Maximilian Arnold

Arnold's current-season form is level with last season (Season 33→33), while his Rating held around 31. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	VfL Wolfsburg · 5th	4	0	0	5.07	31	33
2025/26	VfL Wolfsburg · 16th	25	1	4	7.09	31	33
2024/25	VfL Wolfsburg · 11th	28	3	5	7.1	49	49
2023/24	VfL Wolfsburg · 12th	30	2	1	7.12	52	38
2022/23	VfL Wolfsburg · 8th	32	5	3	7.25	63	59

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany	3	0
Germany U23	2	0
Germany U21	15	5
Germany U17	2	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

M. Arnold is a 32-year-old central midfielder at VfL Wolfsburg, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 4 assists in 25 appearances, a Season grade of 33. On long-term scout potential he's rated 31.2. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (57.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.81 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Arnold.

On the season, Arnold graded 33 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 4 assists and 2.806 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 33 → 33). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 32 Arnold is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/26

31.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

57.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.81

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · VfL Wolfsburg finished 16th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

2.81

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.24 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 57.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 31.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %57.4%

Available fixtures36 of 36

Goals / 900.048

Assists / 900.194

Goal contribution / 900.242

Defensive actions / 902.806

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.242

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 (~20), then tapers with age. At 32, Arnold sits on 12.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Arnold's projected Rating — 31.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles22

Interceptions24

Blocks12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

About M. Arnold

Maximilian Arnold is a 32-year-old central midfielder who plays for VfL Wolfsburg, born on May 27, 1994 in Riesa, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Germany.

This season

In the current season, M. Arnold has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 99 minutes, averaging a 7.9 match rating over his last 2 rated games.

Recent matches

August 24, 2026: 3-3 draw away at Altglienicke (75 minutes, 2 goals, 9.2 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win away at Hannover 96 (16 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Arnold at 31.2 with a Season form score of 33. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the UEFA U21 Championship and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, M. Arnold has totalled 423 club appearances with 55 goals and 41 assists for 3 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 34 appearances for VfL Wolfsburg.

On the international stage, M. Arnold has represented Germany, Germany U23, Germany U21, Germany U17 — 22 caps and 5 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.