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Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson

Top-tier performer1. FC Köln · 23 yrs

Profile

Full nameÍsak Bergmann Jóhannesson
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityIceland
Age23
Date of birth23 Mar 2003
BirthplaceSutton Coldfield
Height180 cm
Shirt number#18
Club1. FC Köln
Defensive midfielder
31
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1812
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of 1. FC Köln's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (muscle bruise, illness, yellow cards). He still appeared 31 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
Bundesliga311218126.75
DFB Pokal2111807.25

Scout report

Top-tier performerDefensive midfielder

Í. Bergmann Jóhannesson is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at 1. FC Köln, rated 72.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 113th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jóhannesson.

Judged on this season alone, Jóhannesson graded 29 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 2.036 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 49 → 29). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72, top 40% of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 23 Jóhannesson is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 43.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Jóhannesson missed 3 games through injury (muscle bruise, illness, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 31 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.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/264 clubs
Current potentialTop 40% defensive midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season34th of 55 defensive midfielders · Bundesliga34th-best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga113th in the Bundesliga · potential22nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga
72.3
Ratingi
22nd of 55 defensive midfielders
28.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.04
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

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

2.04
Def. / 90
27
Tackles
8
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 31 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.3, Jóhannesson carries the 22nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga (top 40%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, 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

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