Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · SC Paderborn 07.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 4 | 5 | 2667 | 7.03 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 6.45 |
 Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 7 |
Scout report
M. Baur is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at SC Paderborn 07, rated 74.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 1st of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga and 252nd of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (89.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.94 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baur.
Judged on this season alone, Baur graded 54 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 37 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 4 goals, 5 assists and 2.936 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 54). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 74, top 3% of the 37 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 22 Baur is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 32.8 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Baur is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · SC Paderborn 07 finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side
2.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 8 clean sheets across 33 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 89.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.3 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 74.2, Baur carries the 1st-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga (top 3%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.94 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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