Santiago Mouriño

24 yrs · Right-back (also CB) · Uruguay
Villarreal CF · Laliga · Foot: right · Height: 186 cm
Risk: LowConfidence: MediumSample: HighDevelopment: ModerateContract: until 30 Jun 2030
Market value
€20.0M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€14.4M – €27.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€4.5M – €14.3M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€11.1M – €31.7M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€23.1M – -€107k
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€14.4M – €27.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€4.5M – €14.3M
Projected value (24 months)€11.1M – €31.7M
Dashed line: current market value (€20.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Santiago Mouriño's performance-implied value at EUR 4.5M-14.3M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 14.4M-27.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 11.1M-31.7M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 33

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

PerformanceAbove average72.3th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeNeutral24.4 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €21.2M vs market €20.0M
Expected appreciationNeutral-8% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentModerate
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: €20.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
2384 (70% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.11
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.11
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
72 (Above 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
0.95 (rank 2)
Team strength (Elo)
1544
Opponent strength
1472
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
Moderate
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
Age > 23
Resale range (24m)
€11.1M – €31.7M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 16 pts; changed club; team strength up (+127 Elo); role change CB -> RB.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +5% (IQR -11% to +48%).

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.
2025/26Villarreal CFLaligaRB28238470%120.110.11147215440.95
2024/25Deportivo AlavésLaligaCB25184854%010.050.07155514180.95

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Uefa Champions LeagueVillarreal CF6533001604
2024/25Copa Del ReyDeportivo Alavés221000—

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
Dani Vivian
Laliga · 2023
24€14.0M€40.0Mrose
Wilfried Singo
Ligue 1 · 2024
24€25.0M€23.0Mflat
Loïc Badé
Laliga · 2024
24€14.0M€20.0Mrose
Adrien Truffert
Ligue 1 · 2024
23€18.0M€30.0Mrose
Bryan Cristante
Serie A · 2021
26€18.0M€20.0Mflat
Igor Zubeldia
Laliga · 2023
26€15.0M€12.0Mfell
Jonathan Tah
Bundesliga · 2018
22€30.0M€29.5Mflat
Davide Calabria
Serie A · 2021
25€25.0M€20.0Mfell

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Aug 2025AtléticoVillarreal€10.0M€3.0M
31 Jul 2025AlavésAtlético€4.0M€3.0M
27 Aug 2024AtléticoAlavés€2.0M€1.2M
30 Jun 2024Real ZaragozaAtléticoFree / loan€1.2M
11 Aug 2023AtléticoReal ZaragozaFree / loan€500k
4 Jul 2023Racing ClubAtlético€2.7M€500k
31 Jan 2022Nacional U19Racing Club€540k€25k

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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