Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Saarbrücken.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3. Liga | 31 | 5 | 0 | 1148 | 6.96 |
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 7.2 |
Scout report
K. Brünker is a 32-year-old centre-forward at FC Saarbrücken, enjoying a standout season — 5 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances, a Season grade of 16, top 46% of 3. Liga centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 15.3, ranking 296th of 323 in the 3. Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (33.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Brünker.
Judged on this season alone, Brünker graded 16 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 11th of 24 of the 24 centre-forwards in the 3. Liga, on 5 goals and 0 assists in 31 appearances (0.392 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 21 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 19th of 24 of the 24 centre-forwards in the 3. Liga. At 32 Brünker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FC Saarbrücken finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side
5 goals in 31 appearances (0.16 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.39 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 33.6% 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
With a Rating of 15.3, Brünker carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 3. Liga of 24, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (FC Saarbrücken finished 15th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.39 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.
Transfer news
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