Silas Gnaka
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1. FC Magdeburg.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1852 | 6.77 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 7.25 |
Scout report
S. Gnaka is a 27-year-old central midfielder at 1. FC Magdeburg, rated 46.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 196th of 320 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (60.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Gnaka.
Judged on this season alone, Gnaka graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.819 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 15). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 47, 23rd of 38 of the 38 central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga. At 27 Gnaka is in his prime years, and a market index of 17.7 reflects that trajectory.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · 1. FC Magdeburg finished 14th of 18 · a lower-table side
2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 28 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th 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.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 60.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.
Outlook
With a Rating of 46.5, Gnaka carries the 23rd-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga of 38, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (1. FC Magdeburg 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. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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