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Breakout Season or One-Season Wonder? The Players Who Jumped Most This Season

Published 2026-10-09 · updated 2026-10-09 · data: Sportmonks, season 2026/2027

The most expensive mistake in football recruitment is paying for one great season. These are the players whose Moneyball Score jumped by 15 or more from last season to this one, and the ones who fell as far after a great year. Scouting Players Research flags both beside every name.

The biggest jumps

#PlayerAgePositionLast seasonThis season
1Jeffrey de Lange
Olympique Marseille · FRA		28GK3160
2Lukas Hradecky
Monaco · FRA		36GK4159
3Berke Özer
LOSC Lille · FRA		26GK3451

Down after a great season

#PlayerAgePositionLast seasonThis season
1Matías Dituro
Elche · ESP		39GK7444
2Sergio Herrera
Osasuna · ESP		33GK6236
3Robin Roefs
Sunderland · ENG		23GK6744
4Justin Bijlow
Genoa · ITA		28GK6239
5David de Gea
Fiorentina · ITA		35GK4827
6Abde Rebbach
Deportivo Alavés · ESP		28LWF5940
7Djordje Petrovic
AFC Bournemouth · ENG		27GK5638
8Miguel Ángel Sierra Ortega
Sevilla · ESP		22RWF6446

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How the figures are made: Sportmonks' season statistics for every player in Europe's top five leagues, per 90 minutes and adjusted for league strength, regressed toward the average of the position while minutes are few, and ranked against players in the same position. The Moneyball Score weighs what each position asks for. Early in a season every figure moves; it is an estimate, not a verdict.

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