Mathias Pereira Lage

Missed 4 of FC St. Pauli's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (knee). He still appeared 28 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	G	A	Min	Match
Bundesliga	28	2	2	2030	6.58
DFB Pokal	4	1	0	264	6.43

Career

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Following his move to FC St. Pauli, Lage's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 29→22), while his Rating eased 62→48. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 30).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC St. Pauli · 18th	28	2	2	6.58	48	22
2024/25	Stade Brestois 29 · 9th	34	2	7	6.93	62	29
2023/24	Stade Brestois 29 · 3rd	30	3	2	6.79	68	20
2022/23	Stade Brestois 29 · 14th	27	2	1	6.73	66	21
2021/22	Angers · 14th	24	4	2	6.8	70	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Portugal · international

Side	Apps	G
Portugal U21	3	0

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

Scout report

Solid contributorAttacking midfielder

Mathias Pereira Lage is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at FC St. Pauli, rated 48.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 240th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (75.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lage.

Judged on this season alone, Lage graded 22 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 41st of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 2 goals and 2 assists in 28 appearances (0.177 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 29 → 22). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 48, 45th of 58 of the 58 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 29 Lage is in his prime years, and a market index of 15.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Lage missed 4 games through injury (knee) out of roughly 34 this season. The 28 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 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential45th of 58 attacking midfielders · Bundesliga Current season41st of 58 attacking midfielders · Bundesliga41st-best attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga240th in the Bundesliga · potential45th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Bundesliga

48.1

Ratingi

45th of 58 attacking midfielders

21.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.18

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.07

Goals / app

2 goals in 28 appearances (0.07 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Output. 0.18 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.1, Lage carries the 45th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga of 58, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.18 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.2%

Available fixtures30 of 34

Goals / 900.089

Assists / 900.089

Goal contribution / 900.177

Defensive actions / 902.483

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %13.3

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %66

Dribble success %48.4

Cards / 900.133

Foul involvement / 902.793

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 (~29), then tapers with age. At 29, Lage sits on 15.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lage's projected Rating — 48.1 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 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target15

Shots30

Passing

Assists2

Pass accuracy66%

Possession

Successful dribbles15

Dribble success48.4%

Fouls won32

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions16

Blocks2

Fouls committed31

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC St. Pauli2025/26 – nowFree Transfer

Stade Brestois 292022/23 – 2025/26Free

Angers2019/20 – 2022/23

Clermont Footuntil 2019/20

About Mathias Pereira Lage

Mathias Pereira Lage is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for FC St. Pauli, born on November 30, 1996 in Clermont-Ferrand, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Portugal. FC St. Pauli currently sit 18th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, Mathias Pereira Lage has made 28 appearances with 2 goals and 2 assists across 2,030 minutes, averaging a 6.67 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal.

When Mathias Pereira Lage plays, FC St. Pauli's record this season is 6W-10D-16L — and his match ratings average 6.41 at home against 6.68 on the road.

Recent matches

April 17, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs 1. FC Köln (87 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 11, 2026: 0-5 loss at home vs Bayern München (88 minutes, 6.7 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Union Berlin (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
March 22, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs SC Freiburg (84 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 13, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Borussia Mönchengladbach (67 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 8, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Eintracht Frankfurt (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-0 win away at 1899 Hoffenheim (75 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
February 22, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Werder Bremen (37 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 3, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Bayer Leverkusen (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
January 31, 2026: 1-2 loss away at FC Augsburg (27 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Mathias Pereira Lage at 48.1 with a Season form score of 21.9, ranking 240th of 325 attacking midfielders in the Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: Mathias Pereira Lage has missed 4 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Mathias Pereira Lage has totalled 329 club appearances with 43 goals and 26 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 38 appearances for Clermont Foot.

Mathias Pereira Lage's career has also included time at Stade Brestois 29, Angers and Clermont Foot.

On the international stage, Mathias Pereira Lage has represented Portugal U21 — 3 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 · FC St. Pauli finished 18th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Strengths

Watch points