Tifolab vs Transfermarkt: market values meet performance analytics.
Transfermarkt owns market values and transfer data. But it has zero performance analytics. Tifolab adds the xG, per-90, and percentile layer that Transfermarkt completely lacks — use them together.
Practical answer
Keep Transfermarkt for values. Use Tifolab to understand the performance behind the price tag.
Transfermarkt
- You need market values, transfer fees, and contract expiry dates.
- You are tracking transfer news, rumours, and agent relationships.
- You want career-spanning appearance and goal records.
Tifolab
- You need performance analytics: xG, per-90 metrics, and percentile rankings.
- You are building a scouting shortlist and need role-based comparisons.
- You want exportable radar charts and percentile cards for reports.
These two products are genuinely complementary. Transfermarkt tells you what a player costs. Tifolab tells you what a player does. The best workflow uses both.
Transfermarkt is irreplaceable for what it does. It just does not do analytics.
This page is not a replacement pitch. It is a guide for adding a performance layer to the Transfermarkt data you already use.
Transfermarkt is the most referenced football data site in the world. Market values, transfer records, and contract data are cited everywhere from boardrooms to Reddit threads.
But when you open a player profile on Transfermarkt, you see goals, assists, and appearances — never xG, per-90 metrics, or percentile context. Tifolab fills exactly that gap, giving you the performance analysis that sits alongside the financial data.
Market values
Tifolab
No market value data. Tifolab is a performance analytics platform, not a valuation tool.
Transfermarkt
The definitive source for crowd-sourced player market values and transfer fees.
Practical read
Transfermarkt owns market values. No one else comes close.
Transfer history
Tifolab
No transfer or contract data. Focused on on-pitch performance metrics.
Transfermarkt
Complete transfer histories, contract details, agent information, and fee records.
Practical read
Transfermarkt is the reference for transfer and contract data.
Performance stats
Tifolab
Per-90 metrics, percentile rankings, role presets, and AI-generated scouting summaries.
Transfermarkt
Basic stats: goals, assists, appearances, minutes. No per-90 normalisation.
Practical read
Tifolab wins for understanding how a player actually performs on the pitch.
xG / xA
Tifolab
xG, xA, and other advanced metrics available per 90 across the full coverage.
Transfermarkt
No expected goals or expected assists data.
Practical read
Tifolab is the only option here for advanced performance metrics.
Visual exports
Tifolab
Radar charts, scatter plots, and percentile cards — dark-theme, social-ready exports.
Transfermarkt
No visual export layer. Data is in tables and profile pages.
Practical read
Tifolab wins for producing shareable scouting visuals.
Historical stats
Tifolab
10 seasons of per-90 data (2016/17 to 2025/26) with percentile context.
Transfermarkt
Career appearance and goal records going back decades, but no advanced metrics.
Practical read
Different kinds of history. Transfermarkt tracks careers; Tifolab tracks performance.
Scouting workflow
Tifolab
Search, filter by role presets, compare, shortlist, and export — one connected path.
Transfermarkt
Player search and basic filters. No scouting workflow or comparison tools.
Practical read
Tifolab is built for scouting decisions; Transfermarkt is built for reference.
Keep Transfermarkt if you need
- You need market values, transfer fees, and contract expiry dates.
- You are tracking transfer news, rumours, and agent relationships.
- You want career-spanning appearance and goal records.
Choose Tifolab if you need
- You need performance analytics: xG, per-90 metrics, and percentile rankings.
- You are building a scouting shortlist and need role-based comparisons.
- You want exportable radar charts and percentile cards for reports.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is Tifolab a Transfermarkt alternative?
- Tifolab complements Transfermarkt: where Transfermarkt centres on market values and transfers, Tifolab focuses on on-pitch performance — per-90 stats, percentile radars, and comparison across 51+ leagues.
- Does Tifolab show market value?
- Tifolab's Moneyball view scores players by output relative to market value, but its core strength is on-pitch performance data rather than transfer-market valuation.
- Which leagues does Tifolab cover?
- Tifolab covers 74 competitions including 51 domestic leagues and the FIFA World Cup 2026, with seasons from 2022/23 to 2025/26.