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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · RB Leipzig.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of RB Leipzig's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (muscle). He still appeared 11 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 672 | 6.92 |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 7.6 |
Scout report
E. Bitshiabu is a 21-year-old central defender at RB Leipzig, rated 72.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 113th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 287th of 2874 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.35 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bitshiabu.
Judged on this season alone, Bitshiabu graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 2 clean sheets and 3.348 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 12). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 20% of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 21 Bitshiabu is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 38.9 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Bitshiabu missed 4 games through injury (muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 11 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · RB Leipzig finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.
Strengths
- Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.9/100).
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 24.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 72.3, Bitshiabu carries the 10th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 52 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.35 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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