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Full namePaul Wanner
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityAustria
Age20
Date of birth23 Dec 2005
BirthplaceDornbirn
Height185 cm
Shirt number#10
ClubPSV Eindhoven
Defensive midfielderalso played FWD
22
Appearances
3
Goals
3
Assists
1649
Minutes

Domestic-league season · PSV Eindhoven.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of PSV Eindhoven's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injured doubtful, ligament, yellow cards). He still appeared 22 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
Eredivisie223316497.01
KNVB Beker4213366.98
UEFA Champions League6002806.58
UEFA U21 Championshipat Germany U215011306.58
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Germany U2121064

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

P. Wanner is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at PSV Eindhoven, rated 77.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 13th of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie and 62nd of 995 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (59.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wanner.

Judged on this season alone, Wanner graded 38 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 41 of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie, on 3 goals, 3 assists and 2.729 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 34 → 38). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 78, top 13% of the 41 defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie. At 20 Wanner is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 30.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Wanner missed 3 games through injury (injured doubtful, ligament, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 22 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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Wanner is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/254 clubs
Current potentialTop 13% defensive midfielders · EredivisieCurrent season28th of 41 defensive midfielders · Eredivisie28th-best defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie13th in the Eredivisie · potential5th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Eredivisie62nd-highest potential U-21 tracked
77.7
Ratingi
5th of 41 defensive midfielders
37.8
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
59.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.73
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · PSV Eindhoven finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

2.73
Def. / 90
44
Tackles
4
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st 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 3 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 77.7, Wanner carries the 5th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eredivisie (top 13%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, 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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