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Full namePhilipp Sander
PositionFull-back
NationalityGermany
Age28
Date of birth21 Feb 1998
Height186 cm
Shirt number#16
ClubBorussia Mönchengladbach
Full-backalso played DEF
30
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
2454
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Borussia Mönchengladbach's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (muscle). He still appeared 30 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
Bundesliga302024547
DFB Pokal2001727.25

Scout report

Key starterBall-winning Full-back

P. Sander is a 28-year-old full-back at Borussia Mönchengladbach, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 65, top 2% of Bundesliga full-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 59.5, ranking 189th of 325 in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (88% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.51 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sander.

Judged on this season alone, Sander graded 65 — a standout campaign that ranks top 2% of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 10 clean sheets and 4.511 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 65). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 60, 35th of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 28 Sander is in his prime years, and a market index of 35.6 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Sander missed 3 games through injury (muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 30 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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A career still climbing — Sander is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26StreakyStepped up 2021/22
Current potential35th of 55 full-backs · BundesligaCurrent seasonTop 2% full-backs · Bundesliga1st-best full-back in the Bundesliga189th in the Bundesliga · potential35th-highest potential full-back in the Bundesliga
59.5
Ratingi
35th of 55 full-backs
64.9
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
88%
Minutes
near ever-present
4.51
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Borussia Mönchengladbach finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

4.51
Def. / 90
65
Tackles
50
Interceptions
10
Clean sheets

4.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 4.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 59.5, Sander carries the 35th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 55. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.51 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.