Domestic-league season · 1. FC Heidenheim.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 24 | 3 | 0 | 1397 | 6.75 |
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 6.5 |
Niehues's current-season form is up 2600% on last season (Season 1→27), while his Rating climbed 59→67. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 31).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1. FC Heidenheim · 17th | 24 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 | 67 | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 1. FC Heidenheim · 16th | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 | 59 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern · 13th | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.86 | 58 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 1. FC Heidenheim · 1st | 32 | 2 | 0 | 6.68 | 67 | 31 |
| 2021/22 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern · 3rd | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
J. Niehues is a 25-year-old defensive midfielder at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 67 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 151st of 325 in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (45.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.9 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Niehues.
Judged on this season alone, Niehues graded 27 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 2.899 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 27). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 67, 28th of 55 of the 55 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 25 Niehues is in his prime years, and a market index of 40 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume across 24 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 67, Niehues carries the 28th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga of 55, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th 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 moderate defensive volume (2.9 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 25, Niehues sits on 40, at or near its peak. The blue line is Niehues's projected Rating — 67 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.
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