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 18% of 3. Liga central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.8, ranking 239th of 264 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 19% of the 94 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, 88th of 94 of the 94 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 potential88th of 94 central midfielders · 3. Liga Current seasonTop 19% central midfielders · 3. Liga 17th-best central midfielder in the 3. Liga 239th in the 3. Liga · potential 88th-highest potential central midfielder in the 3. Liga

14.8

Ratingi

88th of 94 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

Apps

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 88th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the 3. Liga of 94. 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

Cards / 900

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

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles2

Interceptions25

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Viktoria KölnAug 2017 – nowFree

Erzgebirge Aue(back from loan)Jul 2017 – Aug 2017

SV Elversberg(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Erzgebirge AueJul 2015 – Jan 2017Free

GGrödigJul 2012 – Jul 2015Free

Red Bull Salzburguntil Jul 2012

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 10th 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.

S. Handle's next match is on August 30, 2026, when FC Viktoria Köln face Preußen Münster at home in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Handle at 14.8 with a Season form score of 22.2, ranking 239th of 264 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 Erzgebirge Aue, SV Elversberg, GGrödig and Red Bull Salzburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points