Mares's current-season form is down 42% on last season (Season 36→21), while his Rating eased 26→22. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ham-Kam · 12th	14	1	0	6.69	25	11
2025/26	Ham-Kam · 11th	26	2	1	7.17	26	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

Squad depthCentral midfielder

L. Mares is a 30-year-old central midfielder at Ham-Kam, rated 22.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 197th of 246 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (59.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.93 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 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 45 of the 45 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.934 defensive actions per 90.

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

On long-term talent our Rating reads 22, 36th of 45 of the 45 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 30 Mares is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25

Current potential36th of 45 central midfielders · Eliteserien · 14 apps Current season38th of 45 central midfielders · Eliteserien · 14 apps 38th-best central midfielder in the Eliteserien 197th in the Eliteserien · potential 36th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eliteserien

22.3

Ratingi

36th of 45 central midfielders

20.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

59.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.93

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

Apps

2.93

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 14 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th 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 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 22.3, Mares carries the 36th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 45 — though on just 14 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.93 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.3%

Available fixtures23 of 23

Goals / 900.073

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.073

Defensive actions / 902.934

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %88

Dribble success %66.7

Cards / 900.073

Foul involvement / 901.76

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 30, Mares sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mares's projected Rating — 22.3 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.

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals1

Shots on target3

Shots6

Penalties scored1—

Passing

Assists0

Chances created5

Passes542

Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles2

Dribble success66.7%

Duels won41

Duels won %52.6%

Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles20

Interceptions13

Blocks7

Fouls committed18

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

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 30-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 12th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, L. Mares has made 14 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 1,227 minutes, averaging a 6.62 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When L. Mares plays, Ham-Kam's record this season is 3W-3D-8L — and his match ratings average 6.62 at home against 6.73 on the road.

Recent matches

October 17, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Bodo/Glimt (90 minutes, 6.09 rating)
October 11, 2026: 4-2 win away at Start (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
September 20, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Tromso (90 minutes, 6.23 rating)
September 13, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs Molde (90 minutes, 6.31 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Rosenborg (90 minutes, 5.97 rating)
August 30, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Kristiansund BK (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
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)

L. Mares's next match is on November 1, 2026, when Ham-Kam face KFUM Oslo away in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Mares at 22.3 with a Season form score of 20.9, ranking 197th of 246 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 318 club appearances with 19 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

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Ham-Kam finished 12th of 16 · a lower-table side

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