Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Karlsruher SC.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2539 | 6.77 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.2 |
Scout report
M. Franke is a 33-year-old central defender at Karlsruher SC, rated 24.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 297th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (83% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.08 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Franke.
Judged on this season alone, Franke graded 23 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 32nd of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.084 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 52nd of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 33 Franke is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5.1 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Karlsruher SC finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side
3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 29 appearances.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 83% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 24.9, Franke carries the 52nd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 57. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.08 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
