ratings updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.
Injury-affected season
Missed 6 of 1. FC Köln's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (muscle). He still appeared 26 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
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1553 | 6.76 |
 UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Germany U21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 549 | — |
 UEFA U21 Championshipat Germany U21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6.6 |
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.3 |
Scout report
J. Thielmann is a 24-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Köln, rated 72.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 122nd of 323 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (61.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.23 goal contributions per 90 (0.17 goals, 0.06 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Thielmann.
Judged on this season alone, Thielmann graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 26 appearances (0.232 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 35 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 73, top 37% of the 47 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 24 Thielmann is in his prime years, and a market index of 43.4 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Thielmann missed 6 games through injury (muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 26 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.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3 goals in 26 appearances (0.12 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 61.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Output. 0.23 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Outlook
With a Rating of 72.7, Thielmann carries the 17th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga (top 37%), and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.23 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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