Mares's current-season form is down 47% on last season (Season 36→19), while his Rating held around 30. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ham-Kam · 10th	11	0	0	6.66	25	11
2025/26	Ham-Kam · 11th	26	2	1	7.17	29	36
2024/25	Ham-Kam · 12th	30	1	1	6.97	37	29
2023/24	Start · 5th	30	6	0	—	35	25
2022/23	Start · 3rd	31	0	0	—	37	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

L. Mares is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Ham-Kam, rated 30.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 189th of 231 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (96.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mares.

Judged on this season alone, Mares graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 36th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.727 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 36th of 43 of the 43 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 29 Mares is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25

Current potential36th of 43 central midfielders · Eliteserien · 11 apps Current season36th of 43 central midfielders · Eliteserien · 11 apps 36th-best central midfielder in the Eliteserien 189th in the Eliteserien · potential 36th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eliteserien

30.4

Ratingi

36th of 43 central midfielders

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

96.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

2.73

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 10th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.73

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 11 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 96.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.4, Mares carries the 36th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 43 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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 %96.7%

Available fixtures11 of 20

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.727

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %25

Pass accuracy %90

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.094

Foul involvement / 902.069

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 29, Mares sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mares's projected Rating — 30.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots4

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes431

Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won28

Duels won %46.7%

Fouls won5

Defending

Tackles14

Interceptions10

Blocks5

Fouls committed17

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Ham-KamFeb 2024 – now

StartJul 2021 – Feb 2024Free

MVVJan 2018 – Jul 2021

Fortuna Sittarduntil Jan 2018

About L. Mares

Luc Katja Anne Mares is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Ham-Kam, born on October 3, 1996 in Maastricht, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Ham-Kam currently sit 10th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, L. Mares has made 11 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 957 minutes, averaging a 6.68 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When L. Mares plays, Ham-Kam's record this season is 2W-3D-6L — and his match ratings average 6.72 at home against 6.68 on the road.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Molde (90 minutes, 6.31 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Rosenborg (90 minutes, 5.97 rating)
August 30, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Kristiansund BK (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Brann (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Aalesund (90 minutes, 7 rating)
July 31, 2026: 3-0 win away at Valerenga (90 minutes, 7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Sarpsborg 08 FF (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 22, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Bodo/Glimt (68 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 18, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Tromso (79 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 12, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Sandefjord (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

L. Mares's next match is on October 11, 2026, when Ham-Kam face Start away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Mares at 30.4 with a Season form score of 19, ranking 189th of 231 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, L. Mares has totalled 315 club appearances with 18 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 36 appearances for MVV.

L. Mares's career has also included time at Start, MVV and Fortuna Sittard.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 10th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points