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based on the 2025/26 season · updated 22 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameTom Baack
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityGermany
Age27
Date of birth13 Mar 1999
BirthplaceEssen
Height186 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubSC Paderborn 07
Defensive midfielder
1
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
15
Minutes

Domestic-league season · SC Paderborn 07.

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

T. Baack is a 27-year-old defensive midfielder at 1. FC Nürnberg, rated 43.1 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (32% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.59 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baack.

On the season, Baack graded 17 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 1 assist and 3.585 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 17 → 17). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 43. At 27 Baack is in his prime years, and a market index of 16.4 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelStepped up 2025/264 clubs
43.1
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
17.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
32%
Minutes
limited game time
3.59
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · 1. FC Nürnberg finished 8th of 18 · a mid-table side

20
Apps
3.59
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
8
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 20 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.18 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
  • Defensive volume. 3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 32% 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 43.1 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.59 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles26
Interceptions8
Blocks5

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.