Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Erzgebirge Aue.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 3. Liga | 32 | 2 | 0 | 1744 | 7.12 |
Scout report
R. Malone is a 33-year-old central defender at Erzgebirge Aue, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 0 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 19, top 25% of 3. Liga centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 13.1, ranking 306th of 323 in the 3. Liga. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Malone graded 19 — a strong campaign that ranks top 25% of the 53 centre-backs in the 3. Liga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.922 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 19). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 53rd of 53 of the 53 centre-backs in the 3. Liga. At 33 Malone is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20 · a relegation-threatened side
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 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 13.1, Malone carries the 53rd-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 3. Liga of 53, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Erzgebirge Aue finished 18th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. 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 (0.7× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
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