Benjamin Merlin Zank
Midfielder · 22 years old · Germany
Current club
FC Viktoria Koln
Previous club
Carl Zeiss Jena until 2025-07-01
FC Viktoria Koln
Previous club
Carl Zeiss Jena until 2025-07-01
Bio
Benjamin Merlin Zank is a 22 year old football player from Duitsland who mostly plays as a midfielder. The last game Benjamin Merlin played was FC Viktoria Koln - Energie Cottbus on 2026-04-26.
Fact sheet
Position
MidfielderAge
22Nationality
GermanyBirthday
2004-08-14Country of birth
GermanyCareer statistics Benjamin Merlin Zank
Full career · 2023 - 2025
Matches
24
9 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,064
44 per match
Goals
3
0.25 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.17 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
5
213 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.59
average
Minutes per goal
355
Cards
1 / 0
1,064 minutes per card
Season 2025
Matches
22
9 in the starting XI
Minutes played
992
45 per match
Goals
3
0.27 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.18 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
5
198 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.59
average
Minutes per goal
331
Cards
1 / 0
992 minutes per card
3. Liga · 2025
Matches
21
9 in the starting XI
Minutes played
984
47 per match
Goals
3
0.27 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.18 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
5
197 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.60
average
Minutes per goal
328
Cards
1 / 0
984 minutes per card
DFB Pokal · 2025
Matches
1
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
8
8 per match
Goals
-
Assists
-
Goals + assists
-
FN rating
6.30
average
Cards
0 / 0
Season 2024
Matches
1
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
27
27 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.50
average
Cards
0 / 0
DFB Pokal · 2024
Matches
1
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
27
27 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.50
average
Cards
0 / 0
Season 2023
Matches
1
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
45
45 per match
Goals
-
Assists
-
Goals + assists
-
FN rating
6.60
average
Cards
0 / 0
DFB Pokal · 2023
Matches
1
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
45
45 per match
Goals
-
Assists
-
Goals + assists
-
FN rating
6.60
average
Cards
0 / 0
3. Liga · 2025
Matches
21
9 in the starting XI
Minutes played
984
47 per match
Goals
3
0.27 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.18 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
5
197 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.60
average
Minutes per goal
328
Cards
1 / 0
984 minutes per card
DFB Pokal · 2023 - 2025
Matches
3
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
80
27 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.47
average
Cards
0 / 0
No data available
Full career · 2023 - 2025
Matches
24
9 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,064
44 per match
Goals
3
0.25 per 90 minutes
Assists
2
0.17 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
5
213 minutes per contribution
FN rating
6.59
average
Minutes per goal
355
Cards
1 / 0
1,064 minutes per card
FN rating over the last matches
Success rates across the whole career
Shots on target
83.3%
Goals per shot
16.7%
Successful dribbles
52.4%
Duels won
22.2%
Starts
37.5%
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Stats Benjamin Merlin Zank
| Match | Competition | Date | FN rating | Min | Pos | G | A | Sh | SoT | Pas | KP | Pas+ | Tkl | Blk | Int | Du | Du+ | Dri | Dri+ | Foul | Foul+ | Off | Sav | GC | Pen+ | Pen- | PenSv | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø Average | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FC Viktoria Koln - Energie Cottbus
|
3. Liga | 2026-04-26 | 6.6 | 73 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Ingolstadt 04 - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2026-04-08 | 6.3 | 44 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 9 | - | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Hansa Rostock - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2026-04-04 | 6.3 | 19 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 4 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - Rot-weiss Essen
|
3. Liga | 2026-03-22 | 6.5 | 90 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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Havelse - FC Viktoria Koln
|
3. Liga | 2026-03-14 | 7.3 | 75 | Attacker | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - TSV 1860 Munich
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2026-03-06 | 6.7 | 29 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
VfL Osnabruck - FC Viktoria Koln
|
3. Liga | 2026-03-03 | 6.6 | 90 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | 7 | 0 | 1 | - | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - Stuttgart II
|
3. Liga | 2026-02-28 | 6.6 | 90 | Attacker | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | 34 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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FC Viktoria Koln - Erzgebirge AUE
|
3. Liga | 2026-02-13 | 7.2 | 90 | Attacker | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Jahn Regensburg - FC Viktoria Koln
|
3. Liga | 2026-02-07 | 6.2 | 74 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - Waldhof Mannheim
|
3. Liga | 2026-01-31 | 6.9 | 90 | Attacker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
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FC Viktoria Koln - FC Saarbrucken
|
3. Liga | 2026-01-23 | 7.0 | 90 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - MSV Duisburg
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-12-21 | 6.0 | 8 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Alemannia Aachen - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-12-13 | 7.2 | 6 | Attacker | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Energie Cottbus - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-11-29 | 6.9 | 14 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - Verl
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-11-22 | 6.9 | 27 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
SV Wehen - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-11-09 | 6.2 | 11 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - FC Ingolstadt 04
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-10-31 | 6.5 | 9 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Rot-weiss Essen - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-10-18 | 6.2 | 13 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
TSV 1860 Munich - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-10-01 | 6.3 | 32 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 7 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Viktoria Koln - SC Paderborn 07
(sub) |
DFB Pokal | 2025-08-17 | 6.3 | 8 | Attacker | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Saarbrucken - FC Viktoria Koln
(sub) |
3. Liga | 2025-08-09 | 6.3 | 10 | Attacker | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Carl Zeiss Jena - Bayer Leverkusen
(sub) |
DFB Pokal | 2024-08-28 | 6.5 | 27 | Attacker | - | 0 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Carl Zeiss Jena - Hertha Berlin
(sub) |
DFB Pokal | 2023-08-12 | 6.6 | 45 | Attacker | - | - | 1 | 1 | 15 | - | 14 | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Legend
Min
Minutes played
Pos
Position
G
Goals
A
Assists
Sh
Shots
SoT
Shots on target
Pas
Passes
KP
Key passes
Pas+
Accurate passes
Tkl
Tackles
Blk
Blocked shots
Int
Interceptions
Du
Duels
Du+
Duels won
Dri
Dribbles
Dri+
Successful dribbles
Foul
Fouls committed
Foul+
Fouls drawn
Yellow cards
Red cards
Off
Offside
Sav
Saves
GC
Goals conceded
Pen+
Penalties scored
Pen-
Penalties missed
PenSv
Penalties saved
sub
Substitute
| Statistic | Season 2025 | Full career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | per match | per 90 | Total | per match | per 90 | |
| Matches | 22 | - | - | 24 | - | - |
| Minutes played | 992 | 45.1 | - | 1,064 | 44.3 | - |
| Attacking | ||||||
| Goals | 3 | 0.14 | 0.27 | 3 | 0.13 | 0.25 |
| Assists | 2 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Goals + assists | 5 | 0.23 | 0.45 | 5 | 0.21 | 0.42 |
| Shots | 17 | 0.77 | 1.54 | 18 | 0.75 | 1.52 |
| Shots on target | 14 | 0.64 | 1.27 | 15 | 0.63 | 1.27 |
| Dribbles | 17 | 0.77 | 1.54 | 21 | 0.88 | 1.78 |
| Successful dribbles | 9 | 0.41 | 0.82 | 11 | 0.46 | 0.93 |
| Offside | 4 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 4 | 0.17 | 0.34 |
| Passing | ||||||
| Passes | 155 | 7.05 | 14.06 | 175 | 7.29 | 14.80 |
| Key passes | 9 | 0.41 | 0.82 | 10 | 0.42 | 0.85 |
| Accurate passes | 114 | 5.18 | 10.34 | 130 | 5.42 | 11.00 |
| Defending | ||||||
| Tackles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Blocked shots | 2 | 0.09 | 0.18 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
| Duels | 262 | 11.91 | 23.77 | 275 | 11.46 | 23.26 |
| Duels won | 58 | 2.64 | 5.26 | 61 | 2.54 | 5.16 |
| Dribbled past | 4 | 0.18 | 0.36 | 6 | 0.25 | 0.51 |
| Discipline | ||||||
| Fouls committed | 20 | 0.91 | 1.81 | 20 | 0.83 | 1.69 |
| Fouls drawn | 6 | 0.27 | 0.54 | 6 | 0.25 | 0.51 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 1 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties | ||||||
| Penalties scored | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties missed | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Scoring minutes bingo card Benjamin Merlin Zank
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Stoppage time counts towards the minute on the clock: a goal at 45+2 fills square 45.
Transfers Benjamin Merlin Zank
| Transfer date | Old club | New club | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Carl Zeiss Jena
|
FC Viktoria Koln
|
Free | € 0 |
