V. Šapina

Šapina's current-season form is down 56% on last season (Season 18→8), while his Rating eased 26→24. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Dynamo Dresden · 11th	14	0	0	6.7	24	8
2024/25	Dynamo Dresden · 2nd	18	0	4	7.05	26	18
2023/24	Rot-Weiß Essen · 7th	29	3	0	6.7	33	16
2022/23	Dynamo Dresden	18	0	4	7.05	—	—
2022/23	Verl · 10th	30	2	0	—	34	9
2021/22	Verl · 16th	29	2	0	—	36	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

V. Šapina is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Dynamo Dresden, rated 23.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 302nd of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.32 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Šapina.

Judged on this season alone, Šapina graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 37th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.317 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 8). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, 34th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 31 Šapina is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26

Current potential34th of 38 central midfielders · 2. Bundesliga · 14 apps Current season37th of 38 central midfielders · 2. Bundesliga · 14 apps37th-best central midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga302nd in the 2. Bundesliga · potential34th-highest potential central midfielder in the 2. Bundesliga

23.5

Ratingi

34th of 38 central midfielders

7.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

27.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.32

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Dynamo Dresden finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

3.32

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 27.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, 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 23.5, Šapina carries the 34th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga of 38 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.32 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %27.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.317

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.214

Foul involvement / 901.712

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Šapina sits on 4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Šapina's projected Rating — 23.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.