Niklas Jessen

Jessen's current-season form is down 89% on last season (Season 9→1), while his Rating eased 39→37. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 9).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	MSV Duisburg · 1st	7	0	0	4.08	40	1
2025/26	MSV Duisburg · 4th	22	0	1	6.5	39	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U19	5	0

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

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Jessen is a 23-year-old central defender at MSV Duisburg, rated 36.6 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (8.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.96 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Jessen.

On the season, Jessen graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1.957 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 1). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37. At 23 Jessen is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Jessen is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level

36.6

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

0.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

8.1%

Minutes

limited game time

1.96

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · MSV Duisburg finished 1st of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

1.96

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 7 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Watch points

Game time. Only 8.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 36.6 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.96 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %8.1%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.957

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Pass accuracy %86

Cards / 900.652

Foul involvement / 901.957

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 23, Jessen sits on 6.9, at or near its peak. The blue line is Jessen's projected Rating — 36.6 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.

Transfer history

MSV DuisburgJul 2025 – now

Borussia DortmundJul 2024 – Jul 2025

FC St. Pauliuntil Jul 2024

About N. Jessen

Niklas Jessen is a 23-year-old centre-back who plays for MSV Duisburg, born on September 4, 2003 in Hamburg, standing 182 cm tall. He is from Germany. MSV Duisburg currently sit 1st of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, N. Jessen has made 7 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 138 minutes, with 1 yellow card.

N. Jessen's next match is on October 31, 2026, when MSV Duisburg face Stuttgart II at home in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Jessen at 36.6 with a Season form score of 0.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, N. Jessen has totalled 127 club appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for St. Pauli II.

N. Jessen's career has also included time at Borussia Dortmund and FC St. Pauli.

On the international stage, N. Jessen has represented Germany U19 — 5 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.