Domestic-league season · 1. FC Köln.
Missed 5 of 1. FC Köln's ~34 games this season through 5 injury absences (muscle, thigh, concussion). He still appeared 29 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.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1724 | 6.83 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 1 | 2 | 116 | 7.5 |
Following his move to 1. FC Köln, Ache's current-season form is down 23% on last season (Season 57→44), while his Rating climbed 60→63. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 57).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1. FC Köln · 14th | 29 | 7 | 4 | 6.83 | 63 | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern · 7th | 30 | 18 | 1 | 7.19 | 60 | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern · 13th | 26 | 16 | 0 | 7.28 | 61 | 49 |
| 2022/23 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth · 12th | 31 | 7 | 2 | 6.72 | 60 | 32 |
| 2021/22 | Eintracht Frankfurt · 11th | 13 | 0 | 1 | 6.63 | 63 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | Eintracht Frankfurt · 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6.51 | 71 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
R. Ache is a 27-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Köln, rated 62.8 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 172nd of 325 in the Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (66.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.21 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ache.
Judged on this season alone, Ache graded 44 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga, on 7 goals and 4 assists in 29 appearances (0.574 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 57 → 44). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 63, 19th of 36 of the 36 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 27 Ache is in his prime years, and a market index of 104.2 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ache missed 5 games through injury (muscle, thigh, concussion) out of roughly 34 this season. The 29 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.
Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
7 goals in 29 appearances (0.24 per game), a meaningful share of the load for a lower-table side. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).
With a Rating of 62.8, Ache carries the 19th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 36, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.57 goal contributions 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. Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
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 (~104), then tapers with age. At 27, Ache sits on 104.2, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ache's projected Rating — 62.8 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.
€3.5M total transfer fees · 5 moves
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