2023–24 FC Augsburg season
FC Augsburg 2023–24 football season
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The 2023–24 season was FC Augsburg's 117th season in existence and 13th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.
ChairmanKlaus Hofmann
Head coachEnrico Maaßen
(until 9 October)
Jess Thorup
(from 15 October)
(until 9 October)
Jess Thorup
(from 15 October)
StadiumWWK Arena
| 2023–24 season | |||
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| Chairman | Klaus Hofmann | ||
| Head coach | Enrico Maaßen (until 9 October) Jess Thorup (from 15 October) | ||
| Stadium | WWK Arena | ||
| Bundesliga | 11th | ||
| DFB-Pokal | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ermedin Demirović (15) All: Ermedin Demirović (15) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 29,144 | ||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 February 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| MF |  Tim Breithaupt |
Karlsruher SC |
€2,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | |
| GK | Finn Dahmen |
Mainz 05 |
Free | [2] | |
| FW | Sven Michel |
Union Berlin |
€950,000 | ||
| DF |  Patric Pfeiffer |
Darmstadt 98 |
Free | [3] | |
| FW | Mërgim Berisha |
 Fenerbahçe |
€4,000,000 | 2 July 2023 | [4] |
| MF |  Masaya Okugawa |
Arminia Bielefeld |
Free | 5 July 2023 | [5] |
| FW | Phillip Tietz |
Darmstadt 98 |
€2,200,000 | 12 July 2023 | [6] |
| DF |  Kevin Mbabu |
 Fulham |
Loan | 1 September 2023 | [7] |
| DF | Japhet Tanganga |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Loan | [8] | |
| MF |  Kristijan Jakić |
Eintracht Frankfurt |
Loan | 19 January 2024 | [9] |
| MF |  Pep Biel |
 Olympiacos |
Loan | 1 February 2024 | [10] |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Daniel Caligiuri |
Free | 1 July 2023 | ||
| GK |  Rafał Gikiewicz |
Ankaragücü |
Free | [11] | |
| MF | Felix Götze |
Rot-Weiss Essen |
€100,000 | [12] | |
| FW | André Hahn |
Free | |||
| GK | Daniel Klein |
SV Sandhausen |
Loan | ||
| GK | Benjamin Leneis |
FSV Zwickau |
Free | ||
| DF | Tobias Strobl |
Retired | |||
| MF |  Tim Civeja |
1. FC Saarbrücken |
Undisclosed | 4 July 2023 | [13] |
| FW |  Ricardo Pepi |
 PSV |
€11,000,000 | 7 July 2023 | [14] |
| MF | Henri Koudossou |
ADO Den Haag |
Loan | 18 July 2023 | [15] |
| MF |  Julian Baumgartlinger |
Retired | 24 July 2023 | [16] | |
| FW | Lasse Günther |
Wehen Wiesbaden |
Loan | 25 July 2023 | [17] |
| FW | Maurice Malone |
Basel |
€2,000,000 | 11 August 2023 | [18] |
| FW | Mërgim Berisha |
1899 Hoffenheim |
€14,000,000 | 30 August 2023 | [19] |
| FW | Noah Sarenren Bazee |
Arminia Bielefeld |
Undisclosed | 31 August 2023 | [20] |
| DF | Jozo Stanić |
St. Gallen |
Undisclosed | 2 September 2023 | [21] |
| FW |  Irvin Cardona |
AS Saint-Étienne |
Loan | 3 January 2024 | [22] |
| DF | Aaron Zehnter |
SC Paderborn |
Undisclosed | 5 January 2024 | [23] |
| MF | Masaya Okugawa |
Hamburger SV |
Loan | 14 January 2024 | [24] |
| FW | Nathanaël Mbuku |
AS Saint-Étienne |
Loan | 21 January 2024 | [25] |
| DF | David Čolina |
 Vejle BK |
Loan | 24 January 2024 | [26] |
| DF | Frederik Winther |
 Estoril |
Loan | 29 January 2024 | [27] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 11 July 2023 Friendly | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Kufstein, Austria |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Kufstein-Arena Referee: Alan Kijas (Austria) |
| Note: The match was ended at the 77th minute because Beşiktaş fans threw objects onto the field.[28] | ||||
| 18 July 2023 Friendly | Kufstein | 0–9 | FC Augsburg | Schladming, Austria |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Hohenhaus Tenne Area Schladming |
| 22 July 2023 Friendly | PSV Eindhoven | 2–1 | FC Augsburg | Schladming, Austria |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WM Estriche Area Schladming | ||
| Note: Match was played in two 75-minute periods. | ||||
| 29 July 2023 Friendly | FC Augsburg | 3–2 | Jahn Regensburg | Augsburg |
| 11:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: FCA-Trainingsgelände |
| 5 August 2023 Trofeo Angelo Iervolino | Salernitana | 2–1 | FC Augsburg | Salerno |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Arechi Attendance: 3,064 Referee: Fabio Maresca (Italia) |
| 6 August 2023 Friendly | Napoli | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Castel di Sangro, Italy |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ruben Alberto Arena (Italy) |
| 7 September 2023 Friendly | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | Greuther Fürth | Augsburg |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: WWK ARENA - Trainingsplatz |
| 12 October 2023 Friendly | FC Augsburg | Cancelled | 1. FC Nürnberg | |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| 16 November 2023 Friendly | FC Augsburg | 5–2 | Jahn Regensburg | |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 19 August 2023 | 18 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 29.41 |
| DFB-Pokal | 13 August 2023 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | |
| Total | 35 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 50 | 62 | −12 | 28.57 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 9 | Werder Bremen | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 42 |
| 10 | SC Freiburg | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 45 | 58 | −13 | 42 |
| 11 | FC Augsburg | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 39 |
| 12 | VfL Wolfsburg | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 37 |
| 13 | Mainz 05 | 34 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 35 |
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 60 | −10 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 34 | −10 |
Source: DFB
Results by round
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[30]
| 19 August 2023 1 | FC Augsburg | 4–4 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 27 August 2023 2 | Bayern Munich | 3–1 | FC Augsburg | Munich |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 2 September 2023 3 | FC Augsburg | 2–2 | VfL Bochum | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,424 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 16 September 2023 4 | RB Leipzig | 3–0 | FC Augsburg | Leipzig |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 44,746 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 23 September 2023 5 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | Mainz 05 | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,310 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 1 October 2023 6 | SC Freiburg | 2–0 | FC Augsburg | Freiburg |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,134 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 7 October 2023 7 | FC Augsburg | 1–2 | Darmstadt 98 | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 22 October 2023 8 | 1. FC Heidenheim | 2–5 | FC Augsburg | Heidenheim |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Voith-Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 28 October 2023 9 | FC Augsburg | 3–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 4 November 2023 10 | 1. FC Köln | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Cologne |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,300 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 11 November 2023 11 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,260 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 25 November 2023 12 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 3 December 2023 13 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Augsburg |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,107 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 9 December 2023 14 | Werder Bremen | 2–0 | FC Augsburg | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 16 December 2023 15 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 20 December 2023 16 | VfB Stuttgart | 3–0 | FC Augsburg | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: MHPArena Attendance: 53,600 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 13 January 2024 17 | FC Augsburg | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,055 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 21 January 2024 18 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–2 | FC Augsburg | Mönchengladbach |
| 17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 44,867 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 27 January 2024 19 | FC Augsburg | 2–3 | Bayern Munich | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Christian Dingert |
| 3 February 2024 20 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | FC Augsburg | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,500 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 10 February 2024 21 | FC Augsburg | 2–2 | RB Leipzig | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,510 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 17 February 2024 22 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | FC Augsburg | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 24,800 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 25 February 2024 23 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | SC Freiburg | Augsburg |
| 19:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,894 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 2 March 2024 24 | Darmstadt 98 | 0–6 | FC Augsburg | Darmstadt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 9 March 2024 25 | FC Augsburg | 1–0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
| 16 March 2024 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1–3 | FC Augsburg | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 21,735 Referee: Timo Gerach |
| 31 March 2024 27 | FC Augsburg | 1–1 | 1. FC Köln | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 7 April 2024 28 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 3–1 | FC Augsburg | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 28,881 Referee: Florian Exner |
| 12 April 2024 29 | FC Augsburg | 2–0 | Union Berlin | Augsburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 29,731 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 19 April 2024 30 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3–1 | FC Augsburg | Frankfurt |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 57,600 Referee: Martin Petersen |
| 27 April 2024 31 | FC Augsburg | 0–3 | Werder Bremen | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 4 May 2024 32 | Borussia Dortmund | 5–1 | FC Augsburg | Dortmund |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 10 May 2024 33 | FC Augsburg | 0–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Augsburg |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 18 May 2024 34 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | FC Augsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
DFB-Pokal
| 13 August 2023 First round | SpVgg Unterhaching | 2–0 | FC Augsburg | Unterhaching |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Sportpark Unterhaching Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Timo Gerach |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER |
Finn Dahmen | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | GK | POL |
Marcel Łubik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 40 | GK |  CZE |
Tomáš Koubek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | POL |
Robert Gumny | 13 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | DEN |
Mads Valentin | 20 | 1 | 13+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | GHA |
Patric Pfeiffer | 7 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | DF | NED |
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw | 20 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | GER |
Felix Uduokhai | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF |  BRA |
Iago | 18 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | GER |
Maximilian Bauer | 10 | 1 | 6+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | DF | GER |
Raphael Framberger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 43 | DF | SUI |
Kevin Mbabu | 18 | 0 | 15+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ENG |
Reece Oxford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF |  KOS |
Elvis Rexhbeçaj | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | MF | GER |
Arne Maier | 13 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | MF | ESP |
Pep Biel | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | SUI |
Ruben Vargas | 22 | 2 | 15+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | CRO |
Kristijan Jakić | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | GER |
Tim Breithaupt | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | MF |  FIN |
Fredrik Jensen | 19 | 2 | 15+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | MF |  BEL |
Arne Engels | 23 | 3 | 9+13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | MF | GER |
Niklas Dorsch | 18 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | MF | GER |
Mert Kömür | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | CRO |
Dion Beljo | 19 | 2 | 3+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW |  BIH |
Ermedin Demirović | 25 | 14 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | FW | GER |
Sven Michel | 16 | 1 | 5+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | FW | GER |
Phillip Tietz | 25 | 7 | 21+3 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | GER |
Mërgim Berisha | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | JPN |
Masaya Okugawa | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | DF | CRO |
Jozo Stanić | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | MF | GER |
Noah Sarenren Bazee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF | DEN |
Frederik Winther | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | FW | FRA |
Nathanaël Mbuku | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 38 | DF | CRO |
David Čolina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 39 | DF | ENG |
Japhet Tanganga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 42 | DF | GER |
Aaron Zehnter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 48 | FW | FRA |
Irvin Cardona | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Last updated: 2 March 2024
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
- As of 2 March 2024
| Rank | Pos. | No. | Nat. | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | Total |
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| 1 | FW | 9 | |
Ermedin Demirović | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | FW | 21 | |
Phillip Tietz | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | MF | 27 | |
Arne Engels | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | 7 | |
Dion Drena Beljo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | 8 | |
Elvis Rexhbeçaj | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 19 | |
Felix Uduokhai | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 16 | |
Ruben Vargas | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| MF | 24 | |
Fredrik Jensen | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | DF | 3 | |
Mads Valentin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | 20 | |
Sven Michel | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 23 | |
Maximilian Bauer | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | 22 | |
Iago | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 39 | 0 | 39 | ||||