Stefan Schwab

Following his move to Holstein Kiel, Schwab's current-season form is down 53% on last season (Season 15→7), while his Rating held around 12. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Ried	1	0	0	7.2	—	—
2025/26	Holstein Kiel · 12th	24	0	0	6.52	12	7
2024/25	PAOK · 3rd	19	4	0	6.93	11	15
2023/24	PAOK · 4th	33	5	2	6.86	16	21
2022/23	PAOK · 4th	25	1	1	6.75	16	13

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons in the full career.

Austria · international

Side	Apps	G
Austria	1	0
Austria U21	6	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral midfielder

S. Schwab is a 35-year-old central midfielder at Ried, rated 12 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 162nd of 165 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (24.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.24 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Schwab.

Judged on this season alone, Schwab graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 21st of 21 of the 21 central midfielders in the Bundesliga, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.236 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 15 → 7). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 12, 21st of 21 of the 21 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. At 35 Schwab is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2020/21 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2020/21Trending downRemarkably consistent

Current potential21st of 21 central midfielders · Bundesliga · 24 apps Current season21st of 21 central midfielders · Bundesliga · 24 apps 21st-best central midfielder in the Bundesliga 162nd in the Bundesliga · potential 21st-highest potential central midfielder in the Bundesliga

Ratingi

21st of 21 central midfielders

6.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

24.5%

Minutes

limited game time

3.24

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Ried finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Apps

3.24

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 24 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (9th of 12) 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 24.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 35, 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 12, Schwab carries the 21st-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Bundesliga of 21 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.24 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %24.5%

Available fixtures34 of 35

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 903.236

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %20

Pass accuracy %73

Dribble success %57.1

Cards / 900.599

Foul involvement / 904.194

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 (~2), then tapers with age. At 35, Schwab sits on 0.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Schwab's projected Rating — 12 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 Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots5

Passing

Assists0

Chances created11—

Passes356—

Pass accuracy73%

Possession

Successful dribbles4

Dribble success57.1%

Duels won43—

Duels won %38.1%—

Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles19

Interceptions5

Blocks3

Fouls committed27

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 7 moves

RiedJun 2026 – nowFree

Holstein KielJul 2025 – Jun 2026Free Transfer

PAOKAug 2020 – Jul 2025Free

Rapid ViennaJul 2014 – Aug 2020

AAdmira WackerJul 2011 – Jul 2014€ 200K

AAdmira Wacker(on loan)Jan 2011 – Jul 2011

LLustenau(on loan)Jun 2010 – Jan 2011

Red Bull Salzburguntil Jun 2010

About S. Schwab

Stefan Schwab is a 35-year-old central midfielder who plays for Ried, born on September 27, 1990 in Saalfelden, standing 183 cm tall. He is from Austria. Ried currently sit 9th of 12 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, S. Schwab has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 751 minutes, averaging a 6.63 match rating over his last 9 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the 2. Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal.

When S. Schwab plays, Ried's record this season is 9W-8D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.55 at home against 6.59 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Dynamo Dresden (45 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 9, 2026: 1-3 loss at home vs 1. FC Magdeburg (85 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 2, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs Eintracht Braunschweig (25 minutes, 6.6 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at Hertha BSC (1 minutes)
April 17, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs 1. FC Kaiserslautern (15 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Preußen Münster (21 minutes, 6.9 rating)
March 14, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs 1. FC Nürnberg (13 minutes, 6.3 rating)
March 7, 2026: 0-2 loss away at SV Darmstadt 98 (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs SV Elversberg (11 minutes, 6.7 rating)
February 8, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Hannover 96 (10 minutes, 6.3 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Schwab at 12 with a Season form score of 6.6, ranking 162nd of 165 central midfielders in the Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super League 1 and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, S. Schwab has totalled 497 club appearances with 88 goals and 23 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 36 appearances for Rapid Vienna.

S. Schwab's career has also included time at Holstein Kiel, PAOK, Rapid Vienna, AAdmira Wacker, LLustenau and Red Bull Salzburg.

On the international stage, S. Schwab has represented Austria and Austria U21 — 7 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Ried finished 9th of 12 · a lower-table side

Watch points