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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1124 | 6.64 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 6.55 |
Scout report
M. Zimmermann is a 34-year-old full-back at Fortuna Düsseldorf, rated 13.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 316th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (36.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.68 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zimmermann.
Judged on this season alone, Zimmermann graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 2 clean sheets and 3.683 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 38 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 61st of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 34 Zimmermann is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Fortuna Düsseldorf finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 36.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 34, 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 13.6, Zimmermann carries the 61st-highest potential of the full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 62, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Fortuna Düsseldorf 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 (3.68 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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