Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 970 | 6.59 |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 6.4 |
Scout report
L. Ritzka is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at FC St. Pauli, rated 44.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 245th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ritzka.
Judged on this season alone, Ritzka graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 53rd of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.66 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 45th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 28 Ritzka is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
5.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 31.7% 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 44.9, Ritzka carries the 45th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th 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 high defensive volume (5.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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