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Full nameSemih Şahin
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age26
Date of birth22 Dec 1999
BirthplaceMannheim
Height177 cm
Shirt number#8
Club1. FC Kaiserslautern
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
32
Appearances
4
Goals
5
Assists
2346
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga324523466.84
DFB Pokal3001657.05
Friendlies Clubs100677.2

Scout report

Key starterAttacking midfielder

S. Şahin is a 26-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, rated 60.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 68th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (76.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.35 goal contributions per 90 (0.15 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Şahin.

Judged on this season alone, Şahin graded 32 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 4 goals and 5 assists in 32 appearances (0.345 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 25 → 32). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, top 23% of the 48 attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 26 Şahin is in his prime years, and a market index of 23.2 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2023/24
Current potentialTop 23% attacking midfielders · 2. BundesligaCurrent seasonTop 32% attacking midfielders · 2. Bundesliga15th-best attacking midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga68th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential11th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga
60.7
Ratingi
11th of 48 attacking midfielders
32.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
76.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.35
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · 1. FC Kaiserslautern finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

4
Goals
5
Assists
9
G+A
0.13
Goals / app

4 goals in 32 appearances (0.13 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.28 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

With a Rating of 60.7, Şahin carries the 11th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga (top 23%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.35 goal contributions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.