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C. Mathenia

33 years old·GK
1. FC Nürnberg
contract until 2028
67
now
67
max

Where is he most likely to go? 662 clubs ranked

Three things have to be true at once, so they multiply: can they afford him × do they want him × does he want to go there. That last one is what a buying club’s shortlist does not capture — it is why the best player in the Bundesliga ends up at Bayern rather than at whoever needs him most.

OddsClubStep
22Viktoria Köln3. Liga-7.2
21.9FC TwenteEredivisie-1.4
21.9KilmarnockPremiership-1.3
21.8LASK LinzBundesliga-3.3
21.8Alemannia Aachen3. Liga-6.6
21.7LA GalaxyMajor League Soccer-2.2
21.6Viktoria PlzeňPrvní liga-0.6
21.6FC Energie Cottbus3. Liga-6.6
21.6Dundee United FCPremiership-3.4
21.6SV Waldhof Mannheim3. Liga-7.2
21.4San Diego FCMajor League Soccer-3.4
21.4FC DallasMajor League Soccer-1.9
21.2Luton TownLeague One0
21.1CelticPremiership+1.1
20.8Minnesota United FCMajor League Soccer-2.6
20.8FC Red Bull SalzburgBundesliga+1.4
20.8Austin FCMajor League Soccer-0.2
20.8Reading FCLeague One-0.3
20.8SSV Ulm 18463. Liga-6.6
20.7Houston DynamoMajor League Soccer-1.6
20.7KVC WesterloPro League-1.2
20.7Rot-Weiss Essen3. Liga-6.6
20.6KocaelisporSüper Lig-1.3
20.5Dundee FCPremiership-3.4
20.51. FC Schweinfurt 053. Liga-7.4
5175 of 662

Market value €325K · wage €3K/wk

Where he has played

From SoFIFA’s squad updates, one per game edition. A club he left long ago is a more likely return than one he just left.

1. FC Nürnberg2. Bundesliga8 seasonsnow
Hamburger SVBundesliga2 seasonsto 2018
SV Darmstadt 982. Bundesliga2 seasonsto 2016
1. FSV Mainz 05Bundesliga2 seasonsto 2014

What is he worth to…

58.4

sorted by “Balanced” · horizon 3 years · score at GK

Asking price€390K
Wage€3K per week
Their league2. Bundesliga
They usually pay€1.7M median
In the pressnothing

Do you want him

53these may trade off against each other

Right now

What he adds to this season
Quality56
Gain now45

Later

What he is worth over your horizon
Potential56
Gain later47
Age35

Fit

Whether he is the right type
Profile76
Versatility50

Cost

What you get per euro
Price100

× Can it happen

95%one impossible signal sinks it

Money

Can you pay him
Wages100

The step

Would he come down to you
Club100
League100
Stature100

The route

Do players make this move
Country route88
And these pull on it too:
Well-trodden route×1.20
players move from that league to this one more often than average
Signs abroad×0.97
this club signs far fewer of its own countrymen than the list suggests

The final score is appeal × feasibility. The left half may trade off against itself — an expensive talent makes up for his price with potential. The right half may not: if one thing is impossible, the transfer is impossible, however good the rest looks.