Patrick Bauer

Following his move to Cambridge United, Bauer's current-season form is level with last season (Season 10→10), while his Rating eased 11→9. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 34).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Cambridge United · 4th	2	6.2	9	10
2025/26	AFC Wimbledon · 19th	21	6.75	11	10
2024/25	Preston · 20th	1	6.7	20	0
2023/24	Preston · 10th	1	6.3	26	0
2022/23	Preston · 12th	6	6.82	32	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

P. Bauer is a 33-year-old central defender at AFC Wimbledon, rated 11.2 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (25.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bauer.

On the season, Bauer graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 4.559 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 10 → 10). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 33 Bauer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22

11.2

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

10.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

25.7%

Minutes

limited game time

4.56

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · AFC Wimbledon finished 19th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.56

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (19th of 24) 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.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 25.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %25.7%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.559

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.169

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 33, Bauer sits on 1.3, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bauer's projected Rating — 11.2 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.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions24

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.8M total transfer fees · 5 moves

Cambridge UnitedJul 2026 – nowFree

AFC WimbledonAug 2025 – Jul 2026Free

PrestonJun 2019 – Aug 2025€ 750K

CharltonJul 2015 – Jun 2019

Maritimo(on loan)Jul 2012 – Jul 2015

VfB Stuttgartuntil Jul 2012

About P. Bauer

Patrick Bauer is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Cambridge United, born on October 28, 1992 in Backnang, standing 192 cm tall. He is from Germany. Cambridge United currently sit 4th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, P. Bauer has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 18 minutes.

P. Bauer's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Cambridge United face Huddersfield at home in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Bauer at 11.2 with a Season form score of 10.1. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 17 recorded seasons, P. Bauer has totalled 361 club appearances with 25 goals and 1 assist for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 41 appearances for Preston.

P. Bauer's career has also included time at AFC Wimbledon, Preston, Charlton, Maritimo and VfB Stuttgart.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.