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Full namePhilipp Lienhart
PositionCentre-back
NationalityAustria
Age30
Date of birth11 Jul 1996
BirthplaceLilienfeld
Height189 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubSC Freiburg
Centre-back
20
Appearances
1
Goals
0
Assists
1305
Minutes

Domestic-league season · SC Freiburg.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of SC Freiburg's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences and 1 suspension (abdominal strain, muscle). He still appeared 20 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
Bundesliga201013056.98
UEFA Europa League11108497
DFB Pokal3003007.4

Scout report

Squad depthCentral defender

P. Lienhart is a 30-year-old central defender at SC Freiburg, rated 41.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 261st of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (53.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.83 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lienhart.

Judged on this season alone, Lienhart graded 19 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 34th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga, on 3 clean sheets and 2.828 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 44 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 44th of 52 of the 52 centre-backs in the Bundesliga. At 30 Lienhart is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 12.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Lienhart missed 6 games through injury and 1 suspension (abdominal strain, muscle) out of roughly 34 this season. The 20 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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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential44th of 52 centre-backs · BundesligaCurrent season34th of 52 centre-backs · Bundesliga34th-best centre-back in the Bundesliga261st in the Bundesliga · potential44th-highest potential centre-back in the Bundesliga
41.5
Ratingi
44th of 52 centre-backs
19
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
53.7%
Minutes
rotation minutes
2.83
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · SC Freiburg finished 7th of 18 · a mid-table side

2.83
Def. / 90
18
Tackles
15
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 53.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 41.5, Lienhart carries the 44th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Bundesliga of 52. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.83 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.