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PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityAustria
Age23
Date of birth2 Jul 2003
BirthplaceSteyr
Height189 cm
Shirt number#30
ClubWolfsberger AC
Defensive midfielder
26
Appearances
2
Goals
2
Assists
1513
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Wolfsberger AC.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga262215136.71

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Sulzner is a 23-year-old defensive midfielder at Wolfsberger AC, rated 43.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 60th of 194 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (50.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.62 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sulzner.

Judged on this season alone, Sulzner graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 22nd of 39 of the 39 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 2 goals, 2 assists and 2.617 defensive actions per 90.

We hold a single season for Sulzner, so there's no year-on-year comparison to draw yet — the read above is this campaign only.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43, top 31% of the 39 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 23 Sulzner is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.

Current potentialTop 31% defensive midfielders · BundesligaCurrent season22nd of 39 defensive midfielders · Bundesliga22nd-best defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga60th in the Bundesliga · potential12th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Bundesliga
43.3
Ratingi
12th of 39 defensive midfielders
24.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
50.9%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.62
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Wolfsberger AC finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

2.62
Def. / 90
33
Tackles
9
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 50.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 43.3, Sulzner carries the 12th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga (top 31%), and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Wolfsberger AC finished 10th of 12) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.62 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target6
Shots14

Passing

Assists2
Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles15
Dribble success62.5%
Fouls won29

Defending

Tackles33
Interceptions9
Blocks2
Fouls committed26

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.