Niklas Kolbe

Kolbe's current-season form is level with last season (Season 17→17), while his Rating held around 34. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Hertha BSC · 2nd	2	0	7.7	34	17
2025/26	Hertha BSC · 7th	20	0	6.82	34	17
2024/25	SSV Ulm 1846 · 17th	29	0	7.04	47	52
2023/24	Stuttgarter Kickers	26	1	—	—	—
2022/23	Stuttgarter Kickers	2	0	7.1	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

★ Standout performer

All 2. Bundesliga standouts →

One of the biggest game-time risers in the 2. Bundesliga: on the pitch for 100% of Hertha BSC's available minutes this season, up from 32% last year — a bench-to-starter jump the ratings will catch up with at the next checkpoint.

Squad depthCentral defender

N. Kolbe is a 29-year-old central defender at Hertha BSC, rated 34.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (31.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.67 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kolbe.

On the season, Kolbe graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 2.674 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 29 Kolbe is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.2 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downStreaky

34.1

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

16.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

31.9%

Minutes

limited game time

2.67

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Hertha BSC finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.67

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 20 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 31.9% 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 34.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.67 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %31.9%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.674

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

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 (~13), then tapers with age. At 29, Kolbe sits on 7.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kolbe's projected Rating — 34.1 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 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions9

Blocks7

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.1M total transfer fees · 2 moves

Hertha BSCJun 2025 – now

SSV Ulm 1846Jul 2024 – Jun 2025€ 100K

SStuttgarter Kickersuntil Jul 2024

About N. Kolbe

Niklas Kolbe is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for Hertha BSC, born on December 27, 1996 in Neuenbürg, standing 197 cm tall. He is from Germany. Hertha BSC currently sit 2nd of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, N. Kolbe has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 183 minutes.

N. Kolbe's next match is on August 28, 2026, when Hertha BSC face Eintracht Braunschweig away in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Kolbe at 34.1 with a Season form score of 16.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Baden. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 7 recorded seasons, N. Kolbe has totalled 109 club appearances with 4 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2016/17, with 29 appearances for FC Nöttingen.

N. Kolbe's career has also included time at SSV Ulm 1846 and SStuttgarter Kickers.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.