based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Erzgebirge Aue.
Scout report
J. Collins is a 32-year-old full-back at Erzgebirge Aue, rated 14.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 240th of 264 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Collins.
Judged on this season alone, Collins graded 12 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 41 full-backs in the 3. Liga, on 3 clean sheets and 3.214 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 12). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 14, 36th of 41 of the 41 full-backs in the 3. Liga. At 32 Collins is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 34.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Age curve. At 32, 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 14.4, Collins carries the 36th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 3. Liga of 41, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20) — 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 moderate defensive volume (3.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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