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3. Liga · Germany

FC Ingolstadt 04

12th of 20
Transfer news →
17.9
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
33.6
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 28/28 rated

Club profile

League3. Liga
League position12th of 20
Squad size28
Average age24.7
CountryGermany

Team scout report

Mid-table12th of 20 · 3. Liga

FC Ingolstadt 04 sit 12th of 20 in the 3. Liga, in mid-table. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 17.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 33.6 across the wider group. Recent form reads WWLWL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 114% on last season (Season 8.4 → 17.9), while squad talent has eased 8.9% (Rating 36.8 → 33.6). Of the 20 players with a season to compare, 10 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

M. Costly is the form pick (Season 46), while F. Carlsen carries the highest ceiling (Rating 43). In the market, the headline arrival is M. Tisserand (€ 5M), and F. Carlsen is the most valuable asset at 8.

17.9
114%
Squad season
33.6
8.9%
Squad rating
12thof 20
League finish
WWLWL
Last 5
Top performer
M. Costly
Season 46
Highest potential
F. Carlsen
Rating 43
Marquee signing
M. Tisserand
€ 5M
Top asset
F. Carlsen
Value 8

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
230
Defence
1033
Midfield
1135
Attack
1132

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Costly
4627
Carlsen
2343
Besuschkow
2328
Lorenz
2029
Kaygin
1842
Scholz
1534
Antzoulas
1537
Plath
1441
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1M. Costly13goals
  2. 2D. Kaygin5goals
  3. 3S. Lorenz3goals
  4. 4F. Carlsen3goals
  5. 5M. Besuschkow3goals

Top assists

  1. 1F. Carlsen6assists
  2. 2M. Costly6assists
  3. 3Yann Sturm3assists
  4. 4L. Rosenlöcher2assists
  5. 5Y. Deichmann2assists

Squad · 28

Nat.
1M. PonathGoalkeeperGermany256.23—0100%3311.6%
25K. EiseleGoalkeeperGermany311.824—678.8%2119.8%
47D. KleinGoalkeeper—195.51—036
2M. HoppeCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Germany236.810—336
4Elias DeckerCentre-backGermany205.72—186%368.8%
6G. AntzoulasCentre-back
earlier at HJK Helsinki · 799 min, 2g
Greece266.912—153625%3713.5%
15J. ScholzCentre-backGermany276.32421540.5%3438.3%
19L. RosenlöcherFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany257.522—130.8%405%
20Y. DeichmannFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany311.5201651.6%1823.6%
23J. MaljojokiCentre-back
played DEF · MID · FWD
Finland246.9102437
32S. LorenzCentre-backGermany293.42632081.8%2912.7%
5Emre GülCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany216.19—16.7%361.4%
7Yann SturmCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom Freiburg II
Germany217.12221342
8F. CarlsenAttacking midfielderDenmark24823323369.4%4310.3%
10D. KayginAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany227.418518258%4227.6%
14Max PlathDefensive midfielder
played MID · DEF
Germany216.820114136.1%411.5%
17M. BesuschkowCentral midfielderGermany293.9233231318.7%287.4%
22M. CostlyWinger
played MID · FWD
Germany304.2271346546.5%277.3%
24G. ChristensenCentral midfielder
played MID · DEF · FWD
Denmark217.125114375.9%428.2%
29J. KügelCentral midfielder
played FWD · MID
Germany292.41911251.3%2331.7%
33D. SekulovicAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany216.6813397.5%
34L. FrödeDefensive midfielder
played DEF · MID
Germany311.416—676.3%1639.2%
39Berkay ÖztürkCentral midfielderTurkey2163—136
44E. KehrerCentral midfielder
played FWD · MID · DEF
Loanfrom Willem II
Germany246.822—471.5%3638.4%
9M. BorchersCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
earlier at VPS · 135 min, 1g
Denmark246.881340.4%3617.2%
13M. ToyeCentre-forwardUSA274.923—0100%2626.8%
30Ognjen DrakulicCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Serbia206.2171439
—Frederik Rasmus ChristensenCentre-forward
Loanfrom Tromso
Denmark256——032

Season form

Record (W-D-L)13-10-15 in 38
Goals (for / against)65 / 56
Clean sheets7
Last 5WWLWL

Fixtures & results

3. Liga13W 10D 15LFriendlies Clubs1W 1D 3L
May 16HWaldhof Mannheim5–1W
May 9ATSV 1860 München2–1W
May 3HErzgebirge Aue3–5L
Apr 25AHoffenheim II3–0W
Apr 18HVfL Osnabrück0–1L
Apr 11ARot-Weiß Essen1–4L
Apr 8HFC Viktoria Köln1–2L
Apr 5AFC Saarbrücken0–1L
Mar 21HAlemannia Aachen1–2L
Mar 15ASSV Ulm 18463–1W
Mar 8HVerl1–2L
Mar 4HMSV Duisburg0–0D
Feb 28ASV Wehen1–2L
Feb 21HHavelse3–2W
Feb 15AFC Schweinfurt 051–1D
Feb 7HEnergie Cottbus0–0D
Jan 31AHansa Rostock3–0W
Jan 24HStuttgart II2–1W
Jan 16ASSV Jahn Regensburg3–0W
Dec 20AWaldhof Mannheim2–2D
Dec 13HTSV 1860 München1–2L
Dec 7AErzgebirge Aue2–2D
Nov 29HHoffenheim II3–2W
Nov 22AVfL Osnabrück0–1L
Nov 8HRot-Weiß Essen1–2L
Oct 31AFC Viktoria Köln1–3L
Oct 25HFC Saarbrücken2–1W
Oct 18AAlemannia Aachen1–0W
Oct 4HSSV Ulm 18464–1W
Oct 1AVerl2–2D
Sep 27AMSV Duisburg1–2L
Sep 20HSV Wehen0–0D
Sep 17AHavelse6–2W
Sep 13HFC Schweinfurt 052–3L
Aug 30AEnergie Cottbus1–1D
Aug 24HHansa Rostock1–1D
Aug 10AStuttgart II1–2L
Aug 2HSSV Jahn Regensburg1–1D
Jul 26H1. FC Heidenheim2–3L
Jul 19HTorino1–1D
Jul 9ASpVgg Greuther Fürth2–4L
Jul 1HEichstätt5–0W
Jan 12A1. FC Nürnberg1–2L

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

M. PonathIllertissen· Back from Loan2025/26
J. KügelSpVgg Unterhaching· Free Transfer2025/26
B. KayoVfL Osnabrück2025/26
D. NdukaHessen Kassel· Back from Loan2025/26
Frederik Rasmus ChristensenTromso· Loan2025/26
J. ScholzHelmond Sport· Transfer2025/26
J. ScholzHelmond Sport· -2025/26
M. BorchersVPS· Transfer2025/26

Out

P. TestroetSV Sandhausen· Free Transfer2025/26
M. FunkEnergie Cottbus· Free Transfer2025/26
M. FunkEnergie Cottbus· Free agent2025/26
B. KayoVfL Osnabrück· Transfer2025/26
B. KayoOH Leuven· Transfer2025/26
D. BorkowskiMSV Duisburg· Transfer2025/26
D. KopaczVfL Osnabrück· Free Transfer2025/26
G. ChristensenHertha BSC2025/26