Club profile

Hannover 96

Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896

Hannover, Germany2. Bundesliga · tier 2Founded 12 April 1896Colours

www.hannover96.de ↗Robert-Enke-Straße 1, 30169 Hannover, Germany+49 511 96900-96

Squad

32 players

avg age 24

Foreigners

50% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

12 / 18

11 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Heinz-von-Heiden-Arena

49,000 seats

Manager

Sandro Wagner

Transfer balance

+€2.8m

season 2026/27

Squad

33 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Pascal LoretzGoalkeeper	23	Switzerland	191 cm	right	Sept 2026from FC Luzern	Jun 2030
Leo WeinkaufGoalkeeper	30	Germany	198 cm	right	Jan 2018from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2028
Jonas SchwankeGoalkeeper	20	Germany	194 cm	left	Jan 2025from Hannover 96 U19	Jun 2028
Defenders · 7
Ime OkonCentre-Back	22	South Africa · Nigeria	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from SuperSport United	Jun 2029
Virgil GhițăCentre-Back	28	Romania	186 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse €700K	Jun 2028
Boris TomiakCentre-Back	27	Germany	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from 1.FC Kaiserslautern	Jun 2028
Bastian AllgeierCentre-BackTorn muscle fiber in the adductor area - Return expected on 06/11/2026	24	Germany	194 cm	right	Jan 2025from SSV Ulm 1846	Jun 2027
Jean HugonetCentre-Back	26	France	186 cm	right	Jan 2026from 1.FC Magdeburg	Jun 2030
Joschua SiewertCentre-BackInner ligament injury - Return unknown	17	Germany	—	right	—	Jun 2029
Karl SteinmannRight-BackHamstring injury - Return unknown	20	Germany	186 cm	right	Aug 2026from SC Freiburg	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 13
Marcel HartelCentral Midfield	30	Germany	177 cm	both	Nov 2026from St. Louis CITY SC	Jun 2029
Stefán Teitur ThórdarsonCentral MidfieldTeam captain	28	Iceland	189 cm	right	Dec 2026from Preston North End	Jun 2029
Kolja OudenneLeft Midfield	24	Sweden · Germany	183 cm	right	Jan 2023from VSG Altglienicke	Jun 2028
Hayate MatsudaRight Midfield	23	Japan	173 cm	left	Jan 2025from Mito HollyHock	Jun 2028
Lars GindorfAttacking Midfield	25	Germany	182 cm	right	Sept 2024from Hannover 96 II	Jun 2029
Waniss TaïbiCentral Midfield	24	France · Algeria	183 cm	right	Jan 2025from Rodez AF	Jun 2029
Maurice NeubauerRight Midfield	30	Germany	180 cm	left	Jan 2025from SV 07 Elversberg	Jun 2028
Franz RoggowCentral Midfield	24	Germany	186 cm	left	Jan 2025from Borussia Dortmund II	Jun 2028
Asuma IkariDefensive Midfield	21	Japan	188 cm	right	—	Jun 2027
Jasper ReinholdCentral Midfield	18	Germany	—	right	—	Jun 2029
Noah EngelbrethDefensive Midfield	20	Germany	186 cm	right	—	Jun 2029
Alexander VogelAttacking Midfield	20	Germany	—	right	Jan 2026from Hannover 96 II	Jun 2029
Mwisho MhangoRight MidfieldNo eligibility – Regionalliga Nord – until 31/12/2026	19	Malawi	167 cm	right	Jan 2026from Ascent Academy Malawi	Jun 2030
Forwards · 10
Benjamin KällmanCentre-Forward	28	Finland	182 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2028
Husseyn ChakrounLeft Winger	22	Lebanon · Germany	174 cm	right	Jan 2024from Hannover 96 II	Jun 2027
Emir SahitiRight Winger	27	Kosovo · Albania	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from Hamburger SV	Jun 2028
Mustapha BunduRight WingerHamstring injury - Return unknown	29	Sierra Leone	189 cm	right	Jan 2025from Plymouth Argyle	Jun 2028
Benedikt PichlerCentre-ForwardCalf problems - Return unknown	29	Austria	189 cm	right	Jan 2025from Holstein Kiel	Jun 2027
Taycan EtcibasiCentre-Forward	19	Germany · Türkiye	183 cm	right	Mar 2026from Borussia Dortmund U19	Jun 2029
Tom HobrechtCentre-Forward	19	Germany	171 cm	right	Jan 2026from Hannover 96 II	Jun 2029
Yunus ÜnalLeft Winger	17	Germany · Türkiye	—	left	Jan 2026from Hertha BSC U19	Jun 2030
Taycan KurtLeft Winger	18	Türkiye · Germany	188 cm	right	Jan 2026from Hannover 96 U19	Jun 2028
Merlin SinanovicCentre-Forward	20	Germany	—		—	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€4.8m

16 arrivals

Received

€7.6m

15 departures

Net balance

+€2.8m

received − spent

Arrivals · 16

Daisuke Yokota
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from KAA Gent
€1.4m
Pascal Loretz
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
from FC Luzern
€1.1m
Noël Aséko
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from FC Bayern Munich
€1m
Marcel Hartel
Central Midfield · 30 y/o
from St. Louis CITY SC
€800k
Taycan Etcibasi
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Borussia Dortmund U19
€500k
Alexander Vogel
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
from Hannover 96 II
—
Emir Sahiti
Right Winger · 27 y/o
from Hamburger SV
Free
Jannik Rochelt
Left Winger · 27 y/o
from Arminia Bielefeld
End of loan

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Jean Hugonet
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from 1.FC Magdeburg
Free
Jonas Sterner
Right-Back · 24 y/o
from SG Dynamo Dresden
End of loan
Karl Steinmann
Right-Back · 20 y/o
from SC Freiburg
Loan
Lars Gindorf
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from Alemannia Aachen
End of loan
Leon-Oumar Wechsel
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from SSV Jahn Regensburg
End of loan
Taycan Kurt
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from Hannover 96 U19
—
Tom Hobrecht
Centre-Forward · 19 y/o
from Hannover 96 II
—
Yunus Ünal
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from Hertha BSC U19
Free

Departures · 15

Noël Aséko
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
to FC Bayern Munich
€3.5m
Daisuke Yokota
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Rangers FC
€3.3m
Jannik Rochelt
Left Winger · 27 y/o
to Arminia Bielefeld
€400k
Jonas Sterner
Right-Back · 24 y/o
to SG Dynamo Dresden
€400k
Brooklyn Ezeh
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to SG Dynamo Dresden
Free
Daisuke Yokota
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to KAA Gent
End of loan
Elias Saad
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to FC Augsburg
End of loan
Enzo Leopold
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to Borussia Mönchengladbach
Free

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Håvard Nielsen
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Hendry Blank
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Red Bull Salzburg
End of loan
Leon-Oumar Wechsel
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
to SV Eintracht Trier 05
Free
Maik Nawrocki
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to Celtic FC
End of loan
Nahuel Noll
Goalkeeper · 23 y/o
to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
End of loan
Noah Weißhaupt
Right Winger · 24 y/o
to SC Freiburg
End of loan
William Kokolo
Left Midfield · 26 y/o
to CD Nacional
Loan

Manager & staff

44 people

Manager

Sandro Wagner

Germany · 38 y/o

Appointed 21 September 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 10

Levent SürmeAssistant ManagerTürkiye
Clemens DöringAssistant ManagerGermany
Can ÜnalAssistant ManagerGermany
Michael RatajczakGoalkeeping CoachGermany
Felix SunkelAthletic CoachGermany
Jannik KirchenkampAthletic CoachGermany
Jannik KirchenkampRehab coachGermany
Gleart GolemiVideo AnalystGermany
Bjarne OslenderVideo AnalystGermany

Management · 3

Jonas BoldtManaging Director SportGermany
Henning BindzusChief Commercial OfficerGermany
Ralf BeckerSporting DirectorGermany

Board of Directors · 14

Ralf NestlerChairman of the Supervisory BoardGermany
Sebastian KramerChairmanGermany
Carsten LinkeDeputy chairman of the boardGermany
Lasse GutschDeputy chairman of the boardGermany
Robin KrakauVice-ChairmanGermany
Jens BoldtMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Alexander BerwingMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Sebastian KramerMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Gregor BaumMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Martin KindMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Robin KrakauChief Marketing OfficerGermany
Martin KindShareholderGermany
Gregor BaumShareholderGermany
Dirk RoßmannShareholderGermany

Scouting · 4

Rainer GrafScoutGermany
Ole StrübigScoutGermany
Markus RaupachScoutGermany
Patrick SchradeHead of Youth ScoutingGermany

Medical department · 7

Dominik SuslikHead of MedicalGermany
Dr. Wego KregehrClub DoctorGermany
Prof. Dr. Hauke MommsenClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Jan MeywirthClub DoctorGermany
Rick SchallerPhysiotherapistGermany
Johannes CorleisPhysiotherapistGermany
Dennis Freire PerezPhysiotherapistGermany

Other · 3

Fabio MorenaTeam ManagerGermany
Raymond SakaKit ManagerGermany
Julian ReeseKit ManagerGermany

Youth · 3

Julian BattmerAcademy ManagerGermany
Michael RatajczakGoalkeeping Co-ordinatorGermany
Arne KübekHead of Soccer SchoolGermany

Honours

11 titles

3×German 2. Bundesliga Champion01/02 · 86/87 · 74/75
3×Intertoto-Cup Winner73/74 · 72/73 · 67/68
2×German Champion53/54 · 37/38
2×Landespokal Niedersachsen Winner97/98 · 96/97
1×German Cup winner91/92

All dossiers (1)Under investigation (1)

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Dossiers linked to Hannover 96

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Logged 8d agoEvidence 30/100 · Under investigation
FC Viktoria Köln→Hannover 96
Niklas Swider: FC Viktoria Köln to Hannover 96
First reported
liga-zwei.de · 26 Oct
Sources
1 independent
4 outlets · 5 articles
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Hannover 96 and Holstein Kiel are monitoring Niklas Swider, the German defensive midfielder on loan at Viktoria Köln. His contract runs to June 2027.
Open dossier on Niklas Swider →

Club data updated 4d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 16

Departures · 15

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 10

Honours

Dossiers linked to Hannover 96

Niklas Swider: FC Viktoria Köln to Hannover 96