Domestic-league season · Hoffenheim II.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3. Liga | 38 | 12 | 2 | 2049 | 7.2 |
Following his move to Hoffenheim II, Zeitler's current-season form is up 157% on last season (Season 14→36), while his Rating climbed 43→45. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Hoffenheim II · 16th | 38 | 12 | 2 | 7.2 | 45 | 36 |
| 2024/25 | FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th | 19 | 5 | 1 | 6.65 | 43 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
D. Zeitler is a 19-year-old winger at Hoffenheim II, rated 45.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 7th of 318 in the 3. Liga and 585th of 1113 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (59.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.62 goal contributions per 90 (0.53 goals, 0.09 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zeitler.
Judged on this season alone, Zeitler graded 36 — a strong campaign that ranks top 26% of the 31 wingers in the 3. Liga, on 12 goals and 2 assists in 38 appearances (0.615 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 36). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 45, top 17% of the 31 wingers in the 3. Liga. At 19 Zeitler is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 18.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Zeitler is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
12 goals in 38 appearances (0.32 per game) is double figures — and for a lower-table side (16th of 20), a real standout. Weaker sides create and score less, so carrying double-figure output there says more than the raw number alone. Add 2 assists for 14 goal contributions in all.
With a Rating of 45.4, Zeitler carries the 5th-highest potential of the wingers in the 3. Liga (top 17%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Hoffenheim II finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.62 goal contributions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~24), then tapers with age. At 19, Zeitler sits on 18.9, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Zeitler's projected Rating — 45.4 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.
No transfer news found for this player.
