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PositionFull-back
NationalitySwitzerland
Age25
Date of birth6 Feb 2001
BirthplaceNew York
Height186 cm
Shirt number#27
ClubFC Zurich
Full-back
24
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1562
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Zurich.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Super League242015626.73

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

I. Sauter is a 25-year-old full-back at FC Zurich, rated 38.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 121st of 233 on scout potential in the Super League. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.98 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sauter.

Judged on this season alone, Sauter graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 46 of the 46 full-backs in the Super League, on 1 clean sheet and 3.976 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Sauter, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 20th of 46 of the 46 full-backs in the Super League. At 25 Sauter is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.4 reflects that trajectory.

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38.1
Ratingi
20th of 46 full-backs
11.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
45.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.98
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · FC Zurich finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

3.98
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
23
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 3.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 45.7% 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 38.1, Sauter carries the 20th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Super League of 46, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC Zurich finished 10th of 12) — 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 solid defensive volume (3.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.