large | weak predictor on its own |
| Development | Low | |
| League translation | Big-five league | league coefficient 0.94 |
| Tactical fit | Not evaluated | Requires event/role data not available from the current free source. |
| Risk | High | |
| Data confidence | Medium |
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.
Profile vs positional peers
Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.
Performance (last season, league)
- Minutes
- 1594 (52% of available)
- Goals + assists / 90
- 0.23
- Context-adjusted G+A / 90
- 0.14
- 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
- 0.94 (rank 3)
- Team strength (Elo)
- 1551
- Opponent strength
- 1479
- Possession, role
- Data unavailable
League strength 1.00 = average club of the big-five leagues. Elo includes continental matches.
Potential
- Development
- Low
- Trajectory
- declining
- Breakout probability
- Age > 23
- Resale range (24m)
- €413k – €1.1M
Trajectory drivers: relative output down 47% vs positional peers.
Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -50% (IQR -51% to -42%).
Risk profile
Overall: High
- ▲Age 34: resale value typically declines.
- ⚠Limited sample: 1594 league minutes last season.
- ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
- ⓘContract end date unavailable (or stale in source).
- ⓘ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.
| Season | Club | League | Pos | Apps | Min | Min share | G | A | G+A/90 | Adj. G+A/90 | Opp. Elo | Team Elo | League str. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 23 | 1594 | 52% | 2 | 2 | 0.23 | 0.14 | 1479 | 1551 | 0.94 |
| 2024/25 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 28 | 1849 | 60% | 5 | 1 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 1519 | 1505 | 0.94 |
| 2023/24 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | CB | 26 | 1848 | 60% | 1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1497 | 1481 | 1.01 |
| 2022/23 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 22 | 1645 | 54% | 2 | 1 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 1506 | 1561 | 1.04 |
| 2021/22 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 29 | 2338 | 76% | 2 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 1515 | 1543 | 1.05 |
| 2020/21 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 19 | 888 | 29% | 0 | 1 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 1609 | 1492 | 1.06 |
| 2019/20 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 5 | 210 | 7% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 1684 | 1477 | 1.06 |
| 2018/19 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 16 | 1186 | 39% | 0 | 2 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 1496 | 1413 | 1.05 |
| 2017/18 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 15 | 1151 | 38% | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1505 | 1415 | 1.04 |
| 2016/17 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | RB | 16 | 1157 | 38% | 0 | 1 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 1537 | 1444 | 1.06 |
Cups & continental competitions
| Season | Competition | Club | Apps | Min | G | A | Avg opp. Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Uefa Europa League | SC Freiburg | 7 | 366 | 2 | 0 | 1477 |
| 2025/26 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 4 | 286 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024/25 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 2 | 98 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023/24 | Uefa Europa League | SC Freiburg | 9 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 1565 |
| 2023/24 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022/23 | Uefa Europa League | SC Freiburg | 7 | 424 | 2 | 0 | 1506 |
| 2022/23 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 4 | 295 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021/22 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 4 | 405 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020/21 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017/18 | Dfb Pokal | SC Freiburg | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | — |
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) | Age | Value then | ~2y later | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippe Mexès Serie A · 2015 | 33 | €1.0M | €500k | fell |
| Yuri Berchiche Laliga · 2024 | 34 | €1.8M | €1.0M | fell |
| David Abraham Bundesliga · 2020 | 34 | €1.2M | €1.0M | flat |
| Anthony Réveillère Ligue 1 · 2013 | 34 | €1.5M | €500k | fell |
| Igor Lewczuk Ligue 1 · 2017 | 32 | €1.0M | €500k | fell |
| Ismaily Ligue 1 · 2023 | 33 | €2.5M | €1.2M | fell |
| Carlos Gurpegui Laliga · 2013 | 33 | €1.5M | €1.0M | fell |
| Nemanja Vidic Serie A · 2015 | 34 | €1.0M | €500k | fell |
Transfer history
Fees as reported by the source; undisclosed fees shown as unknown, never estimated.
| Date | From | To | Fee | MV at time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jul 2015 | SV Sandhausen | Freiburg | Free / loan | €700k |
| 1 Jul 2013 | 1.FC Köln | SV Sandhausen | Free / loan | €150k |
| 1 Jul 2012 | 1.FC Köln II | 1.FC Köln | Unknown | €75k |
| 1 Jul 2011 | Bonner SC U19 | 1.FC Köln II | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2009 | Troisdorf U17 | Bonner SC U19 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2008 | 1.FC Köln U17 | Troisdorf U17 | Free / loan | Data unavailable |
| 1 Jul 2007 | 1.FC Köln Yth. | 1.FC Köln U17 | Unknown | Data 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.