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P. Bauer

Experienced headAFC Wimbledon · 33 yrsTransferred to Cambridge United

Profile

Full namePatrick Bauer
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age33
Date of birth28 Oct 1992
BirthplaceBacknang
Height192 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubAFC Wimbledon
Centre-back
23
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1245
Minutes

Domestic-league season · AFC Wimbledon.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League One230012456.78
EFL Trophy5014056.76
League Cup100666.7

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

P. Bauer is a 33-year-old central defender at AFC Wimbledon, rated 11.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 464th of 481 on scout potential in the League One. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bauer.

Judged on this season alone, Bauer graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 73rd of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One, on 2 clean sheets and 4.482 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 11). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 86th of 88 of the 88 centre-backs in the League One. At 33 Bauer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

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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: 2021/22
Current potential86th of 88 centre-backs · League OneCurrent season73rd of 88 centre-backs · League One73rd-best centre-back in the League One464th in the League One · potential86th-highest potential centre-back in the League One
11.7
Ratingi
86th of 88 centre-backs
10.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
30.1%
Minutes
limited game time
4.48
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

4.48
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
29
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) 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. 4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 30.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 33, 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 11.7, Bauer carries the 86th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the League One of 88, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24) — 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 (4.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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Transfer news

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