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Full nameEren Sami Dinkçi
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age24
Date of birth13 Dec 2001
BirthplaceBremen
Height188 cm
Shirt number#8
Club1. FC Heidenheim
Attacking midfielderalso played MID
22
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1399
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Heidenheim.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of 1. FC Heidenheim's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury, muscle). He still appeared 22 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga143111357.04
Friendliesat Türkiye100907.2
DFB Pokalat SC Freiburg110787.3
UEFA Europa Leagueat SC Freiburg300546.5

Scout report

Squad depthAttacking midfielder

E. Dinkçi is a 24-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 69.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 128th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (50.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.26 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Dinkçi.

Judged on this season alone, Dinkçi graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 22 appearances (0.257 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 70, 27th of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 24 Dinkçi is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Dinkçi missed 3 games through injury (injury, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 22 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.

From the career report
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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: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2022/23
Current potential27th of 58 attacking midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season45th of 58 attacking midfielders · Bundesliga45th-best attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga128th in the Bundesliga · potential27th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga
69.9
Ratingi
27th of 58 attacking midfielders
20.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
50.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.26
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · 1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

3
Goals
1
Assists
4
G+A
0.14
Goals / app

3 goals in 22 appearances (0.14 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 50.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.26 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 69.9, Dinkçi carries the 27th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga of 58, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.26 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.