2025–26 FC Red Bull Salzburg season

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The 2025–26 season was the 93rd season in the history of Red Bull Salzburg, and the club's 37th consecutive season in the top flight of Austrian football. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Austrian Cup and the UEFA Champions League.

ChairmanHarald Lürzer
Head coachDaniel Beichler
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga1st
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Red Bull Salzburg
2025–26 season
Red Bull Salzburg players in September 2025
ChairmanHarald Lürzer
Head coachDaniel Beichler
StadiumRed Bull Arena
Bundesliga1st
Austrian CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA Europa LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Petar Ratkov (9)
All:
Petar Ratkov (12)
Highest home attendance10,938 vs LASK, 23 August 2025, Austrian Bundesliga
Lowest home attendance6,123 vs WSG Tirol, 23 November 2025, Austrian Bundesliga
Average home league attendance11,412
Biggest win5–0 vs Grazer AK, 9 August 2025, Austrian Bundesliga
Biggest defeat3–1 vs Wolfsberger AC, 14 September 2025, Bundesliga
European colours
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2025.
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Coaching staff

As of 18 June 2025[1][2]
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Position Staff
Head coach Germany Thomas Letsch
Assistant coach Germany Kai Hesse
Germany Jens Wissing
Head of Goalkeeping Austria David Schartner
Goalkeeper coach Portugal Pedro Pereira
Athletic coach Austria Sebastian Kirchner
Spain Adrián Jiménez Leiva
Rehab coach United States Scott Eisele
Video analyst Austria Rainer Sonnberger
Match analyst Germany Sebastian Sommer
Germany Tim Stenske
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As of 16 January 2026[3]

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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Other players under contract

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Out on loan

As of 5 August 2025[4]

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

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 MF France Lucas Gourna-Douath Italy Roma Loan return [5]
DF Austria Justin Omoregie Austria TSV Hartberg [6]
1 July 2025 MF Slovenia Miha Matjašec Slovenia Domžale €1,500,000
MF Colombia Mayker Palacios Colombia AA de Fútbol Popayán Undisclosed
3 July 2025 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Kerim Alajbegović Germany Bayer Leverkusen €2,000,000 [7]
1 August 2025 DF Japan Anrie Chase Germany VfB Stuttgart €2,000,000 [8]
2 September 2025 FW Denmark Clement Bischoff Denmark Brøndby €2,000,000 [9]
31 January 2026 DF Germany Tim Drexler Germany TSG Hoffenheim €2,000,000 [10]
3 February 2026 FW Hungary Damir Redzic Slovakia DAC 1904 €4,750,000 [11]
11 February 2026 DF Angola Elione Fernandes Neto Austria FC Liefering Loan return
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Total spending: Decrease €14.25M

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK Germany Janis Blaswich Germany RB Leipzig End of loan [12]
DF Belgium Maximiliano Caufriez France Clermont [13]
1 July 2025 GK Germany Jonas Krumrey Germany Holstein Kiel €150,000 [14]
DF Switzerland Bryan Okoh Switzerland Lausanne-Sport Undisclosed [15]
DF Mali Daouda Guindo France Brest End of contract [16][17]
DF Brazil Douglas Mendes Austria FC Liefering Loan [18]
DF Belgium Ignace Van der Brempt Italy Como €5,000,000 [19]
DF Austria Raphael Hofer Slovenia Mura Undisclosed [20]
DF Germany Leandro Morgalla Germany VfL Bochum Loan
(€200,000)		 [21]
MF Ghana Lawrence Agyekum Belgium Cercle Brugge €800,000 [22]
MF Austria Luka Reischl Netherlands ADO Den Haag Undisclosed [23]
MF Nigeria Samson Tijani Czech Republic Dukla Prague Free transfer [24]
2 July 2025 MF Slovenia Miha Matjašec Austria FC Liefering Loan
MF Colombia Mayker Palacios [25]
4 July 2025 ST Mali Gaoussou Diakité Switzerland Lausanne-Sport [26]
10 July 2025 MF Argentina Nicolás Capaldo Germany Hamburger SV €4,500,000 [27][28]
14 July 2025 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Dedić Portugal Benfica €12,000,000 [29]
17 July 2025 DF Austria Samson Baidoo France Lens €8,000,000 [30]
18 July 2025 ST Italy Nicolò Turco Contract termination [31]
21 July 2025 MF Austria Dijon Kameri Poland Cracovia Undisclosed [32]
1 August 2025 MF Israel Oscar Gloukh Netherlands Ajax €14,750,000 [33]
5 August 2025 MF England Bobby Clark England Derby County Loan [34]
18 August 2025 FW Mali Dorgeles Nene Turkey Fenerbahçe €18,000,000 [35]
30 August 2025 DF Poland Kamil Piątkowski Poland Legia Warsaw Undisclosed [36]
1 September 2025 FW Denmark Adam Daghim Germany VfL Wolfsburg Loan [37]
ST Switzerland Federico Crescenti Contract termination
8 January 2026 FW Serbia Petar Ratkov Italy Lazio €13,000,000 [38]
16 January 2026 MF France Lucas Gourna-Douath France Le Havre Loan [39]
30 January 2026 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen Germany 1. FC Kaiserslautern Undisclosed [40]
13 February 2026 DF Angola Elione Fernandes Neto Czech Republic Hradec Králové [41]
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Total income: Increase €76.4M
Balance: Increase €62.15M

Friendlies

The pre-season training is scheduled to commence on 3 June 2025, followed by a training camp in Salzachsee.

15 July 2025 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Qarabağ Zell am See, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Alois Latini Stadion
Referee: Philipp Maier
18 July 2025 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg 1–2 Derby County Salzburg, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: SAK-Platz
Referee: Marina Zechner
6 January 2026 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg v Bayern Munich Salzburg, Austria
15:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Competitions

Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 2 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 17 9 5 3 36 21 +15 052.94
Austrian Cup 25 July 2025 First round 3 3 0 0 10 2 +8 100.00
UEFA Champions League 23 July 2025 12 August 2025 Second qualifying round Third qualifying round 4 1 1 2 7 6 +1 025.00
UEFA Europa League September 2025 2026 League phase 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 016.67
Total 30 14 6 10 58 39 +19 046.67
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Last updated: 14 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2025–26 Austrian Football Bundesliga

Regular stage

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sturm Graz 22 12 2 8 33 26 +7 38 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Red Bull Salzburg 22 10 7 5 42 26 +16 37
3 LASK 22 11 4 7 32 30 +2 37
4 Austria Wien 22 11 3 8 34 30 +4 36
5 SK Rapid 22 9 6 7 26 25 +1 33
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Source: Austrian Football Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals scored; 5) Matches won; 6) Away matches won; 7) Away goals scored.[42]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
20 10 6 4 41 25  +16 36 5 2 3 24 15  +9 5 4 1 17 10  +7
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Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAAHA
ResultDWWWDLLWWDWWDLDWW
Position64112254421111111
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Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: ADMIRAL Bundesliga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 27 June 2025.[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 SV Ried 2–2 Red Bull Salzburg Ried
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Josko Arena
Attendance: 6,866
Referee: Alexander Harkam
9 August 2025 2 Red Bull Salzburg 5–0 Grazer AK Salzburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 7,544
Referee: Daniel Pfister
16 August 2025 3 TSV Hartberg 1–2 Red Bull Salzburg Hartberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Stadion Hartberg
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Stefan Ebner
23 August 2025 4 Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 LASK Salzburg
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,545
Referee: Julian Weinberger
30 August 2025 5 Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 BW Linz Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,450
Referee: Isa Simsek
13 September 2025 6 Wolfsberger AC 3–1 Red Bull Salzburg Wolfsberg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 4,752
Referee: Jakob Semler
20 September 2025 7 Red Bull Salzburg 0–2 Sturm Graz Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,938
Referee: Stefan Ebner
28 September 2025 8 WSG Tirol 1–2 Red Bull Salzburg Innsbruck
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Tivoli Stadion Tirol
Attendance: 4,122
Referee: Josef Spurny
5 October 2025 9 Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Rapid Wien Salzburg
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 12,395
Referee: Jakob Semler
19 October 2025 10 Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 SCR Altach Salzburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,173
Referee: Stefan Ebner
26 October 2025 11 Austria Wien 0–3 Red Bull Salzburg Vienna
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium
Attendance: 14,479
Referee: Walter Altmann
2 November 2025 12 Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 SV Ried Salzburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,352
Referee: Julian Weinberger
9 November 2025 13 Sturm Graz 1–1 Red Bull Salzburg Graz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 15,517
Referee: Stefan Ebner
23 November 2025 14 Red Bull Salzburg 2–3 WSG Tirol Salzburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,123
Referee: Achim Untergasser
30 November 2025 15 SCR Altach 1–1 Red Bull Salzburg Altach
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 4,826
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca
6 December 2025 16 BW Linz 0–2 Red Bull Salzburg Linz
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Hofmann Personal Stadion
Attendance: 4,672
Referee: Jakob Semler
14 December 2025 17 Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 Wolfsberger AC Salzburg
14:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 30,188
Referee: Alain Sadikovsk
7 February 2026 18 Red Bull Salzburg v Austria Wien Salzburg
17:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena

Austrian Cup

Main article: 2025–26 Austrian Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 July 2025 First round Union Dietach 0–4 Red Bull Salzburg Dietach
18:00 CEST (UTC+2
  • Ketan Red card 76'
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Stadium: DietachArena
Attendance: 3,650
Referee: Emil Ristoskov
27 August 2025 Second round Dornbirn 1913 1–3 Red Bull Salzburg Dornbirn
17:00 CEST (UTC+2
  • Makovec 40'
  • Stojnić Yellow card 90+2'
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Stadium: Stadion Birkenwiese
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Stefan Macanovic
29 October 2025 Third round Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 (a.e.t.) WSG Tirol Salzburg
19:00 CET (UTC+1
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 5,016
Referee: Christian-Petru Ciochirca
31 January–1 February 2026 Fourth round Wolfsberger AC v Red Bull Salzburg Wolfsberg
TBD CET (UTC+1 Report Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

The draw was held on 18 June 2025.[44]

23 July 2025 First leg SK Brann Norway 1–4 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Bergen, Norway
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Brann Stadion
Attendance: 14,587
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
30 July 2025 Second leg Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–1
(5–2 agg.)		 Norway SK Brann Salzburg, Austria
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 11,949
Referee: Rade Obrenovič (Slovenia)

Third qualifying round

The draw was held on 21 July 2025.[45]

6 August 2025 First leg Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–1 Belgium Club Brugge Salzburg, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 12,782
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
12 August 2025 Second leg Club Brugge Belgium 3–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Brugge, Belgium
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 23,376
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League

League phase

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Europa League league phase

The league phase draw would be held on 29 August 2025.

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
29 Netherlands Feyenoord 8 2 0 6 11 15 −4 6
30 Switzerland Basel 8 2 0 6 9 13 −4 6
31 Austria Red Bull Salzburg 8 2 0 6 10 15 −5 6
32 Scotland Rangers 8 1 1 6 5 14 −9 4
33 France Nice 8 1 0 7 7 15 −8 3
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Source: UEFA[46]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

25 September 2025 1 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 0–1 Portugal Porto Salzburg, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 9,993
Referee: Vasilios Fotias (Greece)
2 October 2025 2 Lyon France 2–0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Lyon, France
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 31,767
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
23 October 2025 3 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–3 Hungary Ferencváros Salzburg, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 8,342[47]
Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)
6 November 2025 4 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 2–0 Netherlands Go Ahead Eagles Salzburg, Austria
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
  • Rahmouni Yellow card 29'
  • Suray Yellow card 35'
 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 10,852
Referee: Giorgi Kruashvili (Georgia)
27 November 2025 5 Bologna Italy 4–1 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Bologna, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara
Attendance: 21,025
Referee: Igor Pajač (Croatia)
11 December 2025 6 SC Freiburg Germany 1–0 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Freiburg, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion
Attendance: 31,016
Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan)
22 January 2026 7 Red Bull Salzburg Austria 3–1 Switzerland Basel Salzburg, Austria
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 6,741
29 January 2026 8 Aston Villa England 3–2 Austria Red Bull Salzburg Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT
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Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,457

Statistics

Goalscorers

More information Rank, No. ...
Rank No. Pos. Player Austrian Bundesliga Austrian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 21 FW Serbia Petar Ratkov 930012
2 11 FW Belgium Yorbe Vertessen 531312
3 27 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Kerim Alajbegović 602210
4 20 FW Austria Edmund Baidoo 50117
5 8 MF Japan Sōta Kitano 40004
6 14 MF Denmark Maurits Kjærgaard 11204
7 15 MF Mali Soumaila Diabate 20002
8 7 MF Denmark Clement Bischoff 11002
9 49 MF Mali Moussa Yeo 11002
10 45 MF Mali Dorgeles Nene 01113
1 22 DF Austria Stefan Lainer 10001
12 37 MF Austria Tim Trummer 10001
13 2 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen 00101
14 3 DF Serbia Aleksa Terzić 00011
Total36107558
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Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

Hat-tricks

  • Score – The score at the time of each goal. Salzburg's score listed first.
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Date No. Pos. Player Score Final score Opponent Competition
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Top assists

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Rank No. Pos. Player Austrian Bundesliga Austrian Cup Champions League Europa League Total
1 14 DF Denmark Maurits Kjærgaard 41117
2 20 FW Ghana Edmund Baidoo 22004
3 22 DF Austria Stefan Lainer 20204
4 7 MF Denmark Clement Bischoff 30003
5 8 FW Japan Sōta Kitano 20013
49 MF Mali Moussa Yeo 20013
7 21 FW Serbia Petar Ratkov 20002
45 MF Mali Dorgeles Nene 20002
9 3 DF Serbia Aleksa Terzić 10012
10 2 DF Denmark Jacob Rasmussen 10001
5 MF Mali Soumaila Diabate 10001
9 FW Austria Karim Onisiwo 10001
11 FW Belgium Yorbe Vertessen 10001
27 FW Bosnia and Herzegovina Kerim Alajbegović 10001
37 DF Austria Tim Trummer 10001
16 13 DF Germany Frans Krätzig 11001
17 30 MF Israel Oscar Gloukh 00101
Total2844440
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Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: FBref.com

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