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Niko Bretschneider

Squad depthFC Saarbrücken · 27 yrsRotation

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameNiko Bretschneider
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age27
Date of birth10 Aug 1999
BirthplaceBerlin
Height181 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubFC Saarbrücken
Central midfielder
26
Appearances
1
Goals
1
Assists
1606
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Saarbrücken.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

N. Bretschneider is a 27-year-old central midfielder at FC Saarbrücken, rated 30.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 169th of 254 on scout potential in the 3. Liga. In his prime years, he has been a rotation option this season (47% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.4 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bretschneider.

Judged on this season alone, Bretschneider graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 45th of 92 of the 92 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 1.401 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 20 → 14). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 31, 60th of 92 of the 92 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 27 Bretschneider is in his prime years, and a market index of 5.8 reflects that trajectory.

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

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent
30.9
Ratingi
60th of 92 central midfielders
13.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
47%
Minutes
rotation minutes
1.4
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Saarbrücken finished 15th of 20 · a lower-table side

26
Apps
1.4
Def. / 90
2
Tackles
19
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

1.4 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 47% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.4 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 30.9, Bretschneider carries the 60th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 92, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (FC Saarbrücken finished 15th 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 (1.4 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles2
Interceptions19
Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.