Niko Bretschneider

Bretschneider's current-season form is down 64% on last season (Season 14→5), while his Rating held around 31. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 20).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Saarbrücken · 4th	10	0	1	3.97	31	1
2025/26	FC Saarbrücken · 15th	26	1	1	6.87	31	14
2024/25	Energie Cottbus · 4th	21	0	0	6.95	41	20
2023/24	Energie Cottbus	15	0	0	—	—	—
2023/24	Auda	21	0	0	6.95	—	—
2022/23	Auda	16	0	0	—	—	—

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

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Full-back

N. Bretschneider is a 27-year-old full-back at FC Saarbrücken, rated 30.8 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (15.8% 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 Bretschneider.

On the season, Bretschneider graded 5 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 1.333 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 5). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31. At 27 Bretschneider is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.8 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 downRemarkably consistent

30.8

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

5.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

15.8%

Minutes

limited game time

1.33

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Saarbrücken finished 4th of 20 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.33

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 10 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th 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. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.33 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
Creativity. 0.33 assists per 90 — a genuine creative outlet.

Watch points

Game time. Only 15.8% 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 30.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.33 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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 %15.8%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.333

Goal contribution / 900.333

Defensive actions / 901.333

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Pass accuracy %78

Cards / 900.667

Foul involvement / 902.667

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 (~6), then tapers with age. At 27, Bretschneider sits on 5.8, at or near its peak. The blue line is Bretschneider's projected Rating — 30.8 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

FC SaarbrückenJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Energie CottbusJan 2024 – Jul 2025Free

AAudaJun 2022 – Jan 2024Free

MSV Duisburguntil Jun 2022

About N. Bretschneider

Niko Bretschneider is a 27-year-old full-back who plays for FC Saarbrücken, born on August 10, 1999 in Berlin, standing 181 cm tall. He is from Germany. FC Saarbrücken currently sit 4th of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, N. Bretschneider has made 10 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 270 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

N. Bretschneider's next match is on November 6, 2026, when FC Saarbrücken face FC Viktoria Köln away in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates N. Bretschneider at 30.8 with a Season form score of 5.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Brandenburg and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 9 recorded seasons, N. Bretschneider has totalled 175 club appearances with 3 goals and 2 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 29 appearances for MSV Duisburg.

N. Bretschneider's career has also included time at Energie Cottbus, AAuda and MSV Duisburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.