based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
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. 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.
On the season, Kügel graded 23 for current form (age-blind), 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. 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
Rated 26.9 overall — below regular-starter level. 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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