Michel-Simon Ludwig
based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 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 42.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 127th of 158 on scout potential in the Eerste Divisie and 674th of 1637 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (4.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.33 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 2 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 9th of 10 of the 10 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.329 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 2 → 2). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 9th of 10 of the 10 defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie. At 22 Ludwig is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 11.8 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · Helmond Sport finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
5.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th 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.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 5.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 4.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 42.2, Ludwig carries the 9th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eerste Divisie of 10 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
