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N. Kölle

Squad depthSSV Ulm 1846 · 26 yrsTransferred to Hansa Rostock

Profile

Full nameNiklas Kölle
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age26
Date of birth17 Nov 1999
BirthplaceWolfsburg
Height180 cm
Shirt number#32
ClubSSV Ulm 1846
Central midfielderalso played DEF
32
Appearances
3
Goals
2
Assists
1968
Minutes

Domestic-league season · SSV Ulm 1846.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
3. Liga323219686.82
DFB Pokal100226.2

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. Kölle is a 26-year-old central midfielder at SSV Ulm 1846, rated 36.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 156th of 323 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (59.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.33 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kölle.

Judged on this season alone, Kölle graded 23 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 11% of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 3 goals, 2 assists and 1.326 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 23). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 36, 50th of 107 of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 26 Kölle is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.3 reflects that trajectory.

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A career still climbing — Kölle is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Remarkably consistent
Current potential50th of 107 central midfielders · 3. LigaCurrent seasonTop 11% central midfielders · 3. Liga11th-best central midfielder in the 3. Liga156th in the 3. Liga · potential50th-highest potential central midfielder in the 3. Liga
36.2
Ratingi
50th of 107 central midfielders
23.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
59.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.33
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · SSV Ulm 1846 finished 19th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

1.33
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
23
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (19th 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 3 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 59.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.33 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 36.2, Kölle carries the 50th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 107, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (SSV Ulm 1846 finished 19th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.

Transfer news

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