Following his move to FC Lugano, Steffen's current-season form is up 114% on last season (Season 14→30), while his Rating eased 41→15. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Lugano	1	1	0	8.7	—	—
2025/26	FC Lugano · 3rd	29	8	3	7.21	15	30
2024/25	FC Lugano	27	7	5	7.4	—	—
2023/24	FC Lugano	31	6	13	7.39	—	—
2022/23	FC Lugano	26	6	6	7.2	—	—

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

Switzerland · international

Side	Apps	G
Switzerland	41	4

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

Scout report

Experienced headAttacking midfielder

R. Steffen is a 34-year-old attacking midfielder at FC Lugano, enjoying a standout season — 8 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 30, top 31% of Super League attacking midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.6, ranking 193rd of 202 in the Super League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (59.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.13 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Steffen.

Judged on this season alone, Steffen graded 30 — a solid campaign that ranks top 32% of the 35 attacking midfielders in the Super League, on 8 goals and 3 assists in 29 appearances (0.489 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 30). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 34th of 35 of the 35 attacking midfielders in the Super League. At 34 Steffen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Steffen is operating at his career peak — the 2020/21 level is the level.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26

Current potential34th of 35 attacking midfielders · Super League Current seasonTop 32% attacking midfielders · Super League 11th-best attacking midfielder in the Super League 193rd in the Super League · potential 34th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Super League

14.6

Ratingi

34th of 35 attacking midfielders

30.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

59.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.49

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

Output in context · FC Lugano finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.28

Goals / app

8 goals in 29 appearances (0.28 per game) for an upper-table side. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 11 goal contributions (0.38 per appearance).

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.49 goal contributions per 90 (0.36 goals, 0.13 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 59.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.33 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
Age curve. At 34, 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 14.6, Steffen carries the 34th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Super League of 35. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.49 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %59.2%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.356

Assists / 900.133

Goal contribution / 900.489

Defensive actions / 901.333

Player flow

Goal involvements11

Shot conversion %50

Shot accuracy %64

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %48.6

Cards / 900.222

Foul involvement / 903.111

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 (~5), then tapers with age. At 34, Steffen sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Steffen's projected Rating — 14.6 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 attacking midfielders in the Super League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals8

Shots on target16

Shots25

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles17

Dribble success48.6%

Fouls won42

Defending

Tackles23

Interceptions6

Blocks1

Fouls committed28

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards1

Transfer history

€2.3M total transfer fees · 4 moves

FC LuganoAug 2022 – now

VfL WolfsburgJan 2018 – Aug 2022€ 1.8M

FC Basel 1893Jan 2016 – Jan 2018

BSC Young BoysJul 2013 – Jan 2016€ 500K

FC Thununtil Jul 2013

About R. Steffen

Renato Steffen is a 34-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for FC Lugano, born on November 3, 1991 in Aarau, standing 170 cm tall. He is from Switzerland. FC Lugano currently sit 3rd of 12 in the Super League.

This season

In the current season, R. Steffen has made 29 appearances with 8 goals and 3 assists across 2,025 minutes, averaging a 7.64 match rating over his last 7 rated games, with 4 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Super League, the Schweizer Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League. Though primarily a attacking midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

When R. Steffen plays, FC Lugano's record this season is 5W-1D-1L — and his match ratings average 7.75 at home against 7.5 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs FC Basel 1893 (59 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
May 10, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs FC ST. Gallen (90 minutes, 7.9 rating)
May 3, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs BSC Young Boys (87 minutes, 1 goal, 8.5 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Thun (89 minutes, 7.3 rating)
April 11, 2026: 1-0 win away at FC Zurich (80 minutes, 1 goal, 8.3 rating)
April 4, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs FC Thun (84 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
March 22, 2026: 1-1 draw away at BSC Young Boys (84 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Steffen at 14.6 with a Season form score of 30.3, ranking 193rd of 202 attacking midfielders in the Super League. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 5 career titles — among them the Super League and the Schweizer Pokal. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, R. Steffen has totalled 378 club appearances with 79 goals and 36 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2014/15, with 34 appearances for BSC Young Boys.

R. Steffen's career has also included time at VfL Wolfsburg, FC Basel 1893, BSC Young Boys and FC Thun.

On the international stage, R. Steffen has represented Switzerland — 41 caps and 4 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Lugano finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points