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Elias Bakatukanda

Squad depth1. FC Köln · 22 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameElias Geoffrey Bakatukanda
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age22
Date of birth13 Apr 2004
BirthplaceKöln
Height193 cm
Shirt number#4
Club1. FC Köln
Centre-back
15
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1275
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC BW Linz.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesligaat FC BW Linz150012756.64

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

E. Bakatukanda is a 22-year-old central defender at 1. FC Köln, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 262nd of 323 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 1056th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (44.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.22 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bakatukanda.

Judged on this season alone, Bakatukanda graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 27th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 3 clean sheets and 5.224 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 21).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39, 47th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 22 Bakatukanda is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 22.3 reflects that trajectory.

39.2
Ratingi
47th of 54 centre-backs
21.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
44.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
5.22
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

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

15
Apps
5.22
Def. / 90
34
Tackles
30
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

5.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 15 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 44.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 39.2, Bakatukanda carries the 47th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 54, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.22 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success100%
Fouls won4

Defending

Tackles34
Interceptions30
Blocks10
Fouls committed15

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.