Ragnar Ache

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.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Bundesliga	29	7	4	1724	6.83
DFB Pokal	2	1	2	116	7.5

Career

Full career & schedule →

UEFA Europa League×2

Following his move to 1. FC Köln, Ache's current-season form is down 24% on last season (Season 59→45), while his Rating eased 60→57. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 59).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	1. FC Köln · 14th	29	7	4	6.83	55	39
2024/25	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 7th	30	18	1	7.19	60	59
2023/24	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 13th	26	16	0	7.28	61	50
2022/23	SpVgg Greuther FürthLoan · 12th	31	7	2	6.72	60	33
2021/22	Eintracht Frankfurt · 11th	13	0	1	6.63	63	3

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U23	3	2
Germany U21	3	1

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorGoal-getting Centre-forward

R. Ache is a 28-year-old centre-forward at 1. FC Köln, rated 56.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 207th of 322 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. An experienced operator, 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 45 — a solid campaign that ranks top 37% of the 47 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 59 → 45). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57, 27th of 47 of the 47 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. At 28 Ache is in his prime years, and a market index of 27.1 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.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2022/23StreakyStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/264 clubs

Current potential27th of 47 centre-forwards · Bundesliga Current seasonTop 37% centre-forwards · Bundesliga 17th-best centre-forward in the Bundesliga 207th in the Bundesliga · potential 27th-highest potential centre-forward in the Bundesliga

56.7

Ratingi

27th of 47 centre-forwards

45.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

66.1%

Minutes

a regular starter

0.57

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.24

Goals / app

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).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 66.1% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.57 goal contributions per 90 (0.37 goals, 0.21 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.7, Ache carries the 27th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Bundesliga of 47, 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). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %66.1%

Available fixtures29 of 34

Goals / 900.365

Assists / 900.209

Goal contribution / 900.574

Defensive actions / 901.096

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Shot conversion %31.8

Shot accuracy %56.4

Pass accuracy %60

Dribble success %45

Cards / 900.157

Foul involvement / 902.454

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 (~45), then tapers with age. At 28, Ache sits on 27.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ache's projected Rating — 56.7 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-forwards in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals7

Shots on target22

Shots39

Passing

Assists4

Chances created28

Passes305

Pass accuracy60%

Possession

Successful dribbles9

Dribble success45%

Duels won177

Duels won %52.7%

Fouls won29

Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles13

Interceptions4

Blocks4

Fouls committed18

Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€3.5M total transfer fees · 4 moves

1. FC KölnJun 2025 – now

1. FC KaiserslauternJul 2023 – Jun 2025€ 1M

SpVgg Greuther Fürth(on loan)Jul 2022 – Jul 2023

Eintracht FrankfurtJul 2020 – Jul 2022€ 2.5M

Sparta Rotterdamuntil Jul 2020

About R. Ache

Ragnar Prince Friedel Ache is a 28-year-old centre-forward who plays for 1. FC Köln, born on July 28, 1998 in Frankfurt am Main, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Germany. 1. FC Köln currently sit 14th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, R. Ache has made 29 appearances with 7 goals and 4 assists across 1,724 minutes, averaging a 6.86 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 3 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal.

When R. Ache plays, 1. FC Köln's record this season is 8W-9D-14L — and his match ratings average 7.13 at home against 6.6 on the road.

Recent matches

April 17, 2026: 1-1 draw away at FC St. Pauli (51 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 12, 2026: 3-1 win at home vs Werder Bremen (76 minutes, 1 goal, 6.3 rating)
April 5, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Eintracht Frankfurt (82 minutes, 1 assist, 6.6 rating)
March 21, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Borussia Mönchengladbach (77 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)
March 14, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Hamburger SV (74 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Borussia Dortmund (87 minutes, 7.3 rating)
February 27, 2026: 0-2 loss away at FC Augsburg (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 21, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs 1899 Hoffenheim (85 minutes, 1 goal, 7.2 rating)
February 14, 2026: 1-3 loss away at VfB Stuttgart (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.5 rating)
February 8, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs RB Leipzig (89 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Ache at 56.7 with a Season form score of 45.3, ranking 207th of 322 centre-forwards in the Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: R. Ache has missed 5 matches this season through injury.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA Europa League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 10 recorded seasons, R. Ache has totalled 225 club appearances with 72 goals and 11 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 31 appearances for SpVgg Greuther Fürth.

R. Ache's career has also included time at 1. FC Kaiserslautern, SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Eintracht Frankfurt and Sparta Rotterdam.

On the international stage, R. Ache has represented Germany U23 and Germany U21 — 6 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · 1. FC Köln finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side

Strengths

Watch points