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VfL Wolfsburg

Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg

Wolfsburg, Germany2. Bundesliga · tier 2Founded 12 September 1945Colours

vfl-wolfsburg.de ↗In den Allerwiesen 1, 38446 Wolfsburg, Germany+49 5361 8903-903

Squad

29 players

avg age 25.9

Foreigners

62% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

3 / 18

19 pts · 10 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Volkswagen Arena

28,917 seats

Manager

Tobias Strobl

Transfer balance

+€38.1m

season 2026/27

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Timon WellenreutherGoalkeeper	31	Germany	188 cm	right	Jul 2026from Feyenoord Rotterdam	Jun 2029
Jakub ZielińskiGoalkeeper	18	Poland	194 cm	right	Jan 2025from Legia Warszawa	Jun 2028
Pavao PervanGoalkeeper	38	Austria	194 cm	both	Jan 2018from Ablöse €500K	Jun 2027
Defenders · 9
Saël KumbediRight-Back	21	France · DR Congo	175 cm	right	Jan 2026from Olympique Lyon	Jun 2029
Joakim MaehleLeft-Back	29	Denmark	185 cm	right	Dec 2023from Ablöse €13M	Jun 2027
Jonas AdjeteyCentre-Back	22	Ghana	188 cm	right	Feb 2026from FC Basel 1893	Jun 2030
Aaron ZehnterLeft-Back	22	Germany	180 cm	left	Jan 2025from SC Paderborn 07	Jun 2030
Kilian FischerRight-Back	25	Germany	182 cm	both	Jan 2022from 1.FC Nuremberg	Jun 2027
Mathys AngélyCentre-Back	19	France · Martinique	190 cm	left	Aug 2024from FC Girondins Bordeaux U19	Jun 2029
Hauke WahlCentre-Back	32	Germany	189 cm	right	Jan 2026from FC St. Pauli	Jun 2029
CleitonCentre-Back	23	Brazil	194 cm	left	Jan 2026from CR Flamengo	Jun 2030
RogérioLeft-BackMuscle injury - Return unknown	28	Brazil · Italy	178 cm	left	May 2023from US Sassuolo	Jun 2027
Midfielders · 9
Vini SouzaDefensive Midfield	27	Brazil	187 cm	right	May 2025from Sheffield United	Jun 2030
Mattias SvanbergCentral Midfield	27	Sweden	186 cm	right	Jul 2022from Bologna FC 1909	Jun 2027
Bence DárdaiAttacking Midfield	20	Hungary · Germany	189 cm	right	Jan 2024from Hertha BSC	Jun 2029
Muhammed DamarAttacking Midfield	22	Germany · Türkiye	185 cm	both	Jul 2026from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim	Jun 2031
Aster VranckxCentral Midfieldunknown injury - Return unknown	24	Belgium · DR Congo	183 cm	right	Jan 2021from KV Mechelen	Jun 2029
Elvis RexhbecajCentral Midfield	29	Kosovo · Germany	182 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Augsburg	Jun 2030
Maximilian ArnoldCentral MidfieldTeam captain	32	Germany	184 cm	left	Jan 2012from Ablöse -	Jun 2028
Pharell HenselCentral Midfield	19	Germany	188 cm		Jan 2026from Ablöse -	Jun 2029
Yannick GerhardtCentral Midfield	32	Germany	184 cm	left	Jan 2016from 1.FC Köln	Jun 2027
Forwards · 8
Fabian ReeseLeft Winger	28	Germany	189 cm	right	Jan 2026from Hertha BSC	Jun 2030
Kento ShiogaiCentre-Forward	21	Japan	180 cm	right	Jan 2026from NEC Nijmegen	Jun 2030
Fraser HornbyCentre-ForwardAchilles heel problems - Return unknown	27	Scotland · England	195 cm	right	Jan 2026from SV Darmstadt 98	Jun 2030
Alexander BernhardssonRight Winger	28	Sweden	184 cm	left	Aug 2026from Holstein Kiel	Jun 2029
Alessio BesioLeft Winger	22	Switzerland · Spain	186 cm		Jan 2026from SC Freiburg II	Jun 2030
Robert GlatzelCentre-Forward	32	Germany · Eritrea	193 cm	both	Jan 2026from Hamburger SV	Jun 2028
Trevor BenedictLeft Wingerunknown injury - Return unknown	19	Germany · Nigeria	182 cm		Jan 2026from VfL Wolfsburg U19	—
Bruno KatzLeft WingerRed card suspension – U19 DFB-Nachwuchsliga - Vorrunde Gruppe I	18	Finland	183 cm		Jan 2026from VfL Wolfsburg U19	Jun 2029

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€27.7m

20 arrivals

Received

€65.8m

24 departures

Net balance

+€38.1m

received − spent

Arrivals · 20

Fabian Reese
Left Winger · 28 y/o
from Hertha BSC
€8m
Muhammed Damar
Attacking Midfield · 22 y/o
from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
€5.5m
Alexander Bernhardsson
Right Winger · 27 y/o
from Holstein Kiel
€5m
Fraser Hornby
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
from SV Darmstadt 98
€4m
Hauke Wahl
Centre-Back · 32 y/o
from FC St. Pauli
€1.8m
Robert Glatzel
Centre-Forward · 32 y/o
from Hamburger SV
€1.7m
Timon Wellenreuther
Goalkeeper · 30 y/o
from Feyenoord Rotterdam
€1m
Alessio Besio
Left Winger · 22 y/o
from SC Freiburg II
€700k

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Andreas Skov Olsen
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Rangers FC
End of loan
Aster Vranckx
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from US Sassuolo
End of loan
Bartol Franjic
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
from Venezia FC
End of loan
Bruno Katz
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from VfL Wolfsburg U19
—
Elia Dittrich
Left-Back · 19 y/o
from VfL Wolfsburg U19
—
Elvis Rexhbecaj
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
from FC Augsburg
Free
Eryk Grzywacz
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
from 1.FC Nuremberg
End of loan
Jakub Kamiński
Left Winger · 24 y/o
from 1.FC Köln
End of loan
Mathys Angély
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from RSC Anderlecht
End of loan
Nicolas Cozza
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from FC Nantes
End of loan
Till Neininger
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from VfL Wolfsburg U19
—
Trevor Benedict
Left Winger · 19 y/o
from VfL Wolfsburg U19
—

Departures · 24

Dzenan Pejcinovic
Centre-Forward · 21 y/o
to VfB Stuttgart
€25m
Konstantinos Koulierakis
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to AS Roma
€17m
Patrick Wimmer
Right Winger · 25 y/o
to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
€10m
Lovro Majer
Attacking Midfield · 28 y/o
to AEK Athens
€6m
Jakub Kamiński
Left Winger · 24 y/o
to 1.FC Köln
€5.5m
Bartol Franjic
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to Venezia FC
€1.3m
Kamil Grabara
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to Juventus FC
€700k
Denis Vavro
Centre-Back · 30 y/o
to FC Viktoria Plzen
€500k

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Marius Müller
Goalkeeper · 33 y/o
to Aberdeen FC
€500k
Adam Daghim
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to Red Bull Salzburg
End of loan
Andreas Skov Olsen
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to Basaksehir FK
Loan
Christian Eriksen
Attacking Midfield · 34 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Elia Dittrich
Left-Back · 19 y/o
to SV Eintracht Trier 05
Loan
Eryk Grzywacz
Defensive Midfield · 20 y/o
to Holstein Kiel
?
Jan Bürger
Right-Back · 19 y/o
to PEC Zwolle
?
Jeanuël Belocian
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to Bayer 04 Leverkusen
End of loan
Jenson Seelt
Centre-Back · 23 y/o
to Sunderland AFC
End of loan
Jesper Lindstrøm
Right Winger · 26 y/o
to SSC Napoli
End of loan
Jonas Wind
Centre-Forward · 27 y/o
to SC Braga
Free
Kevin Paredes
Left Midfield · 23 y/o
to FC Utrecht
Free
Mohamed Amoura
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to OGC Nice
Loan
Moritz Jenz
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to BSC Young Boys
Free
Nicolas Cozza
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
to FC Lausanne-Sport
Free
Till Neininger
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to SG Dynamo Dresden
Loan

Manager & staff

61 people

Manager

Tobias Strobl

Germany · 39 y/o

Appointed 1 July 2026

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 11

Jérôme PolenzAssistant ManagerGermany
Sergej SchmikAssistant ManagerGermany
Pascal FormannGoalkeeping CoachGermany
Johannes EngertPerformance ManagerGermany
Thijs TummersAthletic CoachNetherlands
Fabian KlotzAthletic CoachGermany
Michele PutaroRehab coachGermany
Martin RaschickChief AnalystGermany
David NeugebauerVideo AnalystGermany
Sascha SimonMatch AnalystGermany

Management · 4

Dieter HeckingManaging Director SportGermany
Jens KlingfurtChief Financial OfficerGermany
Pirmin SchweglerSporting DirectorSwitzerland
Maximilian EnglertSquad plannerGermany

Board of Directors · 7

Dr. Sebastian RudolphChairman of the Supervisory BoardGermany
Hans Dieter PötschDeputy chairman of the boardAustria
Wolfgang HotzeMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Daniela CavalloAufsichtsratsmitgliedGermany
Dennis WeilmannMember of the supervisory boardGermany
Diego BenaglioMember of the supervisory boardSwitzerland
Dr. Oliver BlumeMember of the supervisory boardGermany

Scouting · 11

Manuel LemkeChief ScoutGermany
Alexander KlitzperaLoan Player ManagerGermany
Uli MohrScoutGermany
Raoul VossScoutGermany
Matthias KipkeScoutGermany
Kris FillingerScoutGermany
Alexander KlitzperaScoutGermany
Marco BanScoutGermany
Jan KochScoutGermany
Mathias HainScout GoalkeepingGermany
Marvin NeuesYouth ScoutGermany

Medical department · 13

Dr. Gerlinde MenzelClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Günter PfeilerClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Gunter WilhelmClub DoctorGermany
Alexander SteinbrennerClub DoctorGermany
Dr. Stephan BornhardtClub DoctorGermany
Sascha WeißMedical Director PhysiotherapyGermany
Patrick KasprowskiPhysiotherapistGermany
Dennis WöhrPhysiotherapistGermany
Alexander JuraPhysiotherapistGermany
Sinikka HeislerSportpsychologeGermany
Hinnerk SmolkaSport PsychologistGermany
Fabian KlotzSports ScientistGermany
Eva AlthausDietitiansGermany

Public Relations · 3

Dirk BorthHead of Media and CommunicationsGermany
Barbara Ertel-LeichtPress officerGermany
Holger BallwanzSupporter Liaison OfficerGermany

Other · 7

Jonas GarzkeTeam ManagerGermany
Benjamin HoppenzSports coordinatorGermany
Ines BuerkeTeam officialGermany
Lena HoffmannTeam officialGermany
Nils ScholzKit ManagerGermany
Jan PfannschmidtKit ManagerGermany
Ari MohammadKit ManagerGermany

Youth · 5

Tobias BauerAcademy ManagerGermany
Björn SchierenbeckAcademy ManagerGermany
Koen StamTrainer scoutNetherlands
Julian KlamtTrainer scoutGermany
André HahnAcademy StaffGermany

Honours

5 titles

1×German Champion08/09
1×German Cup winner14/15
1×German Super Cup Winner15/16
1×Lower Saxony Champion62/63
1×Landespokal Niedersachsen Winner61/62

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