Domestic-league season · VfL Bochum.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1257 | 6.73 |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 212 | 6.83 |
 UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Germany U19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 158 | — |
Following his move to VfL Bochum, Wätjen's current-season form is up 340% on last season (Season 5→22), while his Rating climbed 40→62. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | VfL Bochum · 9th | 26 | 3 | 0 | 6.73 | 62 | 22 |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Dortmund II · 17th | 13 | 5 | 0 | 6.88 | 40 | 5 |
| 2023/24 | Borussia Dortmund · 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 72 | 1 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
K. Wätjen is a 20-year-old defensive midfielder at VfL Bochum, rated 62.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 49th of 320 in the 2. Bundesliga and 196th of 997 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (42.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.72 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Wätjen.
Judged on this season alone, Wätjen graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 37 of the 37 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 2.721 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 5 → 22). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 62, top 25% of the 37 defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 20 Wätjen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 56.1 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Wätjen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 62.3, Wätjen carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga (top 25%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.72 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 20 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (98/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 20, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
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 (~66), then tapers with age. At 20, Wätjen sits on 56.1, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Wätjen's projected Rating — 62.3 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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