Ryan Malone

Following his move to Energie Cottbus, Malone's current-season form is level with last season (Season 19→19), while his Rating held around 12. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 38).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Energie Cottbus · 8th	1	0	0	6.2	12	19
2025/26	Erzgebirge Aue · 18th	32	2	0	7.12	11	19
2024/25	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th	18	3	2	7.06	17	4
2023/24	FC Ingolstadt 04 · 10th	33	1	0	7.25	25	18
2022/23	Hansa Rostock · 13th	31	1	2	7.14	40	38

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

R. Malone is a 34-year-old central defender at Erzgebirge Aue, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 19. On long-term scout potential he's rated 11.3. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (51% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.92 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Malone.

On the season, Malone graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 4 clean sheets and 3.922 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 19 → 19). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 34 Malone is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.1 reflects that trajectory.

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: 2021/22Stepped up 2021/225 clubs

11.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

51%

Minutes

rotation minutes

3.92

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.92

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 32 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (18th of 20) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 51% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
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

Rated 11.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.92 tackles, blocks & interceptions 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 %51%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.103

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.103

Defensive actions / 903.922

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.568

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 (~7), then tapers with age. At 34, Malone sits on 1.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Malone's projected Rating — 11.3 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 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions39

Blocks29

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards2

Transfer history

Energie CottbusJun 2026 – nowFree

Erzgebirge AueJul 2025 – Jun 2026Free Transfer

FC Ingolstadt 04until Jul 2025

SStuttgarter KickersJul 2016 – Jul 2025

1. FC Magdeburguntil Jul 2016

About R. Malone

Ryan Patrick Malone is a 34-year-old centre-back who plays for Energie Cottbus, born on August 11, 1992 in Chicopee, standing 188 cm tall. He is from USA. Energie Cottbus currently sit 8th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, R. Malone has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 15 minutes.

R. Malone's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Energie Cottbus face SpVgg Greuther Fürth at home in the 2. Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates R. Malone at 11.3 with a Season form score of 18.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Bayern. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, R. Malone has totalled 279 club appearances with 36 goals and 5 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for FC Ingolstadt 04.

R. Malone's career has also included time at Erzgebirge Aue, FC Ingolstadt 04, SStuttgarter Kickers and 1. FC Magdeburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.