based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Ingolstadt 04.
Scout report
J. Kügel is a 29-year-old central midfielder at FC Ingolstadt 04, rated 26.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 202nd of 254 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (50.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kügel.
Judged on this season alone, Kügel graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 59th of 92 of the 92 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 1 goal, 2 assists and 1.561 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 8 → 18).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 77th of 92 of the 92 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 29 Kügel is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kügel is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Output in context · FC Ingolstadt 04 finished 7th of 20 · a mid-table side
No league appearances recorded this season, so there's no output sample to read yet.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.31 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 50.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.56 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 26.9, Kügel carries the 77th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 92 — though on just 0 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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