Philipp Ziereis

Following his move to SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Ziereis's current-season form is up 40% on last season (Season 20→28), while his Rating eased 45→24. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 16th	32	0	1	6.79	24	28
2024/25	Lask Linz	27	1	1	7.15	—	—
2023/24	Lask Linz	28	3	0	7.14	—	—
2022/23	Lask Linz	29	1	0	7.01	—	—
2021/22	FC St. Pauli · 5th	24	0	0	6.82	45	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 10 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

P. Ziereis is a 33-year-old central defender at Melbourne Victory, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 1 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 28, top 48% of A-League centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 23.8, ranking 7th of 143 in the A-League. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (81.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ziereis.

Judged on this season alone, Ziereis graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 13th of 27 of the 27 centre-backs in the A-League, on 5 clean sheets and 3.531 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 28). Across the 3 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24, top 4% of the 27 centre-backs in the A-League. At 33 Ziereis is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Ziereis is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending up

Current potentialTop 4% centre-backs · A-League Current season13th of 27 centre-backs · A-League 13th-best centre-back in the A-League 7th in the A-League · potential 1st-highest potential centre-back in the A-League

23.8

Ratingi

1st of 27 centre-backs

27.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

81.8%

Minutes

near ever-present

3.53

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Melbourne Victory finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.53

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (4th of 12) 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 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

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

With a Rating of 23.8, Ziereis carries the 1st-highest potential of the centre-backs in the A-League (top 4%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 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 %81.8%

Available fixtures36 of 27

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.034

Goal contribution / 900.034

Defensive actions / 903.531

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %14.3

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.373

Foul involvement / 901.596

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 22–27 (~1), then tapers with age. At 33, Ziereis sits on 0.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ziereis's projected Rating — 23.8 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 A-League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots7

Passing

Assists1

Chances created6—

Passes1,346—

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles3

Dribble success50%

Duels won163—

Duels won %58%—

Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles40

Interceptions33

Blocks31

Fouls committed33

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards11

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.1M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Melbourne VictoryJul 2026 – now

SpVgg Greuther FürthJul 2025 – Jul 2026Free Transfer

Lask LinzJun 2022 – Jul 2025Free

FC St. PauliJul 2013 – Jun 2022€ 100K

SSV Jahn Regensburguntil Jul 2013

About P. Ziereis

Philipp Ziereis is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Melbourne Victory, born on March 14, 1993 in Schwarzhofen, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Germany. Melbourne Victory currently sit 4th of 12 in the A-League.

This season

In the current season, P. Ziereis has made 32 appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist across 2,651 minutes, averaging a 6.92 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 11 yellow cards. His season has spanned the 2. Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal.

When P. Ziereis plays, Melbourne Victory's record this season is 11W-6D-17L — and his match ratings average 6.95 at home against 6.75 on the road.

Recent matches

May 26, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Rot-Weiß Essen (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
May 22, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Rot-Weiß Essen (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
May 17, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Fortuna Düsseldorf (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Hertha BSC (60 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 3, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs 1. FC Nürnberg (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 26, 2026: 1-2 loss away at VfL Bochum (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
April 19, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs SV Darmstadt 98 (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 5, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs SC Paderborn 07 (87 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 20, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Karlsruher SC (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
March 13, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs SV Elversberg (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates P. Ziereis at 23.8 with a Season form score of 27.7, ranking 7th of 143 centre-backs in the A-League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, P. Ziereis has totalled 300 club appearances with 8 goals and 3 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 32 appearances for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

P. Ziereis's career has also included time at SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Lask Linz, FC St. Pauli and SSV Jahn Regensburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Scout report

Output in context · Melbourne Victory finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points