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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityAustria
Age29
Date of birth3 Apr 1997
BirthplaceInnsbruck
Height176 cm
Shirt number#60
ClubFC BW Linz
Defensive midfielder
29
Appearances
0
Goals
5
Assists
2146
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC BW Linz.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga290521466.66

Scout report

Project playerDefensive midfielder

S. Pirkl is a 29-year-old defensive midfielder at FC BW Linz, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 5 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 43% of Bundesliga defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 28.9, ranking 150th of 207 in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (74.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.14 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pirkl.

Judged on this season alone, Pirkl graded 30 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 5 assists and 2.139 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Pirkl, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 39th of 47 of the 47 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 29 Pirkl is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

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28.9
Ratingi
39th of 47 defensive midfielders
29.5
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
74.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.14
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC BW Linz finished 12th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

2.14
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
17
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (12th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 74.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 28.9, Pirkl carries the 39th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 47, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC BW Linz finished 12th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.14 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× 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.