Lamine Yamal

19 yrs · Right winger (also LW) · Spain
FC Barcelona · Laliga · Foot: left · Height: 183 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: Very HighContract: until 30 Jun 2031
Market value
€200M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€146M – €315M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€56.9M – €223M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€88.1M – €223M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€258M – €76.9M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€146M – €315M
Model value (performance-implied)€56.9M – €223M
Projected value (24 months)€88.1M – €223M
Dashed line: current market value (€200M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Lamine Yamal's performance-implied value at EUR 56.9M-223.4M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 146.5M-314.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 88.1M-223.1M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 1.33x the positional average in the league (2270 minutes, league coefficient 0.95). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 2

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

PerformanceElite99.5th pct among ATT peers (age-neutral)
AgeVery favorable19 years
Acquisition costUnfavorableest. €270M vs market €200M
Expected appreciationVery low-30% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapNegativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentVery Highbreakout probability 18%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.95
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: €200M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 900 evaluated ATT players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2270 (66% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
1.11
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.52
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
100 (Elite)

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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1787
Opponent strength
1475
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Very High
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
18%
Resale range (24m)
€88.1M – €223M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share down 17 pts; relative output up 37% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +13% (IQR -10% to +50%).

Risk profile

Overall: Low

  • ⓘ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 BarcelonaLaligaRW28227066%16121.110.52147517870.95
2024/25FC BarcelonaLaligaRW35286484%9150.750.42150117920.95
2023/24FC BarcelonaLaligaRW37219664%570.490.35147117231.00
2022/23FC BarcelonaLaligaLW170%000.000.32154116960.98

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueFC Barcelona10874641628
2025/26Copa Del ReyFC Barcelona545022—
2025/26World CupSpain314010—
2025/26SupercopaFC Barcelona2108001718
2024/25Uefa Champions LeagueFC Barcelona131103541672
2024/25Copa Del ReyFC Barcelona546426—
2024/25SupercopaFC Barcelona2122201746
2023/24Uefa Champions LeagueFC Barcelona10579021618
2023/24Copa Del ReyFC Barcelona110510—
2023/24SupercopaFC Barcelona277101577

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
Jadon Sancho
Bundesliga · 2020
20€117M€75.0Mfell
Kylian Mbappé
Ligue 1 · 2019
21€200M€160Mfell
Vinicius Junior
Laliga · 2022
22€100M€180Mrose
Erling Haaland
Bundesliga · 2022
22€150M€180Mrose
Raheem Sterling
Premier League · 2018
24€90.0M€128Mrose
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
Serie A · 2023
22€85.0M€90.0Mflat
Marcus Rashford
Premier League · 2020
23€64.0M€60.0Mflat
Eden Hazard
Premier League · 2013
22€40.0M€70.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2023Barça U19BarcelonaUnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2022Barça U16Barça U19UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2021Barça YouthBarça U16UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2014Torreta Yth.Barça YouthFree / 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.