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Michael Zetterer

Experienced headLeeds · 31 yrsStarterOn loan from Werder Bremen

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

Profile

Full nameMichael Zetterer
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityGermany
Age31
Date of birth12 Jul 1995
BirthplaceMünchen
Height187 cm
Shirt number#23
ClubLeeds
Goalkeeper
22
Appearances
5
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
1975
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Eintracht Frankfurt.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Eintracht FrankfurtUEFA Champions League: 5 apps, 0g 0a, 450 min

Parent club Werder BremenDFB Pokal: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Leeds; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

M. Zetterer is a 31-year-old goalkeeper at Eintracht Frankfurt, rated 38.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (64.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Zetterer.

On the season, Zetterer graded 13 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 30 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 31 Zetterer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 10.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2022/23
38.6
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
13.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
64.5%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.05
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Eintracht Frankfurt finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

22
Apps
5
Clean sheets
23%
CS rate
64.5%
Minutes

5 clean sheets in 22 appearances (23% of games).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 38.6 overall — developing / rotation level. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0