Joakim Mæhle

Missed 14 of VfL Wolfsburg's ~36 games this season through 14 injury absences (shoulder). He still appeared 1 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	18	1	2	1335	6.54
Friendlies Clubs	3	0	0	297	7.2
DFB Pokal	2	0	0	17	6.9

Career

Full career & schedule →

First Division A×2Super Cup×2

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 · 4th	1	0	0	7.3	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 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.02 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 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 2.022 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 38. At 29 Mæhle is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Mæhle missed 14 games through injury (shoulder) out of roughly 36 this season. The 1 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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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

37.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

4.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

4.5%

Minutes

limited game time

2.02

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.02

Def. / 90

Tackles

—

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.02 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 1 appearance. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.4/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 4.5% 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 37.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.02 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 %4.5%

Available fixtures22 of 36

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.022

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %81

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900

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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 29, Mæhle sits on 12.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mæhle's projected Rating — 37.7 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.

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 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 89 minutes, averaging a 6.58 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the Bundesliga, the Friendlies Clubs and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a full-back, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When J. Mæhle plays, VfL Wolfsburg's record this season is 3W-6D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.94 at home against 6.17 on the road.

Recent matches

May 25, 2026: 1-2 loss away at SC Paderborn 07 (14 minutes, 3 rating)
May 21, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs SC Paderborn 07 (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 16, 2026: 3-1 win away at FC St. Pauli (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Bayern München (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 3, 2026: 1-1 draw away at SC Freiburg (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
April 18, 2026: 2-1 win away at Union Berlin (90 minutes, 1 assist, 7.5 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Eintracht Frankfurt (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 3-6 loss away at Bayer Leverkusen (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.3 rating)
March 21, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs Werder Bremen (79 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates J. Mæhle at 37.7 with a Season form score of 4.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: J. Mæhle has missed 14 matches this season through injury.

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 288 club appearances with 15 goals and 19 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

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