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Full nameJoakim Mæhle Pedersen
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityDenmark
Age29
Date of birth20 May 1997
BirthplaceØstervrå
Height185 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubVfL Wolfsburg
Central midfielderalso played MID
18
Appearances
1
Goals
2
Assists
1335
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfL Wolfsburg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 14 of VfL Wolfsburg's ~36 games this season through 14 injury absences (shoulder). He still appeared 18 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

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga181213356.54
Friendlies Clubs3002977.2
DFB Pokal200176.9

Scout report

Solid contributorCentral midfielder

J. Mæhle is a 29-year-old central midfielder at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 51 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 230th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (67.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.91 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mæhle.

Judged on this season alone, Mæhle graded 42 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 3.91 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 42). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 26th of 35 of the 35 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 29 Mæhle is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mæhle missed 14 games through injury (shoulder) out of roughly 36 this season. The 18 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.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Mæhle is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential26th of 35 central midfielders · BundesligaCurrent seasonTop 38% central midfielders · Bundesliga13th-best central midfielder in the Bundesliga230th in the Bundesliga · potential26th-highest potential central midfielder in the Bundesliga
51
Ratingi
26th of 35 central midfielders
41.7
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
67.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.91
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

3.91
Def. / 90
37
Tackles
21
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 18 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 67.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 51, Mæhle carries the 26th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga of 35. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.