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Full nameAtakan Karazor
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age29
Date of birth13 Oct 1996
BirthplaceEssen
Height191 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubVfB Stuttgart
Defensive midfielder
28
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1898
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfB Stuttgart.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga280118986.78
UEFA Europa League10007216.52
Friendliesat Türkiye8005556.96
DFB Pokal5205107.22
Super Cup100817
Friendlies Clubs400616.9

Scout report

Solid contributorDefensive midfielder

A. Karazor is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at VfB Stuttgart, rated 50.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 233rd of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (68% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karazor.

Judged on this season alone, Karazor graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.082 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 50 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, 41st of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 29 Karazor is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.5 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2021/22
Current potential41st of 55 defensive midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season41st of 55 defensive midfielders · Bundesliga41st-best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga233rd in the Bundesliga · potential41st-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga
50.1
Ratingi
41st of 55 defensive midfielders
25.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
68%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.08
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfB Stuttgart finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.08
Def. / 90
42
Tackles
16
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68% 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 50.1, Karazor carries the 41st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.