Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Heidenheim.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1912 | 6.77 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.5 |
Scout report
M. Busch is a 31-year-old full-back at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 276th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (66.4% 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.
Judged on this season alone, Busch graded 18 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 1 clean sheet and 3.719 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 18). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 48th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 31 Busch is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · 1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
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 66.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.28 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- 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
With a Rating of 37.7, Busch carries the 48th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18) — 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 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.
Transfer news
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