Patrick Mainka

Mainka's current-season form is level with last season (Season 22→22), while his Rating held around 43. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 72).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	1. FC Heidenheim · 4th	3	0	0	6.43	43	22
2025/26	1. FC Heidenheim · 17th	34	2	2	6.86	43	22
2024/25	1. FC Heidenheim · 16th	36	1	0	7.12	55	52
2023/24	1. FC Heidenheim · 8th	34	2	0	7.05	63	45
2022/23	1. FC Heidenheim · 1st	33	3	1	7.17	58	72

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

P. Mainka is a 31-year-old central defender at 1. FC Heidenheim, rated 42.9 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present this season (100% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.56 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mainka.

On the season, Mainka graded 22 for current form (age-blind), on 1 clean sheet and 3.559 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 22 → 22). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 31 Mainka is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 11.5 reflects that trajectory.

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: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24

42.9

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

100%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.56

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Heidenheim finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.56

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 34 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 100% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 42.9 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.56 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %100%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.059

Assists / 900.059

Goal contribution / 900.118

Defensive actions / 903.559

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.029

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 (~26), then tapers with age. At 31, Mainka sits on 11.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mainka's projected Rating — 42.9 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 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles45

Interceptions35

Blocks41

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

1. FC HeidenheimJul 2018 – nowFree

Borussia DortmundJan 2016 – Jul 2018

Werder BremenJul 2014 – Jan 2016

Arminia Bielefelduntil Jul 2014

About P. Mainka

Patrick Mainka is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for 1. FC Heidenheim, born on November 6, 1994 in Gütersloh, standing 194 cm tall. He is from Germany.

This season

In the current season, P. Mainka has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 232 minutes, averaging a 6.57 match rating over his last 4 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 5-3 win at home vs Dynamo Dresden (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
August 23, 2026: 2-5 loss away at SSV Jeddeloh (90 minutes, 7 rating)
August 15, 2026: 1-4 loss away at Hertha BSC (45 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 8, 2026: 4-3 win at home vs VfL Osnabrück (97 minutes, 6.6 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Mainka at 42.9 with a Season form score of 22. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, P. Mainka has totalled 413 club appearances with 43 goals and 8 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 36 appearances for 1. FC Heidenheim.

P. Mainka's career has also included time at Borussia Dortmund, Werder Bremen and Arminia Bielefeld.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.