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H. Bockhorn

Experienced head1. FC Magdeburg · 31 yrs

Profile

Full nameHerbert Bockhorn
PositionFull-back
NationalityGermany
Age31
Date of birth31 Jan 1995
BirthplaceKampala
Height177 cm
Shirt number#7
Club1. FC Magdeburg
Full-backalso played DEF
15
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
812
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Magdeburg.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga15018126.85
DFB Pokal2001216.65

Scout report

Experienced headFull-back

H. Bockhorn is a 31-year-old full-back at 1. FC Magdeburg, rated 24.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 299th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bockhorn.

Judged on this season alone, Bockhorn graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 54th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 2 clean sheets and 3.214 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 59th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 31 Bockhorn is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

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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 downStepped up 2021/22
Current potential59th of 62 full-backs · 2. Bundesliga · 15 appsCurrent season54th of 62 full-backs · 2. Bundesliga · 15 apps54th-best full-back in the 2. Bundesliga299th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential59th-highest potential full-back in the 2. Bundesliga
24.2
Ratingi
59th of 62 full-backs
10.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.3%
Minutes
limited game time
3.21
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Magdeburg finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.21
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
10
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.2, Bockhorn carries the 59th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 62 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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Transfer news

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