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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Erzgebirge Aue.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3. Liga | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1296 | 7.23 |
Scout report
M. Stefaniak is a 31-year-old central midfielder at Erzgebirge Aue, rated 18 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 284th of 323 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (37.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.6 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Stefaniak.
Judged on this season alone, Stefaniak graded 16 — a solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 3 goals, 0 assists and 1.597 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 16 → 16). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 95th of 107 of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 31 Stefaniak is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 2.2 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
1.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) 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 3 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 37.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.6 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- Age curve. At 31, 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 18, Stefaniak carries the 95th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 107, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20) — 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 light defensive volume (1.6 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.
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