Matthias Zimmermann

Zimmermann's current-season form is down 92% on last season (Season 13→1), while his Rating eased 14→6. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 10th	8	0	0	2.27	14	1
2025/26	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 17th	23	0	0	6.64	14	13
2024/25	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 6th	33	3	2	6.99	30	38
2023/24	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 3rd	25	1	5	7.24	34	37
2022/23	Fortuna Düsseldorf · 4th	27	3	2	6.94	38	30

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 12 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U19	6	0
Germany U17	4	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

M. Zimmermann is a 34-year-old full-back at Fortuna Düsseldorf, rated 5.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (3.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 6.21 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zimmermann.

On the season, Zimmermann graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 6.207 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 13 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 6. At 34 Zimmermann is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending down

5.9

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

1.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

3.4%

Minutes

limited game time

6.21

Def. actions / 90

high defensive volume

Output in context · Fortuna Düsseldorf finished 10th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

6.21

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

6.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 8 appearances.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 6.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 3.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 34, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 5.9 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (6.21 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %3.4%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 906.207

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %78

Cards / 901.552

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 (~1), then tapers with age. At 34, Zimmermann sits on 0.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Zimmermann's projected Rating — 5.9 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.

Transfer history

€1M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Fortuna DüsseldorfJul 2018 – now

VfB Stuttgartuntil Jul 2018

SSV Sandhausen(on loan)Jul 2013 – Jul 2018

SpVgg Greuther Fürth(on loan)Jan 2013 – Jul 2013

Borussia MönchengladbachJul 2011 – Jan 2013€ 1M

Karlsruher SCuntil Jul 2011

About M. Zimmermann

Matthias Jürgen Zimmermann is a 34-year-old full-back who plays for Fortuna Düsseldorf, born on June 16, 1992 in Karlsruhe, standing 177 cm tall. He is from Germany. Fortuna Düsseldorf currently sit 10th of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, M. Zimmermann has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 58 minutes, averaging a 6.2 match rating over his last 1 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-5 loss at home vs SC Freiburg (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.2 rating)

M. Zimmermann's next match is on November 7, 2026, when Fortuna Düsseldorf face FC Ingolstadt 04 away in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Zimmermann at 5.9 with a Season form score of 1.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, M. Zimmermann has totalled 472 club appearances with 23 goals and 15 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 34 appearances for Borussia M'gladbach II.

M. Zimmermann's career has also included time at VfB Stuttgart, SSV Sandhausen, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Karlsruher SC.

On the international stage, M. Zimmermann has represented Germany U19 and Germany U17 — 10 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.