J. Kügel

Following his move to SpVgg Unterhaching, Kügel's current-season form is up 50% on last season (Season 8→12), while his Rating eased 34→23. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2024/25	SpVgg Unterhaching · 20th	33	5	6.84	33	18
2023/24	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th	27	2	6.55	34	8
2022/23	Eichstätt	36	9	—	—	—
2021/22	Eichstätt	25	6	—	—	—
2019/20	Eichstätt	27	3	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

J. Kügel is a 29-year-old central midfielder at FC Ingolstadt 04, rated 23.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 256th of 323 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kügel.

Judged on this season alone, Kügel graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 67th of 107 of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.561 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 12).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 86th of 107 of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 29 Kügel is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Kügel is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2024/25Trending up

Current potential86th of 107 central midfielders · 3. Liga · 0 apps Current season67th of 107 central midfielders · 3. Liga · 0 apps67th-best central midfielder in the 3. Liga256th in the 3. Liga · potential86th-highest potential central midfielder in the 3. Liga

23.3

Ratingi

86th of 107 central midfielders

11.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.3%

Minutes

limited game time

1.56

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Ingolstadt 04 finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

Clean sheets

No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 23.3, Kügel carries the 86th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 107 — though on just 0 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.104

Assists / 900.208

Goal contribution / 900.312

Defensive actions / 901.561

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.208

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 29, Kügel sits on 2.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kügel's projected Rating — 23.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.