Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Hoffenheim II.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3. Liga | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1459 | 6.64 |
Scout report
Luca Erlein is a 19-year-old full-back at Hoffenheim II, rated 41.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 39th of 323 on scout potential in the 3. Liga and 569th of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (42.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Erlein.
Judged on this season alone, Erlein graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 48 of the 48 full-backs in the 3. Liga, on 2 clean sheets and 2.529 defensive actions per 90.
We hold a single season for Erlein, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 19% of the 48 full-backs in the 3. Liga. At 19 Erlein is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.3 reflects that trajectory.
Output in context · Hoffenheim II finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side
2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 31 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (16th of 20) 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.19 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 42.7% 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 41.9, Erlein carries the 9th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 3. Liga (top 19%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Hoffenheim II finished 16th of 20) — 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 moderate defensive volume (2.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
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