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Maximilian Mittelstädt

Solid contributorVfB Stuttgart · 29 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameMaximilian Mittelstädt
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age29
Date of birth18 Mar 1997
BirthplaceBerlin
Height180 cm
Shirt number#7
ClubVfB Stuttgart
Attacking midfielderalso played DEF
3
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
258
Minutes

Domestic-league season · VfB Stuttgart.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
DFB Pokal100907.2

Scout report

Solid contributorBall-winning Attacking midfielder

M. Mittelstädt is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at VfB Stuttgart, rated 56.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (71.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.16 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mittelstädt.

On the season, Mittelstädt graded 39 for current form (age-blind), on 6 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances (0.41 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 50 → 50). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 29 Mittelstädt is in his prime years, and a market index of 21.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2023/24
56.5
Ratingi
a solid contributor and squad regular
38.6
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
71.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.41
Goal contrib / 90
productive for the role

Output in context · VfB Stuttgart finished 4th of 18 · an upper-table side

32
Apps
6
Goals
4
Assists
10
G+A
0.19
Goals / app

6 goals in 32 appearances (0.19 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 10 goal contributions (0.31 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 71.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.41 goal contributions per 90 (0.25 goals, 0.16 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Defensive volume. 4.63 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 89.4/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 56.5 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.41 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

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

Shooting

Goals6

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles67
Interceptions37
Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.