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Tom Rothe

Squad depthUnion Berlin · 21 yrsRotation

Profile

Full nameTom Alexander Rothe
PositionFull-back
NationalityGermany
Age21
Date of birth29 Oct 2004
BirthplaceRendsburg
Height193 cm
Shirt number#15
ClubUnion Berlin
Full-backalso played MID
21
Appearances
2
Goals
0
Assists
1039
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Union Berlin.

Injury-affected season

Missed 9 of Union Berlin's ~34 games this season through 8 injury absences and 1 suspension (injury). He still appeared 21 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Bundesliga212010396.51
DFB Pokal3002936.77
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Germany U2110090

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

T. Rothe is a 21-year-old full-back at Union Berlin, rated 75.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 102nd of 323 on scout potential in the Bundesliga and 125th of 1777 U-23 players tracked. A young player, he has been a rotation option this season (46.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.55 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Rothe.

Judged on this season alone, Rothe graded 17 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 46th of 54 of the 54 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 2 clean sheets and 3.551 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 45 → 17). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 75, top 25% of the 54 full-backs in the Bundesliga. At 21 Rothe is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 40.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Rothe missed 8 games through injury and 1 suspension (injury) out of roughly 34 this season. The 21 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downStreakyStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26
75.1
Ratingi
13th of 54 full-backs
17.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
46.2%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.55
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Union Berlin finished 11th of 18 · a mid-table side

21
Apps
3.55
Def. / 90
20
Tackles
19
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 21 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 2 goals and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.17 goal involvements per 90, useful for a full-back.
  • Defensive volume. 3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
  • Ceiling. High potential at just 21 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 46.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 75.1, Rothe carries the 13th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga (top 25%). Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.55 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). At 21 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (97/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 21, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2
Shots on target5
Shots14

Passing

Assists0
Chances created11
Passes379
Pass accuracy72%

Possession

Successful dribbles7
Dribble success31.8%
Duels won59
Duels won %45.4%
Fouls won6

Defending

Tackles20
Interceptions19
Blocks2
Fouls committed10
Penalties conceded1

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards1

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.