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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Arminia Bielefeld.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1072 | 6.63 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 6.65 |
Scout report
M. Mehlem is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 37.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 249th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (35% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.44 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mehlem.
Judged on this season alone, Mehlem graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 29th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 1 assist and 3.442 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 25 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 38, 26th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 28 Mehlem is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.6 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18 · a lower-table side
3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (13th of 18) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 35% 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 37.6, Mehlem carries the 26th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga of 38, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Arminia Bielefeld finished 13th of 18) — 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 (3.44 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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