Marnon-Thomas Busch

Busch's current-season form is level with last season (Season 42→42), while his Rating held around 37. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 58).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	1. FC Heidenheim · 3rd	5	0	0	6.41	37	42
2025/26	1. FC Heidenheim · 17th	29	1	5	6.77	37	42
2024/25	1. FC Heidenheim · 16th	33	0	1	6.81	44	20
2023/24	1. FC Heidenheim · 8th	16	0	0	6.62	45	7
2022/23	1. FC Heidenheim · 1st	29	2	3	7.05	55	58

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

M. Busch is a 31-year-old central defender at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 35.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (62.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Busch.

On the season, Busch graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.719 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 42 → 42). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 31 Busch is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Trending upBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2023/24

35.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

16.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

62.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.72

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

Apps

3.72

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 29 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 1 goal and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 62.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
Defensive volume. 3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 35.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %62.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.047

Assists / 900.235

Goal contribution / 900.282

Defensive actions / 903.719

Player flow

Goal involvements6

Cards / 900.188

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 (~21), then tapers with age. At 31, Busch sits on 9.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Busch's projected Rating — 35.8 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 centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists5

Defending

Tackles36

Interceptions32

Blocks11

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.1M total transfer fees · 2 moves

1. FC HeidenheimJul 2017 – now€ 100K

TSV 1860 München(on loan)Jul 2016 – Jul 2017

Werder Bremenuntil Jul 2016

About M. Busch

Marnon-Thomas Busch is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for 1. FC Heidenheim, born on December 8, 1994 in Stade, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Germany.

This season

In the current season, M. Busch has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 343 minutes, averaging a 6.7 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 5-3 win at home vs Dynamo Dresden (80 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 23, 2026: 2-5 loss away at SSV Jeddeloh (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Hertha BSC (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 8, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs VfL Osnabrück (38 minutes, 6.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Busch at 35.8 with a Season form score of 16.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, M. Busch has totalled 348 club appearances with 8 goals and 17 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 33 appearances for 1. FC Heidenheim.

M. Busch's career has also included time at TSV 1860 München and Werder Bremen.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.