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Full nameLuc Katja Anne Mares
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityNetherlands
Age29
Date of birth3 Oct 1996
BirthplaceMaastricht
Height175 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubHam-Kam
Central midfielderalso played MID
26
Appearances
2
Goals
1
Assists
2340
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Ham-Kam.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien262123407.17
NM Cupen210210

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 43, top 20% of Eliteserien central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 29.7, ranking 147th of 219 in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (92.9% 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 43 — a strong campaign that ranks top 20% of the 50 central midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 2 goals, 1 assist and 4.731 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 29 → 43). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 30, 35th of 50 of the 50 central midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 29 Mares is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.9 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Mares is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential35th of 50 central midfielders · EliteserienCurrent seasonTop 20% central midfielders · Eliteserien10th-best central midfielder in the Eliteserien147th in the Eliteserien · potential35th-highest potential central midfielder in the Eliteserien
29.7
Ratingi
35th of 50 central midfielders
43
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
92.9%
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

4.73
Def. / 90
64
Tackles
33
Interceptions
5
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 92.9% 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 29.7, Mares carries the 35th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Eliteserien of 50, 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).

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Transfer news

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