J. David

Following his move to SSV Ulm 1846, David's current-season form is down 75% on last season (Season 4→1), while his Rating eased 53→28. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 21).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	SSV Ulm 1846 · 19th	9	0	0	6.45	28	1
2024/25	WSG Wattens	17	2	2	6.95	—	—
2023/24	Hansa RostockLoan · 17th	15	0	0	—	53	4
2022/23	Hamburger SV · 3rd	26	1	0	6.67	62	21
2021/22	Hamburger SV · 3rd	21	0	0	6.71	61	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U19	2	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

J. David is a 26-year-old central defender at SSV Ulm 1846, rated 28.3 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.5 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on David.

On the season, David graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.5 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 1). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 26 David is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down

28.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

5.3%

Minutes

limited game time

3.5

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · SSV Ulm 1846 finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

3.5

Def. / 90

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Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th of 20) 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 5.3% 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 28.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.5 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %5.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.5

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %85

Cards / 901

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 26, David sits on 5.3, at or near its peak. The blue line is David's projected Rating — 28.3 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.