Marcel Hartel

Hartel's current-season form is up 8% on last season (Season 39→42), while his Rating held around 28. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 75).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Hannover 96 · 17th	1	0	0	6.5	29	46
2026/27	St. Louis City · 6th	16	6	3	7.57	28	42
2025/26	St. Louis City · 13th	34	9	4	7.41	29	39
2024/25	St. Louis City · 8th	9	3	5	7.48	29	19
2023/24	FC St. Pauli · 1st	33	17	12	7.78	63	75
2022/23	FC St. Pauli · 5th	33	5	7	7.25	65	39

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	7	4

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoal-getting Centre-forward

M. Hartel is a 30-year-old centre-forward at Hannover 96, enjoying a standout season — 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 appearances, a Season grade of 42, top 17% of 2. Bundesliga centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.7, ranking 104th of 116 in the 2. Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (74% of available minutes). He brings 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.19 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Hartel.

Judged on this season alone, Hartel graded 42 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 18 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga, on 6 goals and 3 assists in 16 appearances (0.579 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 39 → 42). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 16th of 18 of the 18 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. At 30 Hartel is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Trending upBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2024/25

Current potential16th of 18 centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga Current seasonTop 17% centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga 3rd-best centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga 104th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential 16th-highest potential centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga

27.7

Ratingi

16th of 18 centre-forwards

41.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

74%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.58

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · Hannover 96 finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.38

Goals / app

6 goals in 16 appearances (0.38 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a relegation-threatened side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 9 goal contributions (0.56 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.58 goal contributions per 90 (0.39 goals, 0.19 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 27.7, Hartel carries the 16th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga of 18, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Hannover 96 finished 17th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.58 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 %74%

Available fixtures21 of 2

Goals / 900.386

Assists / 900.193

Goal contribution / 900.579

Defensive actions / 901.609

Player flow

Goal involvements9

Shot conversion %24

Shot accuracy %54.3

Pass accuracy %80

Dribble success %47.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 900.901

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 30, Hartel sits on 8.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Hartel's projected Rating — 27.7 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 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals6

Shots on target25

Shots46

Passing

Assists3

Chances created46

Passes644

Pass accuracy80%

Possession

Successful dribbles10

Dribble success47.6%

Duels won37

Duels won %52.9%

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions8

Blocks1

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.3M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Hannover 96Aug 2026 – now

St. Louis CityJul 2024 – Aug 2026Free

FC St. PauliAug 2021 – Jul 2024

Arminia BielefeldJul 2019 – Aug 2021

Union BerlinJul 2017 – Jul 2019€ 250K

1. FC Kölnuntil Jul 2017

About M. Hartel

Marcel Hartel is a 30-year-old centre-forward who plays for Hannover 96, born on January 19, 1996 in Köln, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Germany. Hannover 96 currently sit 17th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, M. Hartel has made 16 appearances with 6 goals and 3 assists across 1,398 minutes, averaging a 7.72 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When M. Hartel plays, Hannover 96's record this season is 7W-4D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.64 at home against 7.47 on the road.

Recent matches

August 2, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Real Salt Lake (30 minutes, 1 goal, 7.3 rating)
July 26, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Colorado Rapids (87 minutes, 7.2 rating)
July 23, 2026: 3-1 win away at Los Angeles Galaxy (90 minutes, 1 goal, 2 assists, 9.7 rating)
July 17, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Sporting Kansas City (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8.2 rating)
May 23, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Austin (90 minutes, 7 rating)
May 14, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Los Angeles FC (90 minutes, 7 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-0 win away at Colorado Rapids (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Austin (96 minutes, 7.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs San Jose Earthquakes (99 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.9 rating)
April 19, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Seattle Sounders (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)

M. Hartel's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Hannover 96 face SV Darmstadt 98 away in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Hartel at 27.7 with a Season form score of 41.8, ranking 104th of 116 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 3 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Hartel has totalled 357 club appearances with 73 goals and 50 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 34 appearances for St. Louis City.

M. Hartel's career has also included time at St. Louis City, FC St. Pauli, Arminia Bielefeld, Union Berlin and 1. FC Köln.

On the international stage, M. Hartel has represented Germany U21 — 7 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Hannover 96 finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points