Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Arminia Bielefeld.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 7 | 1761 | 7.19 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 6.45 |
Scout report
T. Handwerker is a 28-year-old full-back at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 45 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 203rd of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (57.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.09 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Handwerker.
Judged on this season alone, Handwerker graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 31st of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 3 clean sheets and 4.089 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, 39th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 28 Handwerker is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 4 goals and 7 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.56 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
- Creativity. 0.36 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.
- Defensive volume. 4.09 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 57.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 45, Handwerker carries the 39th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 62, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18) — 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 solid defensive volume (4.09 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 (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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