Domestic-league season · Arminia Bielefeld.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1072 | 6.63 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 6.65 |
Following his move to Arminia Bielefeld, Mehlem's current-season form is down 37% on last season (Season 24→15), while his Rating eased 55→38. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 47).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Arminia Bielefeld · 13th | 19 | 0 | 1 | 6.63 | 38 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | SC Paderborn 07 · 4th | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6.96 | 55 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | SV Darmstadt 98 · 18th | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7.01 | 69 | 34 |
| 2022/23 | SV Darmstadt 98 · 2nd | 32 | 3 | 5 | 7.05 | 69 | 47 |
| 2021/22 | SV Darmstadt 98 · 4th | 20 | 0 | 3 | 6.88 | 58 | 19 |
| 2020/21 | SV Darmstadt 98 · 7th | 32 | 5 | 2 | 6.96 | 67 | 29 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Mehlem is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Arminia Bielefeld, rated 37.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 250th of 320 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 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th 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 24 → 15). 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 23.9 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
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.
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.
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 (~40), then tapers with age. At 28, Mehlem sits on 23.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mehlem's projected Rating — 37.6 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.
€0.3M total transfer fees · 6 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
