J. Tolkin · career
John Michael Tolkin
Full Back · Holstein Kiel · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
The record covers 5 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 2 clubs, including a move abroad — 151 appearances, 9 goals and 15 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at New York Red Bulls — Season rating 41, 1 goal and 2 assists in 32 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (27 → 27). The gap to his peak is 14 Season points.
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±5 points) across 5 campaigns.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Holstein Kiel | 27 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | Holstein Kiel | 13 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | United States U23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | New York Red Bulls | 33 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | MLS All-Stars | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | New York Red Bulls | 30 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 27 |
| 2022/23 | New York Red Bulls | 32 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 41 |
| 2021/22 | New York Red Bulls | 29 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | New York RB II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | New York RB II | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | New York RB II | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | United States U17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 2025/26 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 4 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Concacaf Nations League×3Concacaf Gold Cup×2Concacaf U17×2MLS×2MLS All-Star×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 2084 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| DFB Pokal | 4 | 400 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| CONCACAF Gold Cupat USA | 4 | 125 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Friendliesat USA | 2 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2025/26
31 played15 not in squad· 2484 min, 2g 2a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | A Union Berlin | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 20 | Friendlies Clubs | H Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Minnesota United FC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 8 | Friendlies Clubs | A Minnesota United FC | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Eintracht Braunschweig | 4-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A VfL Osnabrück | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | 2. Bundesliga | A SC Paderborn 07 | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Aug 10 | 2. Bundesliga | H Arminia Bielefeld | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 17 | DFB Pokal | A FC 08 Homburg | 2-0 | Played | 100 | 1 | 8.7 | |
| Aug 24 | 2. Bundesliga | A SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Aug 30 | 2. Bundesliga | H Hannover 96 | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Sep 13 | 2. Bundesliga | A FC Schalke 04 | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Sep 21 | 2. Bundesliga | H Karlsruher SC | 3-0 | Played | 74 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Sep 27 | 2. Bundesliga | A SV Elversberg | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 4 | 2. Bundesliga | H SV Darmstadt 98 | 1-1 | Played | 62 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Aarhus | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 19 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Nürnberg | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | 2. Bundesliga | H VfL Bochum | 1-1 | Played | 65 | 6.6 | ||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | A VfL Wolfsburg | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Oct 31 | 2. Bundesliga | A Preußen Münster | 1-2 | Played | 86 | 6.7 | ||
| Nov 9 | 2. Bundesliga | H Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 13 | Friendlies Clubs | H Silkeborg | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 23 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 29 | 2. Bundesliga | H Hertha BSC | 0-1 | Played | 74 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 3 | DFB Pokal | A Hamburger SV | 0-0 | Played | 120 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 7 | 2. Bundesliga | A Eintracht Braunschweig | 1-1 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Dec 13 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Magdeburg | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 20 | 2. Bundesliga | H Dynamo Dresden | 2-1 | Played | 27 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 18 | 2. Bundesliga | H SC Paderborn 07 | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Jan 23 | 2. Bundesliga | A Arminia Bielefeld | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | 2. Bundesliga | H SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Feb 4 | DFB Pokal | H VfB Stuttgart | 0-3 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 8 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hannover 96 | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | 2. Bundesliga | H FC Schalke 04 | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 21 | 2. Bundesliga | A Karlsruher SC | 1-3 | Played | 69 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 28 | 2. Bundesliga | H SV Elversberg | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Mar 7 | 2. Bundesliga | A SV Darmstadt 98 | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Mar 14 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Nürnberg | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Mar 22 | 2. Bundesliga | A VfL Bochum | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 5 | 2. Bundesliga | H Preußen Münster | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Apr 10 | 2. Bundesliga | A Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2-1 | Played | 7 | — | ||
| Apr 17 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hertha BSC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | 2. Bundesliga | H Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 9 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 17 | 2. Bundesliga | A Dynamo Dresden | 1-2 | Not in squad | — |