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Full nameTobias Müller
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age32
Date of birth8 Jul 1994
BirthplaceEbersbach
Height188 cm
Shirt number#5
Club1. FC Magdeburg
Centre-back
25
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1885
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1. FC Magdeburg.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
2. Bundesliga250018856.82
DFB Pokal3002707.3

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

T. Müller is a 32-year-old central defender at 1. FC Magdeburg, rated 25.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 294th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (63.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Müller.

Judged on this season alone, Müller graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 2.721 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 51st of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 32 Müller is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

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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: 2023/24Remarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
Current potential51st of 57 centre-backs · 2. BundesligaCurrent season37th of 57 centre-backs · 2. Bundesliga37th-best centre-back in the 2. Bundesliga294th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential51st-highest potential centre-back in the 2. Bundesliga
25.7
Ratingi
51st of 57 centre-backs
18.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
63.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.72
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Magdeburg finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

2.72
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
18
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 63.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • 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 25.7, Müller carries the 51st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 57, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Magdeburg 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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Transfer news

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