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SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg
Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Bundesliga · tier 1 Founded 30 May 1904 Colours www.scfreiburg.com ↗ Achim-Stocker-Str. 1, 79108 Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany +49 761 385510 Squad
27 players
avg age 27.1
Foreigners
12
44% of the squad
Internationals
11
called up by their country
League position
3 / 18
16 pts · 8 played · 2026/27
Stadium
Europa-Park Stadion
34,700 seats
Transfer balance
+€41.2m
season 2026/27
Squad 27 players Player Age Nationality Height Foot Joined Contract Goalkeepers · 3 Mio Backhaus Goalkeeper 22 Germany · Japan 194 cm right Jan 2026 from SV Werder Bremen — Florian Müller Goalkeeper 28 Germany 190 cm left Jan 2023 from VfB Stuttgart — Jannik Huth Goalkeeper 32 Germany 185 cm right Jan 2024 from SC Paderborn 07 — Defenders · 10 Philipp Treu Right-Back 26 Germany 173 cm right Jan 2025 from FC St. Pauli — Bruno Ogbus Centre-Backmuscular problems - Return unknown 20 Switzerland · Nigeria 188 cm right Jan 2024 from SC Freiburg II — Philipp Lienhart Centre-Back 29 Austria 189 cm right Jan 2018 from Real Madrid — Jordy Makengo Left-Back 25 DR Congo · France 191 cm left Jan 2023 from SC Freiburg II Jun 2028 Max Rosenfelder Centre-Back 23 Germany 186 cm right Jan 2023 from SC Freiburg II — Berkay Yılmaz Left-BackDental surgery - Return unknown 21 Türkiye · Germany 178 cm left Jan 2024 from SC Freiburg II — Matthias Ginter Centre-Back 32 Germany 189 cm right Jan 2022 from Borussia Mönchengladbach — Christian Günter Left-BackTeam captain 33 Germany 184 cm left Jan 2012 from SC Freiburg U19 — Lukas Kübler Right-Back 34 Germany 182 cm right Jan 2015 from Ablöse free transfer — Anthony Jung Centre-Back 35 Germany · Spain 186 cm left Jan 2025 from Ablöse free transfer Jun 2027 Midfielders · 5 Yannik Engelhardt Defensive Midfield 25 Germany 184 cm right Jul 2026 from Como 1907 — Maximilian Eggestein Central Midfield 30 Germany 181 cm right Aug 2021 from Ablöse €5.00m — Patrick Osterhage Defensive Midfield 26 Germany 186 cm left Jan 2024 from VfL Bochum — Rihito Yamamoto Defensive Midfield 24 Japan 179 cm left Jan 2026 from Sint-Truidense VV — Rouven Tarnutzer Central Midfield 19 Switzerland · Germany 184 cm right Jan 2026 from SC Freiburg II — Forwards · 9 Igor Matanovic Centre-Forward 23 Croatia · Germany 194 cm right Sept 2025 from Eintracht Frankfurt — Yuito Suzuki Second Striker 25 Japan 175 cm right Jan 2025 from Ablöse €10.00m — Derry Scherhant Left Winger 24 Germany 185 cm right Jan 2025 from Hertha BSC — Keisuke Goto Centre-Forward 21 Japan 191 cm right Jan 2026 from RSC Anderlecht — Niklas Beste Right Winger 27 Germany 175 cm left Jan 2025 from SL Benfica Jun 2030 Cyriaque Irié Right Winger 21 Burkina Faso · Cote d'Ivoire 185 cm left Jan 2025 from ESTAC Troyes — Vincenzo Grifo Left Winger 33 Italy · Germany 180 cm right Feb 2019 from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim — Lucas Höler Centre-Forward 32 Germany 184 cm right Jan 2018 from Ablöse €2.00m — Florent Muslija Left WingerNo eligibility – UEFA Conference League – until 18/12/2026 28 Kosovo · Germany 172 cm right Jan 2024 from SC Paderborn 07 Jun 2028
Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.
Transfers Season 2026/27 Received
€87.2m
12 departures
Net balance
+€41.2m
received − spent
Arrivals · 14 Mio Backhaus
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
Keisuke Goto
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
Louey Ben Farhat
Second Striker · 20 y/o
Rihito Yamamoto
Defensive Midfield · 24 y/o
Yannik Engelhardt
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
Berkay Yılmaz
Left-Back · 21 y/o
Eren Dinkçi
Right Winger · 24 y/o
Florent Muslija
Left Winger · 27 y/o
Show 6 more Junior Adamu
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
Karl Steinmann
Left Midfield · 20 y/o
Merlin Röhl
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
Noah Weißhaupt
Right Winger · 24 y/o
Robert Wagner
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
Rouven Tarnutzer
Central Midfield · 18 y/o
Departures · 12 Johan Manzambi
Attacking Midfield · 20 y/o
Merlin Röhl
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
Noah Atubolu
Goalkeeper · 24 y/o
Robert Wagner
Central Midfield · 22 y/o
Junior Adamu
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
Noah Weißhaupt
Right Winger · 24 y/o
Eren Dinkçi
Right Winger · 24 y/o
Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
Attacking Midfield · 30 y/o
Show 4 more Karl Steinmann
Left Midfield · 20 y/o
Louey Ben Farhat
Second Striker · 20 y/o
Maximilian Philipp
Second Striker · 32 y/o
Nicolas Höfler
Defensive Midfield · 36 y/o
Manager & staff 52 people Manager
Julian Schuster
Germany · 41 y/o
Appointed 1 July 2024
Contract until —
Coaching Staff · 13 Lars Voßler Assistant ManagerGermany Florian Bruns Assistant ManagerGermany Patrik Grolimund Assistant ManagerSwitzerland Franz-Georg Wieland Co-trainer analysisGermany Michael Müller Goalkeeping CoachGermany Daniel Wolf Athletic CoachSwitzerland Maximilian Kessler Athletic CoachGermany Matthias Rosa Rehab coachGermany Felix Roth Individual CoachGermany Leon Krämer Video AnalystGermany Felix Roth Video AnalystGermany Heiko Sander Match AnalystGermany Management · 2 Jochen Saier Sporting CEOGermany Klemens Hartenbach Sporting DirectorGermany Board of Directors · 4 Dr. Heinrich Breit Chairman of the Supervisory BoardGermany Johannes Baumgartner Deputy chairman of the boardGermany Werner Blank Member of the supervisory boardGermany Oliver Leki Board of DirectorsGermany Scouting · 6 Klemens Hartenbach Head of ScoutingGermany Vincent Keller Chief ScoutGermany Tobias Geis ScoutGermany Karim Guédé ScoutSlovakia Sebastian Knosp ScoutGermany Christoph Wetzel-Veilandics Head of Youth ScoutingGermany Medical department · 11 Dr. Helge Eberbach Club DoctorGermany Dr. Jochen Gruber Club DoctorGermany Dr. Dr. Markus Wenning Club DoctorGermany Prof. Dr. Torben Pottgießer Club DoctorGermany Uwe Vetter PhysiotherapistGermany Torge Schwarz PhysiotherapistGermany Markus Behrens PhysiotherapistGermany Florian Mack PhysiotherapistGermany Uwe Vetter MasseurGermany Niklas Berg NutritionistGermany Hubert Mahler Academy Medical DirectorGermany Public Relations · 3 Sascha Glunk Head of Media and CommunicationsGermany Sascha Glunk Press officerGermany Daniel Mucha Supporter Liaison OfficerGermany Other · 10 Tobias Schätzle Team ManagerGermany Torsten Bauer Team coordinatorGermany Vincent Keller Sports coordinatorGermany Leon Krämer Sports Technologies CoordinatorGermany Max Beckmann Kit ManagerGermany Josef Friedrich Kit ManagerGermany Stefan Spohn Bus driverGermany Julica Goldschmidt AnnouncerGermany Stefan Spohn Staff of the officeGermany Marvin Landler Staff of the officeGermany Youth · 3 Johannes Flum Trainer scoutGermany Andreas Steiert Head of Soccer School Ralf Eckert Academy StaffGermany
Honours 6 titles 4× German 2. Bundesliga Champion 15/16 · 08/09 · 02/03 · 92/93 2× Landespokal Südbaden Winner 77/78 · 74/75
Dossiers linked to SC Freiburg Showing 1–7 of 7 Logged 2d ago
AD
HÄ → FR
First reported No first-hand report
Sources 0 independent 1 outlet · 1 article
Stage interest
Fee Not reported SC Freiburg are reportedly among several European clubs scouting Abdoulaye Doumbia, according to Aksam (1 Nov). The Turkish outlet, citing Africafoot, notes that the defensive midfielder is currently being watched by a…
Logged 4d ago
FR → MU
First reported Yahoo Sports · 1 Sep
Sources 4 independent +4 12 outlets · 17 articles
Stage interest
Reported fee €50m–€58.5m CaughtOffside reported on 3 Oct that Manchester United are discussing a move for Freiburg striker Igor Matanovic internally, with Arsenal and Chelsea also monitoring him; the outlet puts Freiburg’s asking price at…
Logged 6d ago
FR → AV
First reported TEAMtalk · 5 Oct
Sources 1 independent 1 outlet · 1 article
Stage interest
Fee Not reported TEAMtalk reports that Manchester United, Aston Villa, Coventry City, Fulham, Arsenal, and Chelsea are on a growing list of clubs checking on Igor Matanović.
Logged 14d ago
FR → TH
First reported fussball-news.de · 17 Oct
Sources 1 independent 3 outlets · 4 articles
Stage interest
Fee Not reported Tottenham Hotspur are tracking SC Freiburg second striker Yuito Suzuki. According to fussball-news.de, Spurs and AC Milan are preparing proposals around €35m, though the German side wants up to €45m.
Logged 17d ago
FR → AR
First reported CaughtOffside · 3 Oct
Sources 2 independent +1 9 outlets · 10 articles
Stage interest
Reported fee €58m–€60m Igor Matanovic, SC Freiburg's centre-forward, is attracting interest from Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea.
Logged 17d ago
FR → CH
First reported gabriele_suar · 3 Oct
Sources 2 independent +1 9 outlets · 9 articles
Stage interest
Reported fee €58m–€60m Multiple outlets report growing interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal in Croatian centre-forward Igor Matanovic, whose contract at SC Freiburg runs to 2029. The player is open to moving to England if…
Logged 19d ago
VI → FR
First reported fussball-news.de · 14 Oct
Sources 1 independent 1 outlet · 1 article
Stage interest
Fee Not reported SC Freiburg are linked with a winter move for Viking central midfielder Simen Kvia-Egeskog, alongside Eintracht Frankfurt, per fussball-news.de. His listed contract runs to 2029.
Club data updated 11d ago
