Maxim Leitsch
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FSV Mainz 05.
Scout report
M. Leitsch is a 28-year-old central defender at FSV Mainz 05, rated 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (5.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Leitsch.
On the season, Leitsch graded 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 5.556 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 11 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 28 Leitsch is in his prime years, and a market index of 14.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · FSV Mainz 05 finished 10th of 18 · a mid-table side
5.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 3 appearances.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 5.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 41.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.56 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
