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Sebastian Schonlau

Experienced headHolstein Kiel · 32 yrsNew signing

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameSebastian Schonlau
PositionCentre-back
NationalityGermany
Age32
Date of birth5 Aug 1994
BirthplaceWarburg
Height185 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubHolstein Kiel
Centre-back
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
25
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Vancouver Whitecaps.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccerat Vancouver Whitecaps100256.7

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Schonlau is a 32-year-old central defender at Holstein Kiel, rated 11.4 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (2.5% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schonlau.

On the season, Schonlau graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 0 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 28 → 0). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 11. At 32 Schonlau is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2022/23 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2022/23Trending down
11.4
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
0
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
2.5%
Minutes
limited game time
0
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Holstein Kiel finished 17th of 18 · a relegation-threatened side

1
Apps
0
Def. / 90
Tackles
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 1 appearance. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (17th of 18) 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.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 2.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 11.4 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (0 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.