Deniz Undav

Undav's current-season form is level with last season (Season 78→78), while his Rating held around 51. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 79).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	VfB Stuttgart · 14th	3	0	0	6.24	51	78
2025/26	VfB Stuttgart · 4th	29	19	7	7.18	52	78
2024/25	VfB Stuttgart · 9th	27	9	3	7.08	58	42
2023/24	VfB StuttgartLoan · 2nd	30	18	10	7.63	73	79
2023/24	Brighton	2	1	0	—	—	—
2022/23	Brighton · 6th	22	5	0	6.69	69	17

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.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany	13	9

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorGoal-getting Centre-forward

D. Undav is a 30-year-old centre-forward at VfB Stuttgart, enjoying a standout season — 19 goals and 7 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 78. On long-term scout potential he's rated 52.2. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (73.4% of available minutes). He brings 1.04 goal contributions per 90 (0.76 goals, 0.28 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Undav.

On the season, Undav graded 78 for current form (age-blind), on 19 goals and 7 assists in 29 appearances (1.041 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 78 → 78). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 52. At 30 Undav is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 26 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Undav is operating at his career peak — the 2023/24 level is the level.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2021/22

52.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

78.1

Seasoni

elite — among the best in the position

73.4%

Minutes

a regular starter

1.04

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · VfB Stuttgart finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.66

Goals / app

19 goals in 29 appearances (0.66 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for an upper-table side (4th of 18). He also laid on 7 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 26 goal contributions (0.9 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 73.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 1.04 goal contributions per 90 (0.76 goals, 0.28 assists) — productive for the role.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.4/100).

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 52.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.04 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %73.4%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.761

Assists / 900.28

Goal contribution / 901.041

Defensive actions / 900.961

Player flow

Goal involvements26

Cards / 900.2

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 (~52), then tapers with age. At 30, Undav sits on 26, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Undav's projected Rating — 52.2 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 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals19

Passing

Assists7

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions4

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€33.7M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Brighton(back from loan)Jul 2024 – now

VfB StuttgartAug 2024 – Jul 2024€ 26.7M

VfB Stuttgart(on loan)Aug 2023 – Aug 2024

Brighton(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2023

Union St. Gilloise(on loan)Feb 2022 – Jul 2022

BrightonJan 2022 – Feb 2022€ 7M

Union St. GilloiseJul 2020 – Jan 2022Free

SSV Meppenuntil Jul 2020

About D. Undav

Deniz Undav is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for VfB Stuttgart, born on July 19, 1996 in Varel, standing 179 cm tall. He is from Germany.

This season

In the current season, D. Undav has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 169 minutes, averaging a 6.72 match rating over his last 5 rated games. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. Undav plays, VfB Stuttgart's record this season is 3W-0D-2L.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 1-2 loss away at 1899 Hoffenheim (25 minutes, 6.23 rating)
September 9, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Viking (90 minutes, 2 assists, 7.97 rating)
September 4, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs 1. FC Köln (70 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 28, 2026: 1-5 loss away at Bayern München (74 minutes, 6 rating)
August 21, 2026: 4-0 win away at Hansa Rostock (90 minutes, 2 assists, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Undav at 52.2 with a Season form score of 78.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the DFB Pokal and the Challenger Pro League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, D. Undav has totalled 318 club appearances with 151 goals and 32 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 35 appearances for SV Meppen.

D. Undav's career has also included time at Brighton, Union St. Gilloise and SSV Meppen.

On the international stage, D. Undav has represented Germany — 13 caps and 9 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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