Mark Flekken

Missed 9 of Bayer Leverkusen's ~34 games this season through 9 injury absences (injury, knee). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	Min	Match
Bundesliga	24	2130	6.92
UEFA Champions League	6	540	7.15
DFB Pokal	4	390	7.93
Friendlies Clubs	1	90	7.3

Career

Full career & schedule →

3. Liga×2Reg. Cup Niederrhein×2

Following his move to Bayer Leverkusen, Flekken's current-season form is up 28% on last season (Season 18→23), while his Rating eased 50→35. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 50).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Bayer Leverkusen · 6th	24	6	25%	6.92	29	18
2024/25	Brentford · 10th	37	8	22%	7.38	50	18
2023/24	Brentford · 16th	37	7	19%	7.08	54	14
2022/23	SC Freiburg · 5th	34	13	38%	6.98	59	50
2021/22	SC Freiburg · 6th	32	9	28%	6.91	63	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Netherlands · international

Side	Apps	G
Netherlands	17	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

M. Flekken is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at Bayer Leverkusen, rated 35 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 294th of 323 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (94.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Flekken.

Judged on this season alone, Flekken graded 23 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 26 goalkeepers in the Bundesliga, on 6 clean sheets across 24 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 18 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 20th of 26 of the 26 goalkeepers in the Bundesliga. At 33 Flekken is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 7.9 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Flekken missed 9 games through injury (injury, knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential20th of 26 goalkeepers · Bundesliga Current seasonTop 27% goalkeepers · Bundesliga 7th-best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga 294th in the Bundesliga · potential 20th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Bundesliga

Ratingi

20th of 26 goalkeepers

22.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

94.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Bayer Leverkusen finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

94.7%

Minutes

6 clean sheets in 24 appearances (25% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (6th of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 94.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.3/100).

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 35, Flekken carries the 20th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Bundesliga of 26. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %94.7%

Available fixtures25 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %72

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900.042

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 (~23), then tapers with age. At 33, Flekken sits on 7.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Flekken's projected Rating — 35 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 goalkeepers in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets6

Distribution

Passes714

Pass accuracy72%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

€13.8M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Bayer LeverkusenJun 2025 – now

BrentfordJul 2023 – Jun 2025€ 13M

SC FreiburgJul 2018 – Jul 2023€ 800K

MSV DuisburgJul 2016 – Jul 2018

SpVgg Greuther FürthJul 2013 – Jul 2016

Alemannia Aachenuntil Jul 2013

About M. Flekken

Mark Flekken is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Bayer Leverkusen, born on June 13, 1993 in Bocholtz, standing 195 cm tall. He is from Netherlands. Bayer Leverkusen currently sit 6th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, M. Flekken has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,130 minutes, averaging a 7.07 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League, the DFB Pokal and the Friendlies Clubs.

When M. Flekken plays, Bayer Leverkusen's record this season is 17W-7D-10L — and his match ratings average 6.76 at home against 7.39 on the road.

Recent matches

May 16, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Hamburger SV (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-3 loss away at VfB Stuttgart (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 2, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs RB Leipzig (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 22, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Bayern München (90 minutes, 9 rating)
April 18, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC Augsburg (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-0 win away at Borussia Dortmund (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 4, 2026: 6-3 win at home vs VfL Wolfsburg (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 21, 2026: 3-3 draw away at 1. FC Heidenheim (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 17, 2026: 0-1 loss away at 1899 Hoffenheim (60 minutes, 7.9 rating)
January 10, 2026: 1-4 loss at home vs VfB Stuttgart (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Flekken at 35 with a Season form score of 22.8, ranking 294th of 323 goalkeepers in the Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: M. Flekken has missed 9 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the 3. Liga and the Reg. Cup Niederrhein. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, M. Flekken has totalled 292 club appearances with 1 goal and 3 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 37 appearances for MSV Duisburg.

M. Flekken's career has also included time at Brentford, SC Freiburg, MSV Duisburg, SpVgg Greuther Fürth and Alemannia Aachen.

On the international stage, M. Flekken has represented Netherlands — 17 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Bayer Leverkusen finished 6th of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points