Domestic-league season · FC Schalke 04.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 2268 | 6.97 |
 Friendliesat Bosnia & Herzegovina | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 | 7.23 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 1 | 183 | 7.1 |
Following his move to FC Schalke 04, Katić's current-season form is up 433% on last season (Season 9→48), while his Rating held around 44. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Schalke 04 · 1st | 26 | 1 | 1 | 6.97 | 44 | 48 |
| 2024/25 | Plymouth · 23rd | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7.09 | 44 | 9 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
N. Katić is a 29-year-old central defender at FC Schalke 04, rated 43.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 214th of 320 in the 2. Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (74.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.69 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Katić.
Judged on this season alone, Katić graded 48 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 6% of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 10 clean sheets and 3.69 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 48).
On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, 35th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 29 Katić is in his prime years, and a market index of 25.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Katić is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.69 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 10 clean sheets across 26 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) 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 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 43.5, Katić carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 57. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.69 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.
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 (~46), then tapers with age. At 29, Katić sits on 25.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Katić's projected Rating — 43.5 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.
€2.3M total transfer fees · 7 moves
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