Missed 12 of Baltika's ~30 games this season through 12 injury absences (injury, wound, shoulder). He still appeared 15 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Premier League	15	0	0	789	6.76

Career

Full career & schedule →

First League×2

Mendel's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→8), while his Rating eased 17→13. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Baltika	2	0	6.55	—	—
2025/26	Baltika · 6th	15	0	6.76	13	8
2024/25	Baltika · 1st	20	0	—	17	0
2023/24	Fakel · 11th	18	0	6.92	21	10
2022/23	Fakel · 14th	30	1	6.85	24	23

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

A. Mendel is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Baltika, rated 13.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 256th of 276 on scout potential in the Premier League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (29.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mendel.

Judged on this season alone, Mendel graded 8 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 19th of 21 of the 21 defensive midfielders in the Premier League, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.449 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 8). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 20th of 21 of the 21 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. At 31 Mendel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mendel missed 12 games through injury (injury, wound, shoulder) out of roughly 30 this season. The 15 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential20th of 21 defensive midfielders · Premier League · 15 apps Current season19th of 21 defensive midfielders · Premier League · 15 apps19th-best defensive midfielder in the Premier League256th in the Premier League · potential20th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Premier League

13.2

Ratingi

20th of 21 defensive midfielders

8.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

29.2%

Minutes

limited game time

4.45

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Baltika finished 6th of 16 · a mid-table side

4.45

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 15 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 29.2% 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 13.2, Mendel carries the 20th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Premier League of 21 — though on just 15 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.45 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 %29.2%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.449

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %42.9

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %60

Cards / 900.684

Foul involvement / 904.106

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 31, Mendel sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mendel's projected Rating — 13.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target3

Shots7

Passing

Assists0

Chances created7

Passes240

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success60%

Duels won53

Duels won %54.6%

Fouls won13

Penalties won1—

Defending

Tackles21

Interceptions15

Blocks3

Fouls committed23

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Baltika2024/25 – nowFree

Fakel2021/22 – 2024/25Free

Volgar Astrakhan2020/21 – 2021/22Free

Volgar Astrakhan(on loan)2019/20 – 2020/21

Khimki2019/20 – 2019/20Free

Chernomorets2015/16 – 2019/20Free

Druzhba2015/16 – 2015/16Free

FC Armavir2014/15 – 2015/16Free

Biologuntil 2014/15

About A. Mendel

Andrey Mendel is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Baltika, born on April 17, 1995 in Krasnoselskoe, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Russia. Baltika currently sit 6th of 16 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, A. Mendel has made 15 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 789 minutes, averaging a 6.82 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards.

When A. Mendel plays, Baltika's record this season is 5W-5D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.78 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Dynamo (23 minutes, 6.5 rating)
May 10, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Lokomotiv (72 minutes, 7.5 rating)
May 2, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Rubin (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 27, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Akron (22 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 23, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Akhmat (71 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 19, 2026: 2-2 draw away at FC Krasnodar (45 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs CSKA Moscow (35 minutes, 6.9 rating)
February 27, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Zenit (72 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 7, 2025: 2-0 win at home vs Krylia Sovetov (29 minutes, 7.2 rating)
November 29, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Spartak Moscow (24 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Mendel at 13.2 with a Season form score of 8.1, ranking 256th of 276 defensive midfielders in the Premier League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: A. Mendel has missed 12 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the First League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, A. Mendel has totalled 259 club appearances with 9 goals and 0 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 35 appearances for Fakel.

A. Mendel's career has also included time at Fakel, Volgar Astrakhan, Khimki, Chernomorets, Druzhba, FC Armavir and Biolog.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Baltika finished 6th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points