Florian Kainz

Kainz's current-season form is down 72% on last season (Season 25→7), while his Rating eased 31→16. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	1. FC Köln · 14th	15	1	1	6.75	16	7
2024/25	1. FC Köln · 1st	28	5	2	7.13	31	25
2023/24	1. FC Köln · 17th	33	5	4	7.01	46	36
2022/23	1. FC Köln · 11th	32	6	10	7.23	56	52
2021/22	1. FC Köln · 7th	32	4	4	7.07	63	51

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Austria · international

Side	Apps	G
Austria	28	1
Austria U21	5	1
Austria U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

F. Kainz is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Köln, rated 15.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9% of available minutes). He brings 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.33 goals, 0.33 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kainz.

On the season, Kainz graded 7 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 15 appearances (0.652 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 33 Kainz is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2021/22StreakyStepped up 2025/26

15.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

6.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

Minutes

limited game time

0.65

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

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

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

1 goal in 15 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.65 goal contributions per 90 (0.33 goals, 0.33 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 9% 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 15.8 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.65 goal contributions 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 %9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.326

Assists / 900.326

Goal contribution / 900.652

Defensive actions / 902.609

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %60

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.326

Foul involvement / 902.935

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 33, Kainz sits on 3.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kainz's projected Rating — 15.8 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.

Transfer history

€6.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Free agent2026/27 – nowEnd of career

1. FC Köln2018/19 – 2026/27€ 3M

Werder Bremen2016/17 – 2018/19€ 3.5M

Rapid Vienna2014/15 – 2016/17

Sturm Grazuntil 2014/15

About F. Kainz

Florian Kainz is a 33-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for 1. FC Köln, born on October 24, 1992 in Graz, standing 176 cm tall. He is from Austria. 1. FC Köln currently sit 14th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, F. Kainz has made 15 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 276 minutes, averaging a 6.73 match rating over his last 8 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When F. Kainz plays, 1. FC Köln's record this season is 3W-6D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.85 at home against 6.61 on the road.

Recent matches

May 16, 2026: 1-5 loss away at Bayern München (1 minutes)
May 10, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs 1. FC Heidenheim (19 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 21, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (13 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Hamburger SV (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 14, 2026: 1-3 loss away at VfB Stuttgart (1 minutes)
December 6, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs FC St. Pauli (8 minutes, 6.3 rating)
November 29, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Werder Bremen (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
November 22, 2025: 3-4 loss at home vs Eintracht Frankfurt (27 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 8, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Borussia Mönchengladbach (45 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 2, 2025: 4-1 win at home vs Hamburger SV (67 minutes, 1 goal, 8.5 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Kainz at 15.8 with a Season form score of 6.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 7 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga and the Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, F. Kainz has totalled 415 club appearances with 63 goals and 57 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2013/14, with 33 appearances for Sturm Graz.

F. Kainz's career has also included time at Werder Bremen, Rapid Vienna and Sturm Graz.

On the international stage, F. Kainz has represented Austria, Austria U21, Austria U19 — 36 caps and 2 goals 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

Strengths

Watch points