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PositionCentre-forward
NationalityGhana
Age29
Date of birth25 Dec 1996
BirthplaceBolgatanga
Height180 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubWolfsberger AC
Centre-forward
18
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
705
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wolfsberger AC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga18107056.46
UEFA Europa Conference League1001126.4

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Atanga is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Wolfsberger AC, rated 22.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 180th of 207 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Atanga.

Judged on this season alone, Atanga graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 33 of the 33 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal and 0 assists in 18 appearances (0.128 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 5). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 28th of 33 of the 33 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 29 Atanga is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2025/26
Current potential28th of 33 centre-forwards · Bundesliga · 18 appsCurrent season33rd of 33 centre-forwards · Bundesliga · 18 apps33rd-best centre-forward in the Bundesliga180th in the Bundesliga · potential28th-highest potential centre-forward in the Bundesliga
22.5
Ratingi
28th of 33 centre-forwards
5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0.13
Goal contrib / 90
low end product

Output in context · Wolfsberger AC finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

1
Goals
0
Assists
1
G+A
0.06
Goals / app

1 goal in 18 appearances (0.06 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.13 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.5, Atanga carries the 28th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 33 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.13 goal contributions 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.