Kjell-Arik Wätjen

Age 20

Midtjylland

Germany

2.5 M €

16 February 2006 (20)

184 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.76

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.7

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.6

6.4

7.2

6.5

7.0

7.2

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

2.5M €

16 February 2006

20 Age

Nationality

Germany

Height / Weight

184 cm / 72 kg

Contract Until

Place of Birth

Gevelsberg

Position Info

Main Position Central Midfielder

Other Attacking Midfielder, Defensive Midfielder

Strong Foot Right

Club Career

Kjell-Arik Wätjen career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
26/27	Midtjylland	8	3	0	0	1
	Superliga	3	2	0	0	1
	UEFA Europa League	2	0	0	0	0
	UEFA Conference League	3	1	0	0	0
25/26	Bochum K	29	16	2	1	4
	2. Bundesliga	26	14	2	0	3
	DFB Pokal	3	2	0	1	1
24/25	Dortmund	2	0	0	0	0
	Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	0
23/24	Dortmund	2	1	0	1	0
	Bundesliga	2	1	0	1	0
Total		41	20	2	2	5

Club Youth Career

Kjell-Arik Wätjen career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11		A
24/25	Dortmund	5	5	2	2	2
	UEFA Youth League	5	5	2	2	2
24/25	Dortmund II	20	20	5	0	1
	3. Liga	20	20	5	0	1
23/24	Dortmund	13	13	0	0	0
	U19 DFB Nachwuchsliga	2	2	0	0	0
	A-Junioren-Bundesliga West	9	9	0	0	0
	UEFA Youth League	2	2	0	0	0
Total		38	38	7	2	3

National Youth Team Career

Kjell-Arik Wätjen career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season	Team	M	11	A
2026	Germany	1	1	0	0
	U20 Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2025	Germany	3	3	1	2
	U19 European Championship	3	3	1	2
24/25	Germany	2	2	0	1
	U19 European Championship, Qualification	2	2	0	1
Total		6	6	1	3

Club Career Summary

Club Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026-Today	Midtjylland	8	3	0	0
2025-2026	Bochum	29	16	2	1
2023-2025	Dortmund	4	1	0	1

Club Youth Career Summary

Club Youth Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2024-2025	Dortmund II	20	20	5	0
2023-2025	Dortmund	18	18	2	2

National Youth Team Career Summary

National Youth Team Career Summary
Season	Team	M	11		A
2026	Germany	1	1	0	0
2024-2025	Germany	5	5	0	1

General Statistics — 26/27 Superliga

- Goals

- Assists

7.1 Avg. Pts

3 Matches

2 Starting XI

172 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.52

On-target Shots

3 1.57

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.76

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

6.7

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.6

6.4

7.2

6.5

7.0

7.2

Season Performance

Season Performance — 26/27 Superliga
Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	-	%37
Assists	-	%40
Goal Contribution	-	%31
Expected Goals (xG)	0.63	%84
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	0.19	%69
Big Chances Created	1	%73
Big Chances Missed	1	%10
Penalty	-	%50
Free-kick Goal	-	%49
Shots
Total Shots	6	%75
Shots on Target	3	%89
Shots off Target	1	%40
Blocked Shots	2	%21
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	81.7%	%49
Passes	60	%42
Accurate Passes	49	%42
Key Passes	5	%77
Passes in Final Third	11	%55
Chances Created	5	%75
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	62.5%	%85
Long Balls	8	%54
Accurate Long Balls	5	%68
Cross Accuracy %	37.5%	%73
Crosses	8	%81
Accurate Crosses	3	%85
Defense
Clearances	-	%10
Interceptions	-	%13
Tackles	7	%62
Individual
Touches	100	%44
Dribbles	4	%62
Successful Dribbles	2	%65
Successful Dribble %	50%	%45
Duels	21	%53
Duels Won %	47.6%	%35
Duels Won	10	%52
Possession Lost	29	%54
Dispossessed	3	%37
Offsides	-	%55
Fouls Won	1	%26
Free Kicks Taken	1	%26
Discipline
Fouls	3	%48
Yellow Cards	1	%21
Red Cards	-	%51

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
12.07.26	Dortmund	Midtjylland	2.5M €
29.06.26	Bochum	Dortmund	Loan Return
30.06.25	Dortmund	Bochum	Kiralık 250k €
30.06.24	Dortmund	Dortmund	Signed

National Team Honors

National Team Honors
Success	Count	Team	Seasons
European Under-17 champion	1	Germany	2023

Kjell-Arik Wätjen: profile and statistics summary

Kjell-Arik Wätjen is a 20-year-old footballer in the Central Midfielder position. Holds Germany nationality and was born on 16 February 2006 in Gevelsberg. Stands 184 cm tall and weighs 72 kg. Preferred foot: Right.

Currently plays for Midtjylland. Under contract until -. Current market value: 2.5 M €.

In the 26/27 season, made 3 appearances in Superliga for a total of 172 minutes. Average match rating: 8.00.

Across a career spanning 3 clubs, made 41 appearances and scored 2 goals. Honours won include European Under-17 champion.

Midtjylland squad, fixtures and league table

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