Taylan Duman

Duman's current-season form is up 350% on last season (Season 2→9), while his Rating climbed 20→24. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 18).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Viktoria Köln · 2nd	10	1	1	4.6	20	4
2025/26	FC Viktoria Köln · 11th	8	0	0	6.68	20	2
2024/25	SV Sandhausen · 19th	3	1	0	6.73	27	3
2024/25	1. FC Nürnberg · 10th	6	1	0	6.98	42	3
2023/24	1. FC Nürnberg · 12th	19	0	0	6.68	45	5
2022/23	1. FC Nürnberg · 14th	17	0	3	6.69	50	9

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 9 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Attacking midfielder

T. Duman is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at FC Viktoria Köln, rated 24.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (11.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.92 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.46 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Duman.

On the season, Duman graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 1 assist in 10 appearances (0.923 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 2 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 24. At 29 Duman is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistent

24.3

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

8.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

11.4%

Minutes

limited game time

0.92

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · FC Viktoria Köln finished 2nd of 20 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.1

Goals / app

1 goal in 10 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.92 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.46 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 11.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 24.3 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.92 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %11.4%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900.462

Assists / 900.462

Goal contribution / 900.923

Defensive actions / 902.308

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Pass accuracy %83

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900.923

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 29, Duman sits on 2.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Duman's projected Rating — 24.3 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.

Transfer history

FC Viktoria KölnJan 2026 – nowFree

SSV Sandhausenuntil Jan 2026

Borussia DortmundJan 2020 – Jan 2026

Fortuna Düsseldorfuntil Jan 2020

About T. Duman

Taylan Duman is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for FC Viktoria Köln, born on July 30, 1997 in Moers, standing 180 cm tall. He is from Germany. FC Viktoria Köln currently sit 2nd of 20 in the 3. Liga.

This season

In the current season, T. Duman has made 10 appearances with 1 goal and 1 assist across 195 minutes, with 2 yellow cards.

T. Duman's next match is on November 6, 2026, when FC Viktoria Köln face FC Saarbrücken at home in the 3. Liga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates T. Duman at 24.3 with a Season form score of 8.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Baden and the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, T. Duman has totalled 254 club appearances with 41 goals and 6 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 30 appearances for 1. FC Nürnberg.

T. Duman's career has also included time at SSV Sandhausen, Borussia Dortmund and Fortuna Düsseldorf.

Transfer news

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