Mares's current-season form is level with last season (Season 36→36), while his Rating eased 29→24. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ham-Kam · 10th	8	0	0	6.84	24	36
2025/26	Ham-Kam · 11th	26	2	1	7.17	29	36
2024/25	Ham-Kam · 12th	30	1	1	6.97	37	29
2023/24	Start · 5th	30	6	0	—	35	25
2022/23	Start · 3rd	31	0	0	—	37	17

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerBall-winning Central midfielder

L. Mares is a 29-year-old central midfielder at Ham-Kam, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 1 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 41, top 38% of Eliteserien central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29, ranking 170th of 199 in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (86.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mares.

Judged on this season alone, Mares graded 41 — a solid campaign that ranks top 38% of the 32 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.731 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 36). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 27th of 32 of the 32 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 29 Mares is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25

Current potential27th of 32 central midfielders · Eliteserien Current seasonTop 38% central midfielders · Eliteserien 12th-best central midfielder in the Eliteserien 170th in the Eliteserien · potential 27th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eliteserien

Ratingi

27th of 32 central midfielders

41.4

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

86.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.73

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.73

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (11th of 16) 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. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 86.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29, Mares carries the 27th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 32, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Ham-Kam finished 11th of 16) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %86.7%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900.077

Assists / 900.038

Goal contribution / 900.115

Defensive actions / 904.731

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.154

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 29, Mares sits on 4.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mares's projected Rating — 29 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles64

Interceptions33

Blocks26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

Ham-KamFeb 2024 – now

StartJul 2021 – Feb 2024Free

MVVJan 2018 – Jul 2021

Fortuna Sittarduntil Jan 2018

About L. Mares

Luc Katja Anne Mares is a 29-year-old central midfielder who plays for Ham-Kam, born on October 3, 1996 in Maastricht, standing 175 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Ham-Kam currently sit 10th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, L. Mares has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 687 minutes, averaging a 6.84 match rating over his last 8 rated games.

When L. Mares plays, Ham-Kam's record this season is 2W-2D-4L — and his match ratings average 6.87 at home against 6.82 on the road.

Recent matches

August 16, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Brann (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Aalesund (90 minutes, 7 rating)
July 31, 2026: 3-0 win away at Valerenga (90 minutes, 7 rating)
July 26, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Sarpsborg 08 FF (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 22, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Bodo/Glimt (68 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 18, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs Tromso (79 minutes, 6.7 rating)
July 12, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Sandefjord (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Viking (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

L. Mares's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Ham-Kam face Kristiansund BK at home in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Mares at 29 with a Season form score of 41.4, ranking 170th of 199 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, L. Mares has totalled 312 club appearances with 18 goals and 2 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 36 appearances for MVV.

L. Mares's career has also included time at Start, MVV and Fortuna Sittard.

Transfer news

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Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 11th of 16 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points