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1.FC Saarbrücken

1.Fußball-Club Saarbrücken

Saarbrücken, Germany3. Liga · tier 3Founded 18 April 1903Colours

www.fc-saarbruecken.de ↗Berliner Promenade 12, 66111 Saarbrücken, Germany+49 681 97144-0

Squad

28 players

avg age 25.8

Foreigners

29% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

4 / 20

20 pts · 12 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Ludwigsparkstadion

16,003 seats

Manager

Argirios Giannikis

Transfer balance

€0

season 2026/27

Squad

28 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Matteo BignettiGoalkeeper	22	Austria	190 cm		Jan 2026from SK Sturm Graz	Jun 2028
Kevin BrollGoalkeeper	31	Germany · Poland	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from SV Wehen Wiesbaden	Jun 2028
Benjamin LadeGoalkeeper	20	Germany	187 cm		Jan 2026from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II	Jun 2028
Defenders · 9
Mladen CvjetinovicCentre-Back	23	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Germany	188 cm	right	Jan 2026from Holstein Kiel	Jun 2027
Siemen VoetCentre-Back	26	Belgium	190 cm	left	Jan 2026from TSV 1860 Munich	—
Abdoulaye KamaraCentre-Back	22	Guinea · France	185 cm	right	Jan 2025from Portsmouth FC	Jun 2027
Philip FahrnerRight-Back	23	Germany	175 cm	right	Jan 2024from SC Freiburg II	Jun 2028
Niko BretschneiderLeft-Back	27	Germany	181 cm	left	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Anton BäuerleLeft-Back	21	Germany	185 cm	left	Jan 2026from SC Paderborn 07 II	Jun 2028
Calogero RizzutoRight-Backinfection - Return unknown	34	Germany · Italy	170 cm	right	Sept 2022from Without Club	Jun 2027
Nikola AracicCentre-Back	26	Germany · Croatia	196 cm	right	Jan 2026from SC Wiedenbrück	Jun 2028
Nils KrämerLeft-Back	19	Germany	—	left	Jan 2026from 1.FC Saarbrücken U19	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 6
Patrick SontheimerDefensive Midfieldinfluenza - Return unknown	28	Germany	168 cm	right	Jan 2023from FC Viktoria Köln	Jun 2027
Daniel GleiberCentral Midfield	21	Germany	181 cm	left	Jan 2026from 1.FSV Mainz 05	Jun 2027
Sebastian VasiliadisCentral Midfieldinfection - Return unknown	29	Greece · Germany	177 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Hansa Rostock	Jun 2027
Kaan CaliskanerAttacking Midfield	27	Germany · Türkiye	194 cm	both	Sept 2025from Without Club	Jun 2028
Gökdeniz GürpüzAttacking Midfield	20	Türkiye · Germany	178 cm	right	Jan 2026from Galatasaray	Jun 2028
Zac ShuaibCentral Midfield	19	England · Spain	195 cm		Jan 2026from Real Sociedad C	Jun 2028
Forwards · 10
Alexander StaffCentre-Forward	17	Germany · United States	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Eintracht Frankfurt II	Jun 2027
Florian PickRight Winger	31	Germany	176 cm	right	Mar 2025from Preußen Münster	Jun 2028
Abdenego NankishiLeft WingerSyndesmosis ligament tear - Return unknown	24	Germany · Angola	178 cm	left	Jan 2026from VfB Stuttgart II	Jun 2028
Kai BrünkerCentre-Forward	32	Germany	190 cm	right	Jan 2023from 1.FC Magdeburg	Jun 2027
Christian KühlwetterCentre-Forward	30	Germany	182 cm	both	Jan 2026from SSV Jahn Regensburg	Jun 2028
Maurice MulthaupRight Winger	29	Germany	173 cm	right	Jan 2024from Eintracht Braunschweig	Jun 2028
Kelsey OwusuLeft Winger	22	Germany · Ghana	170 cm	both	Jan 2026from Rot-Weiss Essen	Jun 2027
Dominic BaumannCentre-Forward	31	Germany	178 cm	right	Jul 2025from SV Sandhausen	Jun 2027
Patrick SchmidtCentre-Forward	33	Germany	186 cm	right	Jan 2023from FC Ingolstadt 04	Jun 2027
Seung-joon LeeRight Winger	21	Korea, South	174 cm	right	Feb 2026from Khor Fakkan SSC	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€0

16 arrivals

Received

€0

18 departures

Net balance

€0

received − spent

Arrivals · 16

Abdenego Nankishi
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from VfB Stuttgart II
Free
Alexander Staff
Centre-Forward · 18 y/o
from Eintracht Frankfurt II
Loan
Anton Bäuerle
Left-Back · 21 y/o
from SC Paderborn 07 II
Free
Benjamin Lade
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
Free
Christian Kühlwetter
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from SSV Jahn Regensburg
Free
Daniel Gleiber
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
from 1.FSV Mainz 05
Loan
Gökdeniz Gürpüz
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from Galatasaray
Free
Kelsey Owusu
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from Rot-Weiss Essen
Free

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Kevin Broll
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
from SV Wehen Wiesbaden
Free
Matteo Bignetti
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from SK Sturm Graz
Free
Mladen Cvjetinovic
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from Holstein Kiel
Loan
Nikola Aracic
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from SC Wiedenbrück
Free
Nils Krämer
Left-Back · 18 y/o
from 1.FC Saarbrücken U19
—
Seung-joon Lee
Right Winger · 21 y/o
from Khor Fakkan SSC
?
Siemen Voet
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from TSV 1860 Munich
Free
Zac Shuaib
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
from Real Sociedad C
?

Departures · 18

Amine Groune
Right Winger · 28 y/o
to Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01
Free
Amine Naïfi
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Elijah Krahn
Defensive Midfield · 22 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Joel Bichsel
Centre-Back · 24 y/o
to FC Lugano
Free
Jonas Nickisch
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
to KSV Hessen Kassel
Free
Kasim Rabihic
Left Winger · 33 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Lasse Wilhelm
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to ADO Den Haag
Free
Luca Wollschläger
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to FC Carl Zeiss Jena
?

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Manuel Zeitz
Defensive Midfield · 35 y/o
to FC Rastpfuhl
Free
Phillip Menzel
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Rhani Abdennour
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to FV 07 Diefflen
Free
Richard Neudecker
Central Midfield · 29 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Robin Bormuth
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Rodney Elongo-Yombo
Left Winger · 25 y/o
to SCR Altach
Free
Sven Sonnenberg
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to VSG Altglienicke
Free
Till Schumacher
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to FC Augsburg II
Free
Tim Civeja
Central Midfield · 24 y/o
to Karlsruher SC
Free
Tim Paterok
Goalkeeper · 33 y/o
to SV Rödinghausen
Free

Manager & staff

34 people

Manager

Argirios Giannikis

Germany · 46 y/o

Appointed 11 February 2026

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 6

Gaetan KrebsAssistant ManagerFrance
Leon LaudiAssistant ManagerItaly
Danilo KupkeCo-trainer analysisGermany
Dirk OrlishausenGoalkeeping CoachGermany
Max SmithAthletic CoachGermany

Management · 3

Markus ThieleSporting CEOGermany
Bastian NothHead of first team footballGermany
Nicola SahmSquad plannerGermany

Board of Directors · 10

Barbara HaupenthalPresidentGermany
Manfred BinkertVice-PresidentGermany
Daniel HagerChairman of the Supervisory BoardGermany
Tobias AbelChairmanGermany
Oliver StrauchMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Hartmut OstermannMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Matthias BruchMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Philipp GrossMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Stefan KinnMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Niklas QuintMember of the supervisory boardGermany

Scouting · 1

Manuel ZeitzHead of ScoutingGermany

Medical department · 4

Dr. Markus PahlClub DoctorGermany
Dr. med. Jonas KrämerClub DoctorGermany
Paulo da PalmaPhysiotherapistGermany
Frank SängerPhysiotherapistGermany

Public Relations · 3

Dominik HechlerHead of Media and CommunicationsGermany
Dominik HechlerPress officerGermany
Sebastian JacobHead of Business Customer MarketingGermany

Other · 6

Alexander JochumHead of Finance and Human ResourcesGermany
Rüdiger SchmidtKit ManagerGermany
Peter HoffmannKit ManagerGermany
Torsten BardBus driverGermany
Christoph TautzStadium AnnouncerGermany
Lisa EbrahimzadehHead of MarketingGermany

Youth · 1

Karsten SpechtAcademy ManagerGermany

Honours

18 titles

13×Landespokal Saarland Winner25/26 · 23/24 · 18/19 · 16/17 · 12/13 · +8
2×German 2. Bundesliga Champion91/92 · 75/76
2×German Regionalliga Southwest Champion19/20 · 17/18
1×French occupation zone champion45/46

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