Domestic-league season · Red Bull Salzburg.
Following his move to Red Bull Salzburg, Lainer's current-season form is up 43% on last season (Season 14→20), while his Rating eased 30→18. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 34).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Red Bull Salzburg · 2nd | 25 | 1 | 4 | 6.93 | 18 | 20 |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 10th | 21 | 1 | 0 | 6.64 | 30 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 14th | 15 | 0 | 1 | 6.59 | 35 | 9 |
| 2022/23 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 10th | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6.42 | 41 | 11 |
| 2021/22 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 10th | 21 | 1 | 1 | 6.67 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020/21 | Borussia Mönchengladbach · 8th | 33 | 2 | 2 | 6.75 | 68 | 34 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
S. Lainer is a 33-year-old full-back at Red Bull Salzburg, rated 17.9 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 191st of 204 in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (72.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.11 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Lainer.
Judged on this season alone, Lainer graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 20th of 36 of the 36 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 4 clean sheets and 3.112 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 14 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 18, 34th of 36 of the 36 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 33 Lainer is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 25 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 4 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 17.9, Lainer carries the 34th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 36. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.11 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. 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.
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 (~10), then tapers with age. At 33, Lainer sits on 3.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Lainer's projected Rating — 17.9 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.
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