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M. Frey

Experienced headGrasshoppers · 32 yrsTransferred to Frey Michael

Profile

Full nameMichael Frey
PositionCentre-forward
NationalitySwitzerland
Age32
Date of birth19 Jul 1994
BirthplaceMünsingen
Height189 cm
Shirt number#99
ClubGrasshoppers
Centre-forward
13
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
914
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Grasshoppers.

Injury-affected season

Missed 5 of Grasshoppers's ~40 games this season through 5 injury absences (calf). He still appeared 13 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.

Also this season

Earlier this season at QPRChampionship: 13 apps, 0g 0a, 314 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Grasshoppers; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League13119146.62
Championshipat QPR13003146.39
Schweizer Cup1100

Scout report

Experienced headCentre-forward

M. Frey is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Grasshoppers, rated 13.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 223rd of 233 on scout potential in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Frey.

Judged on this season alone, Frey graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 31 of the 31 centre-forwards in the Super League, on 1 goal and 1 assist in 13 appearances (0.197 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 30th of 31 of the 31 centre-forwards in the Super League. At 32 Frey is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Frey missed 5 games through injury (calf) out of roughly 40 this season. The 13 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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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/265 clubs
Current potential30th of 31 centre-forwards · Super League · 13 appsCurrent season30th of 31 centre-forwards · Super League · 13 apps30th-best centre-forward in the Super League223rd in the Super League · potential30th-highest potential centre-forward in the Super League
13.3
Ratingi
30th of 31 centre-forwards
6.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
25.4%
Minutes
limited game time
0.2
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Grasshoppers finished 11th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

1
Goals
1
Assists
2
G+A
0.08
Goals / app

1 goal in 13 appearances (0.08 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 25.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.2 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Age curve. At 32, 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 13.3, Frey carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Super League of 31 — though on just 13 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.2 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.