Janelt's current-season form is level with last season (Season 32→32), while his Rating held around 58. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 46).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Brentford · 3rd	1	1	0	7.9	58	32
2025/26	Brentford · 9th	25	1	4	6.94	58	32
2024/25	Brentford · 10th	32	1	3	6.84	77	35
2023/24	Brentford · 16th	38	1	3	6.97	82	45
2022/23	Brentford · 9th	35	3	1	6.85	86	40

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	8	0
Germany U17	9	2

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

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Attacking midfielder

V. Janelt is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder at Brentford, rated 57.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (42.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.31 goal contributions per 90 (0.06 goals, 0.25 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Janelt.

On the season, Janelt graded 18 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal and 4 assists in 25 appearances (0.308 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 32 → 32). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 57. At 28 Janelt is in his prime years, and a market index of 41.2 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 consistentStepped up 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

57.2

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

17.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

42.7%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.31

Goal contrib / 90

modest end product

Output in context · Brentford finished 9th of 20 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.04

Goals / app

1 goal in 25 appearances (0.04 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 5 goal contributions (0.2 per appearance).

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.01 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 95.8/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 42.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 57.2 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.31 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %42.7%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.062

Assists / 900.247

Goal contribution / 900.308

Defensive actions / 904.007

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.493

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 (~69), then tapers with age. At 28, Janelt sits on 41.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Janelt's projected Rating — 57.2 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 attacking midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists4

Defending

Tackles27

Interceptions30

Blocks8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.5M total transfer fees · 3 moves

BrentfordOct 2020 – now€ 500K

VfL BochumJul 2018 – Oct 2020

VfL Bochum(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2018

RB Leipziguntil Jan 2017

About V. Janelt

Vitaly Janelt is a 28-year-old attacking midfielder who plays for Brentford, born on May 10, 1998 in Hamburg, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Germany. Brentford currently sit 3rd of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, V. Janelt has made 1 appearances with 1 goal and 0 assists across 90 minutes, averaging a 7.55 match rating over his last 2 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 6-1 win away at Birmingham (71 minutes, 7.2 rating)
August 22, 2026: 3-0 win at home vs Tottenham (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.9 rating)

V. Janelt's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Brentford face Leeds away in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates V. Janelt at 57.2 with a Season form score of 17.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the UEFA U21 Championship. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, V. Janelt has totalled 287 club appearances with 22 goals and 18 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2020/21, with 44 appearances for Brentford.

V. Janelt's career has also included time at VfL Bochum and RB Leipzig.

On the international stage, V. Janelt has represented Germany U21 and Germany U17 — 17 caps and 2 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.