Bundesliga · 2026/27 · after matchday 9
The best young full backs in the Bundesliga so far this season
As of 8 November 2026, The Prism ranks Mats Rots (TSG Hoffenheim, 20) as the best young full back in the Bundesliga, with a standing of 73 out of 100, ahead of Vitalie Becker and Keita Kosugi.
73standing, 1st of 9
Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 3.88, 9th of 37
61standing, 2nd of 9
Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 5.82, 1st of 37
53standing, 3rd of 9
Best at tackles and interceptions per 90, 3.99, 8th of 37
The top 9
Open a row for all 7 measures and where he sits among the 37.
1
Mats RotsTSG Hoffenheim · 20 · Netherlands
731st of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 903.88 9th of 37
Duels won55% 17th of 37
Key passes per 901.78 12th of 37
Accurate crosses per 901.13 11th of 37
Dribbles per 900.81 11th of 37
Pass completion81% 17th of 37
Big chances created per 900.16 20th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Mats Rots's page
2
VB
Vitalie BeckerSchalke 04 · 21 · Germany
612nd of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 905.82 1st of 37
Duels won58% 13th of 37
Key passes per 900.61 31st of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.92 12th of 37
Dribbles per 900.92 9th of 37
Pass completion68% 34th of 37
Big chances created per 900.00 27th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Vitalie Becker's page
3
KK
Keita KosugiEintracht Frankfurt · 20 · Japan
533rd of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 903.99 8th of 37
Duels won54% 18th of 37
Key passes per 901.00 18th of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.83 13th of 37
Dribbles per 900.17 33rd of 37
Pass completion75% 29th of 37
Big chances created per 900.17 19th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Keita Kosugi's page
4
Tom RotheFC Union Berlin · 22 · Germany
524th of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 904.54 5th of 37
Duels won49% 26th of 37
Key passes per 900.99 19th of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.71 15th of 37
Dribbles per 900.57 20th of 37
Pass completion68% 35th of 37
Big chances created per 900.14 22nd of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Tom Rothe's page
5
ArthurWerder Bremen · 23 · Brazil
485th of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 903.12 19th of 37
Duels won54% 19th of 37
Key passes per 900.68 27th of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.68 17th of 37
Dribbles per 901.76 3rd of 37
Pass completion82% 16th of 37
Big chances created per 900.00 27th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Arthur's page
6
Lasse GüntherElversberg · 23 · Germany
386th of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 904.00 7th of 37
Duels won53% 20th of 37
Key passes per 900.75 25th of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.25 29th of 37
Dribbles per 900.75 14th of 37
Pass completion70% 33rd of 37
Big chances created per 900.12 25th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Lasse Günther's page
7
Nathaniel BrownFC Bayern München · 23 · Germany
347th of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 901.40 35th of 37
Duels won50% 22nd of 37
Key passes per 901.57 14th of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.17 33rd of 37
Dribbles per 900.35 26th of 37
Pass completion86% 9th of 37
Big chances created per 900.52 7th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Nathaniel Brown's page
8
LL
Louis LemkeHamburger SV · 17 · Germany
308th of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 903.88 10th of 37
Duels won45% 30th of 37
Key passes per 900.28 35th of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.00 35th of 37
Dribbles per 900.55 21st of 37
Pass completion59% 37th of 37
Big chances created per 900.00 27th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Louis Lemke's page
9
Joe ScallyBorussia Mönchengladbach · 23 · United States
259th of 9
Tackles and interceptions per 902.36 27th of 37
Duels won48% 28th of 37
Key passes per 900.79 23rd of 37
Accurate crosses per 900.13 34th of 37
Dribbles per 900.66 18th of 37
Pass completion81% 18th of 37
Big chances created per 900.13 24th of 37
Each dot is one of the 37 full backs; further right is better. The dashed line is the middle of the group.Joe Scally's page
| Player | Standing | Tackles + int. | Duels won | Key passes | Crosses | Dribbles | Pass completion | Big chances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mats Rots | 73 | 3.889th | 55%17th | 1.7812th | 1.1311th | 0.8111th | 81%17th | 0.1620th |
| 2Vitalie Becker | 61 | 5.821st | 58%13th | 0.6131st | 0.9212th | 0.929th | 68%34th | 0.0027th |
| 3Keita Kosugi | 53 | 3.998th | 54%18th | 1.0018th | 0.8313th | 0.1733rd | 75%29th | 0.1719th |
| 4Tom Rothe | 52 | 4.545th | 49%26th | 0.9919th | 0.7115th | 0.5720th | 68%35th | 0.1422nd |
| 5Arthur | 48 | 3.1219th | 54%19th | 0.6827th | 0.6817th | 1.763rd | 82%16th | 0.0027th |
| 6Lasse Günther | 38 | 4.007th | 53%20th | 0.7525th | 0.2529th | 0.7514th | 70%33rd | 0.1225th |
| 7Nathaniel Brown | 34 | 1.4035th | 50%22nd | 1.5714th | 0.1733rd | 0.3526th | 86%9th | 0.527th |
| 8Louis Lemke | 30 | 3.8810th | 45%30th | 0.2835th | 0.0035th | 0.5521st | 59%37th | 0.0027th |
| 9Joe Scally | 25 | 2.3627th | 48%28th | 0.7923rd | 0.1334th | 0.6618th | 81%18th | 0.1324th |
Where all 37 sit
Every full back in the Bundesliga with 284 minutes or more, on The Prism standing. Blue is this ranking's top 10; the other 28 are named in The Prism.
Since last season
The same players' standings last season, among their league's full backs then.
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Nathaniel Brown76 last season, 34 now
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Tom Rothe38 last season, 52 now
How this ranking is made
Full backs aged 23 or under in the Bundesliga 2026/27 with at least 284 league minutes, ranked on tackles and interceptions per 90, duels won, key passes per 90, accurate crosses per 90, dribbles per 90, pass completion and big chances created per 90. Each measure is a percentile against every full back in the league with the same minutes, so a young player is judged by the standard of the whole position, not only of his age group. 9 matchdays have been played, so the minutes bar is 284. It rises as the season goes on, until it reaches 450, about five full matches.
What each measure counts for, out of 100:
Tackles and interceptions per 9020Duels won15Key passes per 9015Accurate crosses per 9015Dribbles per 9015Pass completion10Big chances created per 9010
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