Joakim Mæhle

Mæhle's current-season form is level with last season (Season 13→13), while his Rating held around 43. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	VfL Wolfsburg · 5th	4	0	2	7.13	43	13
2025/26	VfL Wolfsburg · 16th	18	1	2	6.54	43	13
2024/25	VfL Wolfsburg · 11th	28	3	4	6.85	66	20
2023/24	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	30	2	3	6.91	72	31
2022/23	Atalanta · 5th	36	3	3	6.68	82	25

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Denmark · international

Side	Apps	G
Denmark	65	14
Denmark U21	4	2

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Mæhle is a 29-year-old full-back at VfL Wolfsburg, rated 43.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (41.2% 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.

On the season, Mæhle graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.91 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 13 → 13). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 29 Mæhle is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downRemarkably consistentInjury-hit 2025/26

43.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

12.5

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

41.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.91

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.91

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 18 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) 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 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Defensive volume. 3.91 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 41.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 43.2 overall — developing / rotation level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %41.2%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.067

Assists / 900.135

Goal contribution / 900.202

Defensive actions / 903.91

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.135

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~26), then tapers with age. At 29, Mæhle sits on 14.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mæhle's projected Rating — 43.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles37

Interceptions21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13M total transfer fees · 3 moves

VfL WolfsburgAug 2023 – now€ 13M

AtalantaJan 2021 – Aug 2023

GenkJul 2017 – Jan 2021

AAalborguntil Jul 2017

About J. Mæhle

Joakim Mæhle Pedersen is a 29-year-old full-back who plays for VfL Wolfsburg, born on May 20, 1997 in Østervrå, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Denmark.

This season

In the current season, J. Mæhle has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 359 minutes, averaging a 7.13 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 5-2 win away at Karlsruher SC (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.2 rating)
August 24, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Altglienicke (45 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Hannover 96 (89 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Mæhle at 43.2 with a Season form score of 12.5. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the First Division A. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, J. Mæhle has totalled 291 club appearances with 15 goals and 21 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 39 appearances for Genk.

J. Mæhle's career has also included time at Atalanta, Genk and AAalborg.

On the international stage, J. Mæhle has represented Denmark and Denmark U21 — 69 caps and 16 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.