Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 0 | 991 | 6.48 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 6.3 |
Scout report
M. Heyer is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Fortuna Düsseldorf, rated 23.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 303rd of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Heyer.
Judged on this season alone, Heyer graded 9 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 37 of the 37 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.542 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 32 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 23, 36th of 37 of the 37 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 31 Heyer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Fortuna Düsseldorf finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side
3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 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. 3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 32.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 23.3, Heyer carries the 36th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga of 37, 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 (3.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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