Willi Orbán

33 yrs · Centre-back · Hungary
RB Leipzig · Bundesliga · Foot: right · Height: 186 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: LowContract: until 30 Jun 2027
Market value
€5.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.7M – €4.4M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€2.1M – €4.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.2M – €2.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€2.3M – €2.5M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.7M – €4.4M
Model value (performance-implied)€2.1M – €4.2M
Projected value (24 months)€1.2M – €2.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€5.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Willi Orbán's performance-implied value at EUR 2.1M-4.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.7M-4.4M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.2M-2.7M. 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: not assigned

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

Age above 33 (outside validated pool)

PerformanceHigh88.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeUnfavorable33.7 years
Acquisition costVery favorableest. €2.2M vs market €5.0M
Expected appreciationVery low-63% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapLargeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentLow
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.94
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: €20.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2950 (96% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.06
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
89 (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)
1568
Opponent strength
1486
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)
€1.2M – €2.7M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 24 pts; relative output down 66% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change -72% (IQR -80% to -58%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Age 34: resale value typically declines.
  • ⚠Contract ends in 12 months: cheaper, but competition and wage demands likely.
  • ⚠Declining trajectory versus previous season.
  • ⓘ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.
2025/26RB LeipzigBundesligaCB33295096%200.060.04148615680.94
2024/25RB LeipzigBundesligaCB25222473%500.200.12148015330.94
2023/24RB LeipzigBundesligaCB19158352%000.000.02149416921.01
2022/23RB LeipzigBundesligaCB33295196%400.120.07151716851.04
2021/22RB LeipzigBundesligaCB30264686%210.100.07150716631.05
2020/21RB LeipzigBundesligaCB29236277%420.230.12151016571.06
2019/20RB LeipzigBundesligaCB1285328%100.110.06155817001.06
2018/19RB LeipzigBundesligaCB24205067%410.220.13147316501.05
2017/18RB LeipzigBundesligaCB26212770%300.130.08148015701.04
2016/17RB LeipzigBundesligaCB28251882%310.140.11152515941.06

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Dfb PokalRB Leipzig436012—
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig8720001652
2024/25Dfb PokalRB Leipzig545001—
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig2180101836
2023/24Franz Beckenbauer SupercupRB Leipzig190001817
2022/23Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig8720001718
2022/23Dfb PokalRB Leipzig649510—
2022/23Franz Beckenbauer SupercupRB Leipzig190001847
2021/22Dfb PokalRB Leipzig657011—
2021/22Uefa Europa LeagueRB Leipzig4360101619
2021/22Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig4315001712
2020/21Dfb PokalRB Leipzig536310—
2020/21Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig6324001660
2019/20Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig4278001622
2019/20Dfb PokalRB Leipzig211601—
2018/19Uefa Europa League QualifyingRB Leipzig6512001353
2018/19Uefa Europa LeagueRB Leipzig5450011537
2018/19Dfb PokalRB Leipzig437000—
2017/18Uefa Champions LeagueRB Leipzig6476111635
2017/18Uefa Europa LeagueRB Leipzig3225001674
2017/18Dfb PokalRB Leipzig221000—
2016/17Dfb PokalRB Leipzig112000—

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
César Navas
Premier Liga · 2014
34€2.4M€500kfell
Germán Pezzella
Laliga · 2024
33€3.0M€500kfell
Niklas Moisander
Bundesliga · 2019
34€2.0M€700kfell
Jonas Hector
Bundesliga · 2023
33€3.5M€3.5Mflat
Sergey Ignashevich
Premier Liga · 2013
34€3.0M€800kfell
José Luis Palomino
Serie A · 2022
32€7.5M€700kfell
Oscar Wendt
Bundesliga · 2019
34€2.0M€600kfell
Danny Simpson
Premier League · 2017
30€5.0M€3.5Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 20151.FC K'lauternLeipzig€2.0M€2.5M
1 Jul 2011K'lautern U191.FC K'lauternUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2009K'lautern U17K'lautern U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2007K'lautern Yth.K'lautern 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.