SC Freiburg

SC Freiburg net spend since 2015

SC Freiburg have spent €220m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €330m: a net profit of €110m on transfers.

That covers 59 signings (54 for a disclosed fee, 5 free) and 67 departures (54 sold for a disclosed fee, 11 free, 2 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 4 in, 30 out.

Record signing: Mio Backhaus, €12m from Werder Bremen (Jul 2026). Record sale: Johan Manzambi, €60m to Aston Villa (Jul 2026).

SC Freiburg transfer spending by season

SC Freiburg record signings

1. Mio Backhaus · €12m from Werder Bremen · Jul 2026
2. Ritsu Doan · €10m from PSV · Jul 2022
3. Keisuke Goto · €10m from Anderlecht · Jul 2026
4. Yuito Suzuki · €10m from Brøndby IF · Jul 2025
5. Baptiste Santamaria · €10m from Angers SCO · Sep 2020

SC Freiburg record sales

1. Johan Manzambi · €60m to Aston Villa · Jul 2026
2. Merlin Röhl · €25m to Everton · Jul 2026
3. Kevin Schade · €25m to Brentford · Jul 2023
4. Çağlar Söyüncü · €21m to Leicester City · Aug 2018
5. Ritsu Doan · €21m to Eintracht Frankfurt · Aug 2025

SC Freiburg trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 48 players SC Freiburg both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €274m against €97m paid: a trading profit of €178m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €118m across 14 players, led by Johan Manzambi (€60m to Aston Villa, Jul 2026).

• Johan Manzambi: academy graduate (Jul 2024), sold to Aston Villa for €60m (Jul 2026): profit €60m
• Kevin Schade: academy graduate (Jul 2021), sold to Brentford for €25m (Jul 2023): profit €25m
• Merlin Röhl: signed for €3m (Aug 2022), sold to Everton for €25m (Jul 2026): profit €22m
• Nico Schlotterbeck: academy graduate (Jul 2019), sold to Borussia Dortmund for €20m (Jul 2022): profit €20m
• Çağlar Söyüncü: signed for €8m (Jul 2016), sold to Leicester City for €21m (Aug 2018): profit €13m

• Junior Adamu: signed for €6m (Jul 2023), sold to Schalke 04 for €800k (Jul 2026): loss €5m
• Daniel-Kofi Kyereh: signed for €5m (Jul 2022), left free for Osnabrück (Aug 2026): loss €5m
• Yoric Ravet: signed for €4m (Aug 2017), left free for Grenoble Foot 38 (Jul 2020): loss €4m
• Dominique Heintz: signed for €3m (Jul 2018), sold to FC Union Berlin for €150k (Jan 2022): loss €3m
• Nils Petersen: signed for €3m (Jul 2015), left free for Blankenburger FV (Aug 2023): loss €3m

SC Freiburg ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

SC Freiburg have made 5 signings and 6 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Noah Atubolu (loan to Eintracht Frankfurt, 34 league starts in 2025/26); in Mio Backhaus (from Werder Bremen, 810 league minutes since).
• Defence: out Karl Steinmann (loan to Hannover 96); in nobody.
• Midfield: out Johan Manzambi (to Aston Villa, 26 league starts in 2025/26), Merlin Röhl (to Everton, 2 league appearances in 2025/26), Robert Wagner (to Dynamo Dresden), Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (left free for Osnabrück, no league start in 2025/26); in Yannik Engelhardt (from Como, 663 league minutes since), Rihito Yamamoto (from Sint-Truiden, 32 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Junior Adamu (to Schalke 04, 7 league starts in 2025/26), Noah Weißhaupt (to Darmstadt 98), Eren Dinkçi (loan to Werder Bremen); in Keisuke Goto (from Anderlecht, 173 league minutes since).
• Position unknown: out nobody; in Louey Ben Farhat (from Karlsruher SC).

SC Freiburg injury news: injuries and suspensions

SC Freiburg have no injuries or suspensions on record as of 10 Nov 2026.

SC Freiburg last starting XI

SC Freiburg's last league starting XI, v FC Union Berlin on 8 Nov 2026: Mio Backhaus; Matthias Ginter, Philipp Lienhart, Jordy Makengo, Philipp Treu; Maximilian Eggestein, Niklas Beste, Derry Scherhant, Yannik Engelhardt, Yuito Suzuki; Igor Matanovic.

2 changes from the side that started v FC Augsburg on 31 Oct 2026.

Opponent: FC Union Berlin.

SC Freiburg minutes played 2026/27

After 9 league games of 2026/27, 10 SC Freiburg players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 1 is rotating and 16 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Keisuke Goto (21%, €16m), Cyriaque Irié (15%, €15m), Noah Atubolu (0%, €15m), Rihito Yamamoto (4%, €12m), Patrick Osterhage (11%, €10m), Eren Dinkçi (0%, €8m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Noah Atubolu, Matthias Ginter, Vincenzo Grifo, Rouven Tarnutzer, Anthony Jung.

SC Freiburg club-trained players

On the record we can verify, 20 players club-trained at SC Freiburg now play for other clubs we track, led by Nico Schlotterbeck (Borussia Dortmund, value €62m), Kevin Schade (Brentford, value €53m) and Noah Atubolu (Eintracht Frankfurt, value €15m).

• Nico Schlotterbeck · Borussia Dortmund · €62m
• Kevin Schade · Brentford · €53m
• Noah Atubolu · Eintracht Frankfurt · €15m
• Mika Baur · Celtic · €8m
• Kiliann Sildillia · PSV · €7m
• Robin Fellhauer · FC Augsburg · €6m
• Maximilian Dietz · Górnik Zabrze · €3m
• Enzo Leopold · Borussia Mönchengladbach · €3m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

SC Freiburg free agents: released players without a club

One former SC Freiburg player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Maximilian Philipp (€500k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent