Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Heidenheim.
Injury-affected season
Missed 4 of 1. FC Heidenheim's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 27 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1653 | 6.73 |
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6.6 |
Scout report
M. Pieringer is a 26-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 65.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 155th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (61.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0.22 goals, 0.05 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pieringer.
Judged on this season alone, Pieringer graded 26 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 27 appearances (0.272 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 40 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, 17th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 26 Pieringer is in his prime years, and a market index of 39 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Pieringer missed 4 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 27 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
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
4 goals in 27 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
With a Rating of 65.2, Pieringer carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 36, 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. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around. 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
No transfer news found for this player.
