Simon Handle

Handle's current-season form is up 57% on last season (Season 14→22), while his Rating eased 19→15. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Viktoria Köln · 11th	36	2	3	6.95	15	22
2024/25	FC Viktoria Köln · 6th	19	2	1	6.74	19	14
2023/24	FC Viktoria Köln · 13th	36	3	1	6.9	25	19
2022/23	FC Viktoria Köln · 9th	19	2	1	6.74	25	14
2021/22	FC Viktoria Köln · 13th	36	6	0	—	35	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 11 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

S. Handle is a 33-year-old central midfielder at FC Viktoria Köln, enjoying a standout season — 2 goals and 3 assists in 36 appearances, a Season grade of 22, top 17% of 3. Liga central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.8, ranking 298th of 323 in the 3. Liga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (56.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.45 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Handle.

Judged on this season alone, Handle graded 22 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga, on 2 goals, 3 assists and 1.45 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 22). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 100th of 107 of the 107 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. At 33 Handle is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Handle is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistent

Current potential100th of 107 central midfielders · 3. Liga Current seasonTop 17% central midfielders · 3. Liga18th-best central midfielder in the 3. Liga298th in the 3. Liga · potential100th-highest potential central midfielder in the 3. Liga

14.8

Ratingi

100th of 107 central midfielders

22.2

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

56.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.45

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Viktoria Köln finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

1.45

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.45 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 36 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.23 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 56.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.45 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
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 14.8, Handle carries the 100th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 107. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.45 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %56.3%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.094

Assists / 900.14

Goal contribution / 900.234

Defensive actions / 901.45

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Shot conversion %25

Shot accuracy %42.1

Pass accuracy %70

Dribble success %82.3

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.123

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 33, Handle sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Handle's projected Rating — 14.8 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 central midfielders in the 3. Liga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Shots on target8

Shots19

Passing

Assists3

Pass accuracy70%

Possession

Successful dribbles51

Dribble success82.3%

Fouls won14

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions25

Blocks4

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

UFC Hallein2026/27 – nowFree

FC Viktoria Köln2017/18 – 2026/27Free

Erzgebirge Aue(back from loan)2017/18 – 2017/18

SV Elversberg(on loan)2016/17 – 2017/18

Erzgebirge Aue2015/16 – 2016/17Free

Grödig2012/13 – 2015/16Free

Red Bull Salzburguntil 2012/13

About S. Handle

Simon Handle is a 33-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Viktoria Köln, born on January 25, 1993 in Trostberg, standing 169 cm tall. He is from Germany. FC Viktoria Köln currently sit 11th of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, S. Handle has made 36 appearances with 2 goals and 3 assists across 1,924 minutes, averaging a 7.05 match rating over his last 10 rated games. His season has spanned the 3. Liga and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in defence this season.

When S. Handle plays, FC Viktoria Köln's record this season is 8W-4D-12L — and his match ratings average 6.9 at home against 6.98 on the road.

Recent matches

April 26, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Energie Cottbus (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 18, 2026: 0-2 loss away at Verl (90 minutes, 6.5 rating)
April 8, 2026: 2-1 win away at FC Ingolstadt 04 (74 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 4, 2026: 3-2 win away at Hansa Rostock (90 minutes, 1 assist, 6.5 rating)
March 22, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Rot-Weiß Essen (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-3 loss away at Havelse (90 minutes, 1 goal, 8 rating)
March 6, 2026: 0-1 loss at home vs TSV 1860 München (61 minutes, 7.2 rating)
March 3, 2026: 0-2 loss away at VfL Osnabrück (69 minutes, 7 rating)
February 28, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Stuttgart II (90 minutes, 7.7 rating)
February 13, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Erzgebirge Aue (90 minutes, 7.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Handle at 14.8 with a Season form score of 22.2, ranking 298th of 323 central midfielders in the 3. Liga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 10 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Mittelrhein and the Reg. Cup Sachsen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 16 recorded seasons, S. Handle has totalled 404 club appearances with 59 goals and 6 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2019/20, with 38 appearances for FC Viktoria Köln.

S. Handle's career has also included time at UFC Hallein, Erzgebirge Aue, SV Elversberg, Grödig and Red Bull Salzburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · FC Viktoria Köln finished 11th of 20 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points