Valentin Sulzbacher

Following his move to Excelsior, Sulzbacher's current-season form is level with last season (Season 1→1), while his Rating held around 38. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Excelsior · 6th	2	1	6.49	38	1
2025/26	Red Bull Salzburg · 2nd	1	0	6.3	38	1
2024/25	Red Bull Salzburg	8	0	6.96	—	—
2024/25	FC Liefering	13	1	—	—	—
2023/24	FC Liefering	13	0	—	—	—
2021/22	FC Liefering	1	1	—	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

V. Sulzbacher is a 21-year-old attacking midfielder at Red Bull Salzburg, rated 37.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (1.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sulzbacher.

On the season, Sulzbacher graded 0 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 0 assists in 1 appearance (0 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 1 → 1).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 38. At 21 Sulzbacher is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 6.6 reflects that trajectory.

37.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

1.8%

Minutes

limited game time

Goal contrib / 90

low end product

Output in context · Red Bull Salzburg finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 1 appearance (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 7.06 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 1.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Output. 0 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 37.7 overall — developing / rotation level. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0 goal contributions 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.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %1.8%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 907.059

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 901.765

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 (~17), then tapers with age. At 21, Sulzbacher sits on 6.6, still climbing toward its peak. The blue line is Sulzbacher's projected Rating — 37.7 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

ExcelsiorJul 2026 – nowFree

Red Bull Salzburguntil Jul 2026

About V. Sulzbacher

Valentin Sulzbacher is a 21-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Excelsior, born on March 11, 2005, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Austria. Excelsior currently sit 6th of 18 in the Eredivisie.

This season

In the current season, V. Sulzbacher has made 2 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 39 minutes, averaging a 6.36 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

Recent matches

September 13, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Utrecht (20 minutes, 5.78 rating)
September 8, 2026: 2-2 draw away at NEC Nijmegen (19 minutes, 1 goal, 6.94 rating)

V. Sulzbacher's next match is on September 19, 2026, when Excelsior face Ajax away in the Eredivisie.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Sulzbacher at 37.7 with a Season form score of 0. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Jugendliga U18 and the Jugendliga U16. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, V. Sulzbacher has totalled 52 club appearances with 6 goals and 0 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 13 appearances for FC Liefering.

V. Sulzbacher's career has also included time at Red Bull Salzburg.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.