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SV Darmstadt 98

Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e. V.

Darmstadt, Germany2. Bundesliga · tier 2Founded 22 May 1898Colours

www.sv98.de ↗Nieder-Ramstädter-Straße 170, 64285 Darmstadt, Germany+49 6151 6666-98

Squad

32 players

avg age 25.8

Foreigners

44% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

16 / 18

9 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

17,810 seats

Manager

Florian Kohfeldt

Transfer balance

+€7.4m

season 2026/27

Squad

32 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Marcel SchuhenGoalkeeperTeam captain	33	Germany	188 cm	right	Jan 2019from Ablöse free transfer	—
Alexander BrunstGoalkeeper	31	Germany	195 cm	right	Jan 2022from Vejle Boldklub	Jun 2027
Benedikt BörnerGoalkeeper	20	Germany	187 cm	right	Jan 2025from Ablöse free transfer	—
Defenders · 12
William MikelbrencisRight-Back	22	France	179 cm	right	Aug 2026from Hamburger SV	—
Patric PfeifferCentre-Back	27	Ghana · Germany	196 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Augsburg	—
Fabian NürnbergerLeft-BackHamstring injury - Return unknown	27	Bulgaria · Germany	181 cm	left	Jan 2023from 1.FC Nuremberg	—
Aleksandar VukoticCentre-Back	31	Serbia · Bosnia-Herzegovina	201 cm	left	Jan 2024from SV Wehen Wiesbaden	—
Yannik LührsCentre-Back	23	Germany	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II	—
Raoul PetrettaLeft-Back	29	Italy	176 cm	left	Jan 2026from Toronto FC	—
Florian KleinhanslLeft-Back	25	Germany	180 cm	left	Jul 2026from 1.FC Kaiserslautern	—
Matthias BaderRight-Back	29	Germany	176 cm	right	Jan 2020from 1.FC Köln	—
Christopher LannertRight-Back	28	Germany · Romania	180 cm	both	Jul 2026from Arminia Bielefeld	Jun 2029
Meldin DreskovicCentre-Back	28	Montenegro	191 cm	right	Mar 2025from Debreceni VSC	—
Grayson DettoniCentre-Back	21	United States · Italy	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC Bayern Munich II	—
Max PfisterCentre-Back	19	Germany	193 cm	right	Jan 2026from SV Darmstadt 98 II	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 9
Hiroki AkiyamaDefensive Midfield	26	Japan	176 cm	right	Jan 2026from Albirex Niigata	—
Kai KlefischDefensive Midfield	27	Germany	190 cm	right	Jan 2024from SC Paderborn 07	—
Marco RichterAttacking Midfield	28	Germany	176 cm	right	Oct 2026from Without Club	—
Lance DuijvestijnAttacking Midfield	27	Netherlands	190 cm	right	Jan 2026from Sparta Rotterdam	—
Lars KehlAttacking Midfield	24	Germany	172 cm	right	Jan 2026from VfL Osnabrück	—
Carlo SickingerDefensive Midfield	29	Germany	183 cm	both	Jul 2026from SV 07 Elversberg	—
Merveille PapelaCentral MidfieldMeniscus injury - Return unknown	25	Germany	174 cm	right	Jan 2024from 1.FSV Mainz 05	—
Nicolas VerkooijenAttacking Midfield	20	Belgium	184 cm	right	Jan 2026from PSV Eindhoven U21	—
Milian HerbstAttacking Midfield	18	Germany	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from SV Darmstadt 98 II	Jun 2027
Forwards · 8
Milan SmitCentre-Forward	23	Netherlands	190 cm	right	Aug 2026from Stoke City	Jun 2027
Noah WeißhauptRight Winger	25	Germany	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from SC Freiburg	Jun 2030
Ho-jae LeeCentre-Forward	26	Korea, South	192 cm	right	Jul 2026from Pohang Steelers	—
Luca MarseilerLeft WingerCruciate ligament tear - Return unknown	29	Germany · Italy	176 cm	both	Jan 2024from FC Viktoria Köln	—
Yosuke FurukawaLeft Winger	23	Japan	174 cm	right	Jan 2025from Júbilo Iwata	—
Ibrahim El KadiriLeft Winger	24	Morocco · Netherlands	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from De Graafschap Doetinchem	—
Fynn LakenmacherCentre-Forward	26	Germany	188 cm	right	Jan 2024from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2027
Manolo MerxRight Winger	18	Germany · Serbia	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from SV Darmstadt 98 U19	Jun 2027

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€3.1m

22 arrivals

Received

€10.4m

15 departures

Net balance

+€7.4m

received − spent

Arrivals · 22

Lance Duijvestijn
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
from Sparta Rotterdam
€800k
Ibrahim El Kadiri
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from De Graafschap Doetinchem
€500k
Noah Weißhaupt
Right Winger · 24 y/o
from SC Freiburg
€500k
Ho-jae Lee
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from Pohang Steelers
€400k
Grayson Dettoni
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from FC Bayern Munich II
€250k
Hiroki Akiyama
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
from Albirex Niigata
€250k
Christopher Lannert
Right-Back · 28 y/o
from Arminia Bielefeld
€200k
Yannik Lührs
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II
€150k

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Carlo Sickinger
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
from SV 07 Elversberg
Free
Florian Kleinhansl
Left-Back · 25 y/o
from 1.FC Kaiserslautern
Free
Lars Kehl
Attacking Midfield · 24 y/o
from VfL Osnabrück
Free
Leon Klassen
Left-Back · 26 y/o
from Grazer AK 1902
End of loan
Manolo Merx
Right Winger · 17 y/o
from SV Darmstadt 98 U19
—
Marco Richter
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Max Pfister
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from SV Darmstadt 98 II
—
Meldin Dreskovic
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Nyíregyháza Spartacus
End of loan
Milan Smit
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from Stoke City
Loan
Milian Herbst
Attacking Midfield · 18 y/o
from SV Darmstadt 98 II
—
Nicolas Verkooijen
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from PSV Eindhoven U21
Free
Othmane El Idrissi
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
from SV Viktoria Aschaffenburg
End of loan
Paul Will
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
from SpVgg Greuther Fürth
End of loan
William Mikelbrencis
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from Hamburger SV
Free

Departures · 15

Fraser Hornby
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to VfL Wolfsburg
€4m
Isac Lidberg
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to Borussia Mönchengladbach
€3.5m
Killian Corredor
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
to FC Nantes
€2m
Matej Maglica
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to Kocaelispor
€400k
Paul Will
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
to SpVgg Greuther Fürth
€400k
Leon Klassen
Left-Back · 26 y/o
to Grazer AK 1902
€100k
Bartosz Bialek
Centre-Forward · 24 y/o
to Wieczysta Krakow
Free
Fabian Holland
Left-Back · 35 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—

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Grayson Dettoni
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to FC Bayern Munich II
End of loan
Hiroki Akiyama
Defensive Midfield · 25 y/o
to Albirex Niigata
End of loan
Marco Richter
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to 1.FSV Mainz 05
End of loan
Niklas Schmidt
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
to FC Toulouse
End of loan
Othmane El Idrissi
Attacking Midfield · 19 y/o
to SV Darmstadt 98 II
—
Sergio López
Right-Back · 27 y/o
to Granada CF
Free
Serhat-Semih Güler
Centre-Forward · 28 y/o
to Sportfreunde Siegen
Free

Manager & staff

44 people

Manager

Florian Kohfeldt

Germany · 44 y/o

Appointed 7 September 2024

Contract until —

Coaching Staff · 12

Darius ScholtysikAssistant ManagerGermany
Martin HeckAssistant ManagerGermany
Alexander KynaßGoalkeeping CoachGermany
Christopher BusseAthletic CoachGermany
Alexander RyanAthletic CoachEngland
Felix ForsterAthletic CoachGermany
Florian BauerRehab coachGermany
Maximilian KohlVideo AnalystGermany
Johannes BehlauVideo AnalystGermany
Rafael RamosVideo AnalystGermany
Immanuel HöhnVideo AnalystGermany

Management · 6

Paul FernieManaging Director SportEngland
Michael WeilgunyChief Executive OfficerGermany
Martin KowalewskiChief Executive OfficerGermany
Tom EilersChief Executive OfficerGermany
Matthias NeumannHead of first team footballGermany
Philipp GründlerSquad plannerGermany

Board of Directors · 6

Markus PfitznerPresidentGermany
Volker HarrVice-PresidentGermany
Arnd ZinnhardtVice-PresidentGermany
Uwe KuhlBoard memberGermany
Anne BaumannBoard memberGermany
Roy Reinelt-PeterBoard memberGermany

Scouting · 4

Valery VelikowScoutGermany
Pascal MaassScoutGermany
Konstantin LanghammerScoutGermany
Etienne MassaguiéHead of Youth ScoutingFrance

Medical department · 8

Dr. Philip JessenClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Marc SchneiderClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Oscar VelasquezClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Sebastian SchellhaasClub DoctorGermany
Morris SepoetroMedical Director PhysiotherapyGermany
Katrin HerbigPhysiotherapistGermany
Max SchubertPhysiotherapistGermany
Shohei NozawaPhysiotherapistJapan

Public Relations · 2

Jan BergholzHead of Media and CommunicationsGermany
Jan BecherPress officerGermany

Other · 4

Jonas NietzelTeam ManagerGermany
Michael RichterTeam officialGermany
Sebastian HeinTeam officialGermany
Colin MahnkeStadium AnnouncerGermany

Youth · 2

Björn KopperAcademy ManagerGermany
Maximilian MehringAcademy managerGermany

Honours

8 titles

6×Landespokal Hessen Winner12/13 · 07/08 · 06/07 · 05/06 · 00/01 · +1
2×German 2. Bundesliga Champion80/81 · 77/78

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