Dominique Heintz

Heintz's current-season form is down 94% on last season (Season 35→2), while his Rating eased 36→15. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1	0	6.2	—	—
2025/26	1. FC Köln · 14th	9	0	6.82	15	2
2024/25	1. FC Köln · 1st	28	2	6.96	36	35
2023/24	1. FC Köln · 17th	12	0	6.73	37	10
2022/23	VfL BochumLoan · 14th	11	0	6.58	45	18
2022/23	Union Berlin	1	0	6.2	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	6	0
Germany U19	6	1

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

D. Heintz is a 33-year-old central defender at 1. FC Köln, rated 15.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (13% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.71 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Heintz.

On the season, Heintz graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 2.714 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 33 Heintz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

15.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

2.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

13%

Minutes

limited game time

2.71

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.71

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 13% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 15.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.71 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %13%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.714

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 age 33 (~3), then tapers with age. At 33, Heintz sits on 3.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Heintz's projected Rating — 15.3 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-backs in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles3

Interceptions5

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€5.2M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Fortuna DüsseldorfJun 2026 – nowFree

1. FC KölnAug 2023 – Jun 2026

Union Berlin(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Aug 2023

VfL Bochum(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

Union BerlinJan 2022 – Aug 2022€ 150K

SC FreiburgJul 2018 – Jan 2022€ 3M

1. FC KölnJul 2015 – Jul 2018€ 2M

1. FC Kaiserslauternuntil Jul 2015

About D. Heintz

Dominique Heintz is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf, born on August 15, 1993 in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Germany. Fortuna Düsseldorf currently sit 17th of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, D. Heintz has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 398 minutes, averaging a 6.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs SC Freiburg (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)

D. Heintz's next match is on September 6, 2026, when Fortuna Düsseldorf face Fortuna Köln away in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Heintz at 15.3 with a Season form score of 2.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

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

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, D. Heintz has totalled 327 club appearances with 4 goals and 4 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 34 appearances for SC Freiburg.

D. Heintz's career has also included time at 1. FC Köln, Union Berlin, VfL Bochum, SC Freiburg and 1. FC Kaiserslautern.

On the international stage, D. Heintz has represented Germany U21 and Germany U19 — 12 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Watch points