Elijah Dijkstra

20 yrs · Right-back · Netherlands
AZ Alkmaar · Eredivisie · Foot: right · Height: 172 cm
Risk: HighConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2029
Market value
€6.0M
Updated 6 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€4.6M – €11.6M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€528k – €2.6M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€3.9M – €15.6M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€11.1M – -€2.0M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€4.6M – €11.6M
Model value (performance-implied)€528k – €2.6M
Projected value (24 months)€3.9M – €15.6M
Dashed line: current market value (€6.0M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Elijah Dijkstra's performance-implied value at EUR 0.5M-2.6M, below the estimated acquisition range of EUR 4.6M-11.6M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 3.9M-15.6M. Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 46

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

PerformanceBelow average22.8th pct among DEF peers (age-neutral)
AgeVery favorable19.9 years
Acquisition costUnfavorableest. €7.7M vs market €6.0M
Expected appreciationHigh+25% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapVery negativeweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 32%
League translationUncertainleague coefficient 0.43
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: €6.0M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1268 evaluated DEF players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1272 (42% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.00
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.04
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
23 (Below 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
0.43 (rank 15)
Team strength (Elo)
1393
Opponent strength
1315
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
insufficient
Breakout probability
32%
Resale range (24m)
€3.9M – €15.6M

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +0% (IQR -10% to +97%).

Risk profile

Overall: High

  • ▲Projection range among the widest 10% of evaluated players.
  • ⚠Limited sample: 1272 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠League level coefficient 0.43 (1.00 = big-five average): output may not translate.
  • ⓘ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).

Historical movers
82 (DEF)
Relative output kept
65%–166%
Held a regular role (900+ min)
78%
Confidence
Medium

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.
2025/26AZ AlkmaarEredivisieRB20127242%000.000.04131513930.43
2024/25AZ AlkmaarEredivisieRB2923%000.000.08124214660.50

Cups & continental competitions

SeasonCompetitionClubAppsMinGAAvg opp. Elo
2025/26Knvb BekerAZ Alkmaar418801—
2025/26Uefa Conference League QualifyingAZ Alkmaar224001344
2024/25Knvb BekerAZ Alkmaar11500—

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
Wouter Goes
Eredivisie · 2024
20€5.0M€15.0Mrose
Mark McKenzie
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
23€3.5M€6.0Mrose
Soumaïla Coulibaly
Jupiler Pro League · 2024
21€6.0M€6.0Mflat
Mehmet Aydın
Super Lig · 2024
22€1.5M€1.5Mflat
Niels Nkounkou
Jupiler Pro League · 2022
22€2.2M€7.5Mrose
Vyacheslav Litvinov
Premier Liga · 2023
22€1.2M€800kfell
Javi Montero
Super Lig · 2021
22€3.7M€1.2Mfell
Lucas Noubi
Jupiler Pro League · 2024
19€3.0M€3.0Mflat

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
1 Jul 2025AZ Alkmaar U21AZ AlkmaarUnknown€700k
1 Jul 2024AZ U18AZ Alkmaar U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2022AZ U17AZ U18UnknownData unavailable
1 Jan 2022AZ Alkmaar Yth.AZ U17UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019Fortuna W. Yth.AZ Alkmaar Yth.Free / 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.

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