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Centre-backGermany2. Bundesliga

Lars Ritzka

Squad depthFC St. Pauli · 28 yrsRotation
45
22.1%
Ratingi
19.1
18.4%
Seasoni
16.1
Valuei

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameLars Ritzka
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age28
Date of birth7 May 1998
BirthplaceHannover
Height185 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubFC St. Pauli
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Centre-back

Season stats

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21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
970
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC St. Pauli.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central defender

L. Ritzka is a 28-year-old central defender at FC St. Pauli, rated 45 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.66 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ritzka.

On the season, Ritzka graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 5.66 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45. At 28 Ritzka is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2021/22
45
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
19.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
31.7%
Minutes
limited game time
5.66
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

21
Apps
5.66
Def. / 90
40
Tackles
16
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

5.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 31.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 45 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.66 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles40
Interceptions16
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.