Kai Brünker

Brünker's current-season form is down 25% on last season (Season 16→12), while his Rating held around 14. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 37).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Saarbrücken · 4th	10	2	1	4.83	15	5
2025/26	FC Saarbrücken · 15th	31	5	0	6.96	15	16
2024/25	FC Saarbrücken · 3rd	19	5	3	7.02	24	21
2023/24	FC Saarbrücken · 5th	37	12	0	6.89	32	37
2022/23	1. FC Magdeburg · 11th	26	0	1	6.51	36	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

K. Brünker is a 32-year-old centre-forward at FC Saarbrücken, rated 14.1 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11% of available minutes). He brings 1.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.96 goals, 0.48 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brünker.

On the season, Brünker graded 12 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals and 1 assist in 10 appearances (1.436 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 16 → 12). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 14. At 32 Brünker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23

14.1

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

11.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11%

Minutes

limited game time

1.44

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · FC Saarbrücken finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.2

Goals / app

2 goals in 10 appearances (0.2 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 1.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.96 goals, 0.48 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.1 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.44 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.957

Assists / 900.479

Goal contribution / 901.436

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %200

Shot accuracy %100

Pass accuracy %90

Cards / 900.479

Foul involvement / 901.915

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Brünker sits on 1.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Brünker's projected Rating — 14.1 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.

Transfer history

FC SaarbrückenJul 2023 – nowFree

1. FC Magdeburguntil Jul 2023

SSG Sonnenhof GrossaspachJan 2019 – Jul 2023

BradfordJan 2018 – Jan 2019

SC Freiburguntil Jan 2018

About K. Brünker

Kai Daniel Brünker is a 32-year-old centre-forward who plays for FC Saarbrücken, born on June 10, 1994 in Villingen-Schwenningen, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Germany. FC Saarbrücken currently sit 4th of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, K. Brünker has made 10 appearances with 2 goals and 1 assist across 188 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

K. Brünker's next match is on November 1, 2026, when FC Saarbrücken face Waldhof Mannheim at home in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Brünker at 14.1 with a Season form score of 11.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Saarland and the 3. Liga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, K. Brünker has totalled 284 club appearances with 52 goals and 5 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 37 appearances for FC Saarbrücken.

K. Brünker's career has also included time at 1. FC Magdeburg, SSG Sonnenhof Grossaspach, Bradford and SC Freiburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.