Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of 1. FC Köln's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (ribs). He still appeared 24 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1029 | 6.74 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.6 |
Scout report
L. Maina is a 27-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Köln, rated 54.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 211th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (38.1% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maina.
Judged on this season alone, Maina graded 12 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 51st of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 2 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances (0.175 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 55, 43rd of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 27 Maina is in his prime years, and a market index of 32.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Maina missed 4 games through injury (ribs) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 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.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2 goals in 24 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 38.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.31 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Outlook
With a Rating of 54.9, Maina carries the 43rd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga of 58, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
