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R. Glatzel

Experienced headHamburger SV · 32 yrsTransferred to VfL Wolfsburg

Profile

Full nameRobert-Nesta Glatzel
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityGermany
Age32
Date of birth8 Jan 1994
BirthplaceMünchen
Height193 cm
Shirt number#9
ClubHamburger SV
Centre-forward
19
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
640
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Hamburger SV.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Hamburger SV's ~34 games this season through 7 injury absences (injury, achilles tendon problems, calf). He still appeared 19 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
Bundesliga19326406.69
DFB Pokal210296.9

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

R. Glatzel is a 32-year-old centre-forward at Hamburger SV, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 311th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Glatzel.

Judged on this season alone, Glatzel graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 19 appearances (0.703 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 34th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 32 Glatzel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Glatzel missed 7 games through injury (injury, achilles tendon problems, calf) out of roughly 34 this season. The 19 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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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential34th of 36 centre-forwards · Bundesliga · 19 appsCurrent season32nd of 36 centre-forwards · Bundesliga · 19 apps32nd-best centre-forward in the Bundesliga311th in the Bundesliga · potential34th-highest potential centre-forward in the Bundesliga
26.2
Ratingi
34th of 36 centre-forwards
20.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.3%
Minutes
limited game time
0.7
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Hamburger SV finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side

3
Goals
2
Assists
5
G+A
0.16
Goals / app

3 goals in 19 appearances (0.16 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.7 goal contributions per 90 (0.42 goals, 0.28 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, 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 26.2, Glatzel carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 36 — though on just 19 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.7 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

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