Following his move to 1. FC Heidenheim, Costly's current-season form is up 24% on last season (Season 46→57), while his Rating climbed 27→46. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	1. FC Heidenheim · 3rd	5	1	3	7.02	46	57
2025/26	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 12th	38	13	6	7.66	27	46
2024/25	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th	17	1	2	6.86	29	7
2023/24	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th	28	2	4	7.33	36	14
2022/23	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 11th	17	1	2	6.86	36	15

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

M. Costly is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at FC Ingolstadt 04, enjoying a standout season — 13 goals and 6 assists in 38 appearances, a Season grade of 46. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (69.5% of available minutes). He brings 0.72 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.23 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costly.

On the season, Costly graded 46 for current form (age-blind), on 13 goals and 6 assists in 38 appearances (0.72 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 46 → 57). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 30 Costly is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 4.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

45.9

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

69.5%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.72

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · FC Ingolstadt 04 finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.34

Goals / app

13 goals in 38 appearances (0.34 per game) — double figures playing for a mid-table side (12th of 20). He also laid on 6 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 19 goal contributions (0.5 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 69.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.72 goal contributions per 90 (0.49 goals, 0.23 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Defensive numbers. Modest 1.25 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.72 goal contributions 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 %69.5%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.492

Assists / 900.227

Goal contribution / 900.72

Defensive actions / 901.25

Player flow

Goal involvements19

Cards / 900.114

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 30, Costly sits on 4.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Costly's projected Rating — 27 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 attacking midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals13

Passing

Assists6

Defending

Tackles9

Interceptions21

Blocks3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

1. FC HeidenheimJun 2026 – now

FC Ingolstadt 04Jul 2022 – Jun 2026Free

Waldhof MannheimAug 2020 – Jul 2022Free

1. FC MagdeburgJan 2018 – Aug 2020

FSV Mainz 05until Jan 2018

About M. Costly

Marcel Costly is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for 1. FC Heidenheim, born on November 20, 1995 in Achim, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Germany.

This season

In the current season, M. Costly has made 5 appearances with 1 goal and 3 assists across 448 minutes, averaging a 7.1 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 5-3 win at home vs Dynamo Dresden (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 2-5 loss away at SSV Jeddeloh (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Hertha BSC (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 8, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs VfL Osnabrück (97 minutes, 1 goal, 2 assists, 8.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Costly at 27 with a Season form score of 45.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Bayern and the Reg. Cup Baden. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, M. Costly has totalled 321 club appearances with 36 goals and 19 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 38 appearances for FC Ingolstadt 04.

M. Costly's career has also included time at FC Ingolstadt 04, Waldhof Mannheim, 1. FC Magdeburg and FSV Mainz 05.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.