Domestic-league season · SV Darmstadt 98.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1069 | 6.7 |
 DFB Pokal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 6.47 |
Papela's current-season form is down 26% on last season (Season 23→17), while his Rating held around 54. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 29).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | SV Darmstadt 98 · 5th | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 54 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | SV Darmstadt 98 · 12th | 33 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 | 55 | 23 |
| 2023/24 | FSV Mainz 05 · 13th | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 63 | 4 |
| 2022/23 | SV Sandhausen · 18th | 19 | 2 | 0 | 6.93 | 58 | 29 |
| 2021/22 | FSV Mainz 05 · 8th | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.33 | 65 | 1 |
| 2020/21 | FSV Mainz 05 · 12th | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 63 | 0 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
M. Papela is a 25-year-old full-back at SV Darmstadt 98, rated 54.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 150th of 320 in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Papela.
Judged on this season alone, Papela graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 3 clean sheets and 4.125 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 17). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 54, 32nd of 62 of the 62 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 25 Papela is in his prime years, and a market index of 57.5 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 27 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 54.2, Papela carries the 32nd-highest potential of the full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 62. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
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 (~58), then tapers with age. At 25, Papela sits on 57.5, at or near its peak. The blue line is Papela's projected Rating — 54.2 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.
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