J. Mæhle · career
Joakim Mæhle Pedersen
Central · VfL Wolfsburg · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Mæhle is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 154 appearances with 28 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at VfL Wolfsburg — Season rating 42, 1 goal and 2 assists in 18 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 22 points at VfL Wolfsburg. Form is on a climb — up 11 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 14 fixtures missed through injury or absence.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 18 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 42 |
| 2024/25 | VfL Wolfsburg | 28 | 3 | 4 | 66 | 20 |
| 2023/24 | VfL Wolfsburg | 30 | 2 | 3 | 72 | 31 |
| 2022/23 | Atalanta | 36 | 3 | 3 | 82 | 25 |
| 2021/22 | Atalanta | 26 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | Atalanta | 20 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 16 |
| 2020/21 | Genk | 16 | 1 | 4 | 55 | 17 |
| 2019/20 | Genk | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Genk | 39 | 3 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Genk | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Aalborg | 24 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 2 | 1 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Euro Championship | 4 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 8 | 2 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 2 | 1 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021/22 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA European Championship | 6 | 2 | |
| 2020/21 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 9 | 5 | |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 4 | 0 | |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 6 | 2 | |
| Denmark U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 4 | 2 |
Honours
First Division A×2Super Cup×2Coppa Italia×2Cup×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Denmark | 2 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 7.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
19 played14 injured9 not in squad· 1352 min, 1g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A 1. FC Magdeburg | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | A Feyenoord | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | A Brighton | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A Hemelingen | 9-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 1-1 | Played | 1 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Sep 21 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-1 | Played | 81 | 6.2 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 4 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| Oct 8 | Friendlies Clubs | H Hertha BSC | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 0-3 | Played | 68 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 1-0 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | H Holstein Kiel | 0-1 | Played | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 2 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 2-3 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Nov 7 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 1-2 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 1-3 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Nov 30 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-1 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 3-1 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-1 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Dec 20 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 3-4 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Jan 11 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 1-8 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 1-1 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Jan 24 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 1-3 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Jan 30 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 0-1 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 1-2 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Feb 15 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 2-2 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 2-3 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Mar 1 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 0-4 | Shoulder Injury | — | |||
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 0-1 | Played | 79 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 3-6 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.3 | |
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 18 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.5 | |
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 3 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 9 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 3-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| May 21 | Bundesliga | H SC Paderborn 07 | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| May 25 | Bundesliga | A SC Paderborn 07 | 1-2 | Played | 14 | 3.0 |