ratings updated 22 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Dynamo Dresden.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesligaat Dynamo Dresden | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1799 | 6.59 |
Scout report
Julian Andreas Pauli is a 21-year-old central defender at 1. FC Köln, rated 61.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 172nd of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 256th of 1770 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (60.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Pauli.
Judged on this season alone, Pauli graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.952 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 25).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 61, 27th of 54 of the 54 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 21 Pauli is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 33 reflects that trajectory.
Pauli is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 60.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Defensive volume. 3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 61.3, Pauli carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 54, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, 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 centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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