Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.
Injury-affected season
Missed 5 of 1. FC Köln's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (muscle, thigh, concussion). He still appeared 29 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1724 | 6.83 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 7.5 |
Scout report
R. Ache is a 28-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Köln, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 202nd of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (66.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ache.
Judged on this season alone, Ache graded 45 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 7 goals and 4 assists in 29 appearances (0.574 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 59 → 45). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 20th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 28 Ache is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ache missed 5 games through injury (muscle, thigh, concussion) out of roughly 34 this season. The 29 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
7 goals in 29 appearances (0.24 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 66.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 56.7, Ache carries the 20th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 36, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
