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Malte Amundsen

Project playerColumbus Crew · 28 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameMalte Meineche Amundsen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityDenmark
Age28
Date of birth11 Feb 1998
BirthplaceHerfolge
Height178 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubColumbus Crew
Centre-backalso played MID
25
Appearances
0
Goals
1
Assists
2096
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Columbus Crew.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer11009576.85

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

M. Amundsen is a 28-year-old central defender at Columbus Crew, rated 32.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 319th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (77.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Amundsen.

Judged on this season alone, Amundsen graded 27 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 3.564 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 19 → 27). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 72nd of 127 of the 127 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 28 Amundsen is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
32.5
Ratingi
72nd of 127 centre-backs
27
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
77.6%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.56
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Columbus Crew finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

25
Apps
3.56
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
39
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 77.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.56 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 32.5, Amundsen carries the 72nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 127. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 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 Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots8

Passing

Assists1
Chances created12
Passes1,147
Pass accuracy88%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success50%
Duels won84
Duels won %57.1%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles38
Interceptions39
Blocks6
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.