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Full nameMateusz Żukowski
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityPoland
Age24
Date of birth23 Nov 2001
BirthplaceLębork
Height185 cm
Shirt number#22
Club1. FC Magdeburg
Centre-forward
21
Appearances
17
Goals
3
Assists
1847
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Magdeburg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of 1. FC Magdeburg's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (foot surgery). He still appeared 21 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga2117318477.3
DFB Pokal100596.5

Scout report

Key starterGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Żukowski is a 24-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Magdeburg, rated 65.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 28th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (68.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.98 goal contributions per 90 (0.83 goals, 0.15 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Żukowski.

Judged on this season alone, Żukowski graded 65 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 39 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga, on 17 goals and 3 assists in 21 appearances (0.975 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 65). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 8% of the 39 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. At 24 Żukowski is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Żukowski missed 4 games through injury (foot surgery) out of roughly 34 this season. The 21 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.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Żukowski is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Streaky4 clubs
Current potentialTop 8% centre-forwards · 2. BundesligaCurrent seasonTop 6% centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga2nd-best centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga28th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential3rd-highest potential centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga
65.2
Ratingi
3rd of 39 centre-forwards
65.3
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
68.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.98
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · 1. FC Magdeburg finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

17
Goals
3
Assists
20
G+A
0.81
Goals / app

17 goals in 21 appearances (0.81 per game) is a 15-goal haul — and for a lower-table side (14th of 18), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 20 goal contributions (0.95 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 68.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.98 goal contributions per 90 (0.83 goals, 0.15 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 65.2, Żukowski carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga (top 8%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Magdeburg finished 14th 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 genuine goal threat (0.98 goal contributions 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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