Nico Mantl

Following his move to FC BW Linz, Mantl's current-season form is down 72% on last season (Season 18→5), while his Rating eased 63→47. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC BW LinzLoan · 12th	15	3	20%	6.63	34	6
2025/26	Arouca · 8th	8	2	25%	6.74	47	5
2024/25	Arouca · 12th	30	7	23%	6.93	63	18
2023/24	ViborgLoan · 3rd	15	2	13%	7.14	41	3
2023/24	Red Bull Salzburg	1	0	0%	7.2	—	—
2022/23	AalborgLoan · 3rd	8	2	25%	7.16	39	5
2022/23	Red Bull Salzburg	2	0	0%	—	—	—
2021/22	Red Bull Salzburg	3	0	0%	7.13	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 4 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	4	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthGoalkeeper

N. Mantl is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at Arouca, rated 47.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 239th of 336 on scout potential in the Primeira Liga. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mantl.

Judged on this season alone, Mantl graded 5 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 27 of the 27 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga, on 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 18 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 17th of 27 of the 27 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga. At 26 Mantl is in his prime years, and a market index of 18 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

Read the full career report →

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

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Remarkably consistentStepped up 2022/235 clubs

Current potential17th of 27 goalkeepers · Primeira Liga · 8 apps Current season21st of 27 goalkeepers · Primeira Liga · 8 apps21st-best goalkeeper in the Primeira Liga239th in the Primeira Liga · potential17th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Primeira Liga

47.2

Ratingi

17th of 27 goalkeepers

5.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23.5%

Minutes

limited game time

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

Apps

Clean sheets

25%

CS rate

23.5%

Minutes

2 clean sheets in 8 appearances (25% of games).

Watch points

Game time. Only 23.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 47.2, Mantl carries the 17th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga of 27 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A limited game time keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23.5%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %68

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 900.25

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 26, Mantl sits on 18, at or near its peak. The blue line is Mantl's projected Rating — 47.2 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 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Passes227

Pass accuracy68%

Possession

Duels won1

Duels won %50%

Fouls won1

Defending

Fouls committed1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€2.5M total transfer fees · 7 moves

Arouca(back from loan)2026/27 – now

FC BW Linz(on loan)2025/26 – 2026/27

Arouca2024/25 – 2025/26€ 500K

Viborg(on loan)2023/24 – 2024/25

Red Bull Salzburg(back from loan)2023/24 – 2023/24

Aalborg(on loan)2022/23 – 2023/24

Red Bull Salzburg2020/21 – 2022/23€ 2M

SpVgg Unterhachinguntil 2020/21

About N. Mantl

Nico Mantl is a 26-year-old goalkeeper who plays for Arouca, born on February 6, 2000 in München, standing 193 cm tall. He is from Germany. Arouca currently sit 8th of 18 in the Primeira Liga.

This season

In the current season, N. Mantl has made 8 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 720 minutes, averaging a 6.74 match rating over his last 8 rated games.

When N. Mantl plays, Arouca's record this season is 1W-2D-5L — and his match ratings average 7.03 at home against 6.45 on the road.

Recent matches

January 3, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Tondela (90 minutes, 6 rating)
December 28, 2025: 2-2 draw at home vs GIL Vicente (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
December 21, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Santa Clara (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
December 14, 2025: 1-0 win at home vs Alverca (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
December 7, 2025: 1-3 loss away at Estrela (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
December 1, 2025: 0-4 loss at home vs SC Braga (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
November 7, 2025: 3-4 loss away at Estoril (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
November 2, 2025: 0-2 loss at home vs Moreirense (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Mantl at 47.2 with a Season form score of 5.3, ranking 239th of 336 goalkeepers in the Primeira Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Cup and the Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, N. Mantl has totalled 166 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 35 appearances for SpVgg Unterhaching.

N. Mantl's career has also included time at FC BW Linz, Viborg, Red Bull Salzburg, Aalborg and SpVgg Unterhaching.

On the international stage, N. Mantl has represented Germany U21 — 4 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Watch points