Michel-Simon Ludwig
ratings updated 11 Oct 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Helmond Sport.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 7 |
Scout report
★ Standout performer
All Eerste Divisie standouts →One of the biggest game-time risers in the Eerste Divisie: on the pitch for 96% of Helmond Sport's available minutes this season, up from 4% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.
M. Ludwig is a 22-year-old defensive midfielder at Helmond Sport, rated 49.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 153rd of 192 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 814th of 1757 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (55.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ludwig.
Judged on this season alone, Ludwig graded 27 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 12 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 4.457 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 27). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 50, 11th of 12 of the 12 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 22 Ludwig is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 14 reflects that trajectory.
Ludwig is operating at his career peak — the 2026/27 level is the level.
Output in context · Helmond Sport finished 17th of 20 · a lower-table side
4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 11 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 20) 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 55.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Outlook
With a Rating of 49.9, Ludwig carries the 11th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie of 12 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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