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O. Kabak

Top-tier performer1899 Hoffenheim · 26 yrs

Profile

Full nameOzan Muhammed Kabak
PositionCentre-back
NationalityTürkiye
Age26
Date of birth25 Mar 2000
BirthplaceAnkara
Height187 cm
Shirt number#5
Club1899 Hoffenheim
Centre-back
25
Appearances
4
Goals
0
Assists
1763
Minutes

Domestic-league season · 1899 Hoffenheim.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of 1899 Hoffenheim's ~34 games this season through 4 injury absences (knee, ruptured cruciate ligament). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga254017636.92
DFB Pokal100356.9

Scout report

Top-tier performerCentral defender

O. Kabak is a 26-year-old central defender at 1899 Hoffenheim, rated 72.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 111th of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (65.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.01 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kabak.

Judged on this season alone, Kabak graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.012 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 24). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 73, top 18% of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 26 Kabak is in his prime years, and a market index of 43.3 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Kabak missed 4 games through injury (knee, ruptured cruciate ligament) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending downBreakout: 2022/23
Current potentialTop 18% centre-backs · BundesligaCurrent season30th of 52 centre-backs · Bundesliga30th-best centre-back in the Bundesliga111th in the Bundesliga · potential9th-highest potential centre-back in the Bundesliga
72.5
Ratingi
9th of 52 centre-backs
23.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
65.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.01
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · 1899 Hoffenheim finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

3.01
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
25
Interceptions
4
Clean sheets

3.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th 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 4 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 65.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.2 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 72.5, Kabak carries the 9th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga (top 18%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.01 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

No transfer news found for this player.