Marcel Costly

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 · 9th	2	1	2	7.35	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

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

M. Costly is a 30-year-old attacking midfielder at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 34 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.2% of available minutes). He brings 1.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.96 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Costly.

On the season, Costly graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 2 assists in 2 appearances (1.444 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 34. At 30 Costly is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.2 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

developing / rotation level

14.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12.2%

Minutes

limited game time

1.44

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · 1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.5

Goals / app

1 goal in 2 appearances (0.5 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 3 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 1.44 goal contributions per 90 (0.48 goals, 0.96 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 34 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (1.44 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 %12.2%

Available fixtures2 of 34

Goals / 900.481

Assists / 900.963

Goal contribution / 901.444

Defensive actions / 901.444

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.444

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 30, Costly sits on 10.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Costly's projected Rating — 34 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.

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 2 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 187 minutes, averaging a 7.5 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When M. Costly plays, 1. FC Heidenheim's record this season is 8W-7D-12L — and his match ratings average 7.72 at home against 7.58 on the road.

Recent matches

May 3, 2026: 3-5 loss at home vs Erzgebirge Aue (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
April 25, 2026: 3-0 win away at Hoffenheim II (86 minutes, 2 goals, 8.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs VfL Osnabrück (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 8, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Viktoria Köln (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
April 5, 2026: 0-1 loss away at FC Saarbrücken (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Alemannia Aachen (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
March 15, 2026: 3-1 win away at SSV Ulm 1846 (90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.9 rating)
March 8, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Verl (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 4, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs MSV Duisburg (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-2 loss away at SV Wehen (90 minutes, 7 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Costly at 34 with a Season form score of 14.8. 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 318 club appearances with 36 goals and 18 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

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