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Full nameGerrit Nauber
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age34
Date of birth13 Apr 1992
BirthplaceGeorgsmarienhütte
Height185 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubGO Ahead Eagles
Centre-back
9
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
799
Minutes

Domestic-league season · GO Ahead Eagles.

Injury-affected season

Missed 24 of GO Ahead Eagles's ~34 games this season through 24 injury absences (broken leg, injury). He still appeared 9 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eredivisie9207997.17
UEFA Europa League3001506.73

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

G. Nauber is a 34-year-old central defender at GO Ahead Eagles, rated 19.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 271st of 284 on scout potential in the Eredivisie. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (52.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.48 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Nauber.

Judged on this season alone, Nauber graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie, on 2 clean sheets and 2.478 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 19, 46th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eredivisie. At 34 Nauber is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Nauber missed 24 games through injury (broken leg, injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 9 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential46th of 49 centre-backs · Eredivisie · 9 appsCurrent season35th of 49 centre-backs · Eredivisie · 9 apps35th-best centre-back in the Eredivisie271st in the Eredivisie · potential46th-highest potential centre-back in the Eredivisie
19.4
Ratingi
46th of 49 centre-backs
17.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
52.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.48
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · GO Ahead Eagles finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.48
Def. / 90
4
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 52.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 19.4, Nauber carries the 46th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eredivisie of 49 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.48 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.