Maxime Bernauer

Bernauer's current-season form is level with last season (Season 20→21), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 53).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Saint Etienne · 1st	3	0	0	7.17	42	21
2025/26	Saint Etienne · 3rd	13	0	2	6.86	42	20
2024/25	Saint EtienneLoan · 17th	11	0	0	6.65	55	5
2024/25	Dinamo Zagreb	9	0	0	7.03	—	—
2023/24	Dinamo Zagreb	17	1	0	7.17	—	—
2022/23	Paris FC · 7th	35	1	3	7.09	63	53

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

France · international

Side	Apps	G
France U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

M. Bernauer is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Saint Etienne, rated 41.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.54 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bernauer.

On the season, Bernauer graded 15 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 2 assists and 2.536 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 20 → 21). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 28 Bernauer is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2021/22

41.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

14.9

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

34.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.54

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Saint Etienne finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

2.54

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 13 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd 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 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 34.9% 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 41.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.54 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %34.9%

Available fixtures35 of 35

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.164

Goal contribution / 900.164

Defensive actions / 902.536

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.245

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 (~16), then tapers with age. At 28, Bernauer sits on 9.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bernauer's projected Rating — 41.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Ligue 2 with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0—

Passing

Assists2—

Defending

Tackles12—

Interceptions9—

Blocks10—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards1

Transfer history

Dinamo Zagreb(back from loan)Jul 2025 – now

Saint EtienneJul 2025 – Jul 2025

Saint Etienne(on loan)Feb 2025 – Jul 2025

Dinamo ZagrebJun 2023 – Feb 2025

Paris FCJul 2021 – Jun 2023

Le MansJul 2020 – Jul 2021

Concarneauuntil Jul 2020

About M. Bernauer

Maxime Bernauer is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Saint Etienne, born on July 1, 1998 in Hennebont, standing 186 cm tall. He is from France. Saint Etienne currently sit 1st of 18 in the Ligue 2.

This season

In the current season, M. Bernauer has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 251 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

M. Bernauer's next match is on August 31, 2026, when Saint Etienne face Dijon away in the Ligue 2.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Bernauer at 41.7 with a Season form score of 14.9. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the HNL and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Bernauer has totalled 230 club appearances with 4 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 35 appearances for Paris FC.

M. Bernauer's career has also included time at Dinamo Zagreb, Paris FC, Le Mans and Concarneau.

On the international stage, M. Bernauer has represented France U17 — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.