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Full nameJenson Seelt
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNetherlands
Age23
Date of birth23 May 2003
BirthplaceEde
Height192 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubVfL Wolfsburg
Centre-back
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
696
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfL Wolfsburg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 18 of VfL Wolfsburg's ~36 games this season through 18 injury absences (knee, illness). He still appeared 9 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
Bundesliga9006966.7
Premier Leagueat Sunderland2001346.95
DFB Pokal100365.9
League Cupat Sunderland100296.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. Seelt is a 23-year-old central defender at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 70.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 126th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (43% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.97 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Seelt.

Judged on this season alone, Seelt graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 1 clean sheet and 2.974 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 71, top 22% of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 23 Seelt is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 42.1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Seelt missed 18 games through injury (knee, illness) out of roughly 36 this season. The 9 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 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential11th of 52 centre-backs · Bundesliga · 9 appsCurrent season46th of 52 centre-backs · Bundesliga · 9 apps46th-best centre-back in the Bundesliga126th in the Bundesliga · potential11th-highest potential centre-back in the Bundesliga
70.5
Ratingi
11th of 52 centre-backs
11.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
43%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.97
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.97
Def. / 90
13
Tackles
5
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.97 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 9 appearances.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 43% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 70.5, Seelt carries the 11th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 52 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.97 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

No transfer news found for this player.