Dermane Karim

22 yrs · Attacking midfielder · Togo
FC Lorient · Ligue 1 · Foot: right · Height: 178 cm
Risk: ModerateConfidence: MediumSample: MediumDevelopment: HighContract: until 30 Jun 2028
Market value
€2.5M
Updated 7 days ago
Estimated acquisition
€1.1M – €3.7M
Estimated · 20–80% range
Model value
€1.7M – €4.2M
Performance-implied · estimated
Projected (24m)
€1.3M – €4.8M
Resale range · estimated
Potential value gap
-€2.0M – €3.1M
Model value − acquisition

Value picture

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

Estimated acquisition€1.1M – €3.7M
Model value (performance-implied)€1.7M – €4.2M
Projected value (24 months)€1.3M – €4.8M
Dashed line: current market value (€2.5M). Bars are 20–80% model ranges; tick = median.

The model rates Dermane Karim's performance-implied value at EUR 1.7M-4.2M, above the estimated acquisition range of EUR 1.1M-3.7M. Its 24-month market value projection is EUR 1.3M-4.8M. Context-adjusted goal contributions are 0.83x the positional average in the league (1361 minutes, league coefficient 0.88). Confidence is medium: no event-level data (xG, progressive actions) is available from the current free source, and injury history is unavailable.

Bargain Index: 51

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

PerformanceAverage45.8th pct among MID peers (age-neutral)
AgeFavorable22.5 years
Acquisition costNeutralest. €2.4M vs market €2.5M
Expected appreciationNeutral-4% over ~2 years (model)
Value gapSmallweak predictor on its own
DevelopmentHighbreakout probability 28%
League translationBig-five leagueleague coefficient 0.88
Tactical fitNot evaluatedRequires event/role data not available from the current free source.
RiskModerate
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: €3.5M

Profile vs positional peers

Percentiles among 1163 evaluated MID players with 900+ minutes.

Performance (last season, league)

Minutes
1361 (45% of available)
Goals + assists / 90
0.20
Context-adjusted G+A / 90
0.34
xG, xA, progression
Data unavailable
Defensive actions
Data unavailable
Performance percentile
46 (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
0.88 (rank 5)
Team strength (Elo)
1420
Opponent strength
1482
Possession, role
Data unavailable

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

Potential

Development
High
Trajectory
stable
Breakout probability
28%
Resale range (24m)
€1.3M – €4.8M

Trajectory drivers: minutes share up 19 pts; changed club; team strength up (+219 Elo); league level up (+90 Elo); relative output down 45% vs positional peers.

Historical comparables (8): median 2-year value change +70% (IQR -2% to +252%).

Risk profile

Overall: Moderate

  • ⚠Limited sample: 1361 league minutes last season.
  • ⚠No continental-competition minutes last season.
  • ⚠Projection range wider than for most evaluated players.
  • ⓘ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 LorientLigue 1AM30136144%120.200.34148214200.88
2024/25KV KortrijkJupiler Pro LeagueAM968825%110.260.60143712010.63

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
Erick Pulgar
Serie A · 2017
23€2.0M€10.0Mrose
Ivaylo Chochev
Serie A · 2016
23€2.5M€1.7Mfell
Musa Çağıran
Super Lig · 2014
22€2.0M€3.0Mrose
Samuel Bastien
Serie A · 2018
22€2.5M€4.8Mrose
Bradley Locko
Ligue 1 · 2023
21€2.5M€9.0Mrose
Gil Dias
Ligue 1 · 2020
24€3.2M€3.0Mflat
Filippo Terracciano
Serie A · 2024
21€4.5M€4.5Mflat
Hugo Magnetti
Ligue 1 · 2022
24€2.0M€7.0Mrose

Transfer history

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

DateFromToFeeMV at time
30 Jun 2026FC LorientLommel SKFree / loan€2.5M
9 Aug 2025Lommel SKFC LorientFree / loan€3.0M
30 Jun 2025KV KortrijkLommel SKFree / loan€3.0M
14 Jan 2025Lommel SKKV KortrijkFree / loan€2.0M
1 Jul 2023Feyenoord U21Lommel SK€2.1M€300k
31 Jan 2022Planète FootFeyenoord U21UnknownData unavailable
1 Jul 2019WAFA U19Planète FootUnknownData 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.