ratings updated 22 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Feyenoord.
Injury-affected season
Missed 9 of VfB Stuttgart's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (muscle, inactive, hamstring). He still appeared 20 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Also this season
On loan at Feyenoord — UEFA Europa League: 6 apps, 1g 0a, 253 min
On loan at Feyenoord — UEFA Champions League: 2 apps, 0g 0a, 106 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at VfB Stuttgart; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eredivisieat Feyenoord | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1419 | 6.88 |
 UEFA Europa Leagueat Feyenoord | 6 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 6.78 |
 UEFA U21 Championshipat Slovakia U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 194 | 6.82 |
 UEFA Champions Leagueat Feyenoord | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 6.15 |
 KNVB Bekerat Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6.9 |
Scout report
L. Sauer is a 20-year-old winger at VfB Stuttgart, rated 80.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 38th of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 20th of 652 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a regular starter this season (78.8% of available minutes). He brings 0.32 goal contributions per 90 (0.19 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sauer.
Judged on this season alone, Sauer graded 34 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 29 of the 29 wingers in the Bundesliga, on 3 goals and 2 assists in 20 appearances (0.317 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 41 → 34). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 80, top 28% of the 29 wingers in the Bundesliga. At 20 Sauer is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 40.7 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Sauer missed 9 games through injury (muscle, inactive, hamstring) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · VfB Stuttgart finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side
3 goals in 20 appearances (0.15 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 78.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Ceiling. High potential at just 20 — room to grow into a bigger role.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 80.1, Sauer carries the 8th-highest potential of the wingers in the Bundesliga (top 28%). In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.32 goal contributions 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among wingers in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
