Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 24 | 5 | 4 | 684 | 6.79 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 6.25 |
Waldschmidt's current-season form is down 31% on last season (Season 35→24), while his Rating eased 48→37. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 35).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1. FC Köln · 14th | 24 | 5 | 4 | 6.79 | 37 | 24 |
| 2024/25 | 1. FC Köln · 1st | 30 | 8 | 3 | 6.94 | 48 | 35 |
| 2023/24 | 1. FC Köln · 17th | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 | 54 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | VfL Wolfsburg · 8th | 18 | 4 | 0 | 6.55 | 61 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | VfL Wolfsburg · 12th | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.48 | 63 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | Benfica · 3rd | 27 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 63 | 29 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
L. Waldschmidt is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Köln, rated 36.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 281st of 325 in the Germany tier 1. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.4% of available minutes). He brings 1.18 goal contributions per 90 (0.66 goals, 0.53 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Waldschmidt.
Judged on this season alone, Waldschmidt graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 33rd of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Germany tier 1, on 5 goals and 4 assists in 24 appearances (1.184 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 50th of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Germany tier 1. At 30 Waldschmidt is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 30.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
5 goals in 24 appearances (0.21 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).
With a Rating of 36.6, Waldschmidt carries the 50th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Germany tier 1 of 58 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.18 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).
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 (~61), then tapers with age. At 30, Waldschmidt sits on 30.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Waldschmidt's projected Rating — 36.6 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.
€33.3M total transfer fees · 6 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
