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Full nameLuca Kerber
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age24
Date of birth10 Mar 2002
BirthplaceDillingen
Height180 cm
Shirt number#20
Club1. FC Heidenheim
Central midfielder
18
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
721
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Heidenheim.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga18207216.61
DFB Pokal200456.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Kerber is a 24-year-old central midfielder at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 64.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 160th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.87 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kerber.

Judged on this season alone, Kerber graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 2 goals, 0 assists and 2.871 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 18 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 64, 17th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 24 Kerber is in his prime years, and a market index of 38.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential17th of 35 central midfielders · Bundesliga · 18 appsCurrent season31st of 35 central midfielders · Bundesliga · 18 apps31st-best central midfielder in the Bundesliga160th in the Bundesliga · potential17th-highest potential central midfielder in the Bundesliga
64.2
Ratingi
17th of 35 central midfielders
15.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
23.6%
Minutes
limited game time
2.87
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

2.87
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
3
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.25 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 23.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 64.2, Kerber carries the 17th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga of 35 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.87 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. 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

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