Field Insider
74.6
11.2%
Ratingi
36.5
9.9%
Seasoni
44.6
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameJens Castrop
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age23
Date of birth29 Jul 2003
Height178 cm
Shirt number#17
ClubBorussia Mönchengladbach
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Central midfielder

Season stats

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26
Appearances
3
Goals
1
Assists
1599
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Friendliesat South Korea200896.8
World Cupat South Korea100456.7

Scout report

Rising starBall-winning Central midfielder

J. Castrop is a 23-year-old central midfielder at Borussia Mönchengladbach, rated 74.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 9th of 84 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (52.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Castrop.

Judged on this season alone, Castrop graded 37 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 16 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals, 1 assist and 4.334 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 37). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 13% of the 16 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 23 Castrop is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 44.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potentialTop 13% central midfielders · BundesligaCurrent seasonTop 32% central midfielders · Bundesliga5th-best central midfielder in the Bundesliga9th in the Bundesliga · potential2nd-highest potential central midfielder in the Bundesliga
74.6
Ratingi
2nd of 16 central midfielders
36.5
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
52.3%
Minutes
rotation minutes
4.33
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Borussia Mönchengladbach finished 12th of 18 · a mid-table side

26
Apps
4.33
Def. / 90
58
Tackles
18
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 52.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 74.6, Castrop carries the 2nd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga (top 13%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles58
Interceptions18
Blocks1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards2

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.