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PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age20
Date of birth17 Jul 2006
BirthplaceNeuendettelsau
Height187 cm
Shirt number#29
ClubVfB Stuttgart
Centre-back
23
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
1512
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfB Stuttgart.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of VfB Stuttgart's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (muscle). He still appeared 23 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
Bundesliga230115126.75
UEFA Europa League10007386.74
UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Germany U19500373
DFB Pokal4002327.07

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

Finn Jeltsch is a 20-year-old central defender at VfB Stuttgart, rated 77.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 66th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 63rd of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (57.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.39 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jeltsch.

Judged on this season alone, Jeltsch graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 5 clean sheets and 3.393 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 24 → 31). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 78, top 14% of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 20 Jeltsch is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 39.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Jeltsch missed 5 games through injury (muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 23 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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A career still climbing — Jeltsch is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 14% centre-backs · BundesligaCurrent season21st of 52 centre-backs · Bundesliga21st-best centre-back in the Bundesliga66th in the Bundesliga · potential7th-highest potential centre-back in the Bundesliga63rd-highest potential U-21 tracked
77.6
Ratingi
7th of 52 centre-backs
30.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
57.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.39
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

3.39
Def. / 90
24
Tackles
19
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 57.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 77.6, Jeltsch carries the 7th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga (top 14%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.39 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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.