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Full nameMattias Olof Svanberg
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalitySweden
Age27
Date of birth5 Jan 1999
BirthplaceMalmö
Height185 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubVfL Wolfsburg
Central midfielder
26
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1028
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfL Wolfsburg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of VfL Wolfsburg's ~36 games this season through 4 injury absences (calf, illness, injury). He still appeared 26 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
Bundesliga263110286.61
Friendlies Clubs3002036.9
DFB Pokal1000

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

M. Svanberg is a 27-year-old central midfielder at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 56.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 203rd of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (35.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Svanberg.

Judged on this season alone, Svanberg graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 2.451 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 27 → 25). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 22nd of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 27 Svanberg is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Svanberg missed 4 games through injury (calf, illness, injury) out of roughly 36 this season. The 26 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.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending downRemarkably consistent
Current potential22nd of 35 central midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season26th of 35 central midfielders · Bundesliga26th-best central midfielder in the Bundesliga203rd in the Bundesliga · potential22nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Bundesliga
56.6
Ratingi
22nd of 35 central midfielders
25
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.45
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

2.45
Def. / 90
12
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

2.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.35 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.6, Svanberg carries the 22nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga of 35. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.