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Full nameArkadiusz Pyrka
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityPoland
Age23
Date of birth20 Sept 2002
BirthplaceRadom
Height177 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubFC St. Pauli
Defensive midfielderalso played DEF
31
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2580
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga310125806.67
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Poland U21900473
DFB Pokal4003066.75

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

A. Pyrka is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at FC St. Pauli, rated 74.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 90th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (84.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.58 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pyrka.

Judged on this season alone, Pyrka graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 2.581 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 33% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 23 Pyrka is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 44.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
Current potentialTop 33% defensive midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season37th of 55 defensive midfielders · Bundesliga37th-best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga90th in the Bundesliga · potential18th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga
74.9
Ratingi
18th of 55 defensive midfielders
27.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
84.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
2.58
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.58
Def. / 90
39
Tackles
24
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 74.9, Pyrka carries the 18th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga (top 33%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.58 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.