VfB Stuttgart

VfB Stuttgart net spend since 2015

VfB Stuttgart have spent €385m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €552m: a net profit of €167m on transfers.

That covers 93 signings (81 for a disclosed fee, 9 free, 3 undisclosed) and 88 departures (71 sold for a disclosed fee, 12 free, 5 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 16 in, 43 out.

Record signing: Deniz Undav, €27m from Brighton & Hove Albion (Aug 2024). Record sale: Nick Woltemade, €75m to Newcastle United (Aug 2025).

VfB Stuttgart transfer spending by season

VfB Stuttgart record signings

1. Deniz Undav · €27m from Brighton & Hove Albion · Aug 2024
2. Dženan Pejčinović · €25m from VfL Wolfsburg · Aug 2026
3. Ermedin Demirovic · €23m from FC Augsburg · Jul 2024
4. Bilal El Khannouss · €15m from Leicester City · Jul 2026
5. Badredine Bouanani · €15m from Nice · Aug 2025

VfB Stuttgart record sales

1. Nick Woltemade · €75m to Newcastle United · Aug 2025
2. Benjamin Pavard · €35m to FC Bayern München · Jul 2019
3. Enzo Millot · €30m to Al Ahli · Aug 2025
4. Nico González · €27m to Fiorentina · Jul 2021
5. Hiroki Ito · €24m to FC Bayern München · Jul 2024

VfB Stuttgart trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 60 players VfB Stuttgart both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €462m against €158m paid: a trading profit of €304m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €9m across 8 players, led by Alexis Tibidi (€3m to Troyes, Jan 2023).

• Nick Woltemade: signed free (Jul 2024), sold to Newcastle United for €75m (Aug 2025): profit €75m
• Benjamin Pavard: signed for €5m (Aug 2016), sold to FC Bayern München for €35m (Jul 2019): profit €30m
• Enzo Millot: signed for €2m (Aug 2021), sold to Al Ahli for €30m (Aug 2025): profit €28m
• Hiroki Ito: signed for €400k (Jul 2022), sold to FC Bayern München for €24m (Jul 2024): profit €23m
• Chema Andrés: signed for €3m (Jul 2025), sold to Brighton & Hove Albion for €22m (Sep 2026): profit €19m

• Pablo Maffeo: signed for €9m (Jul 2018), sold to Mallorca for €3m (Jul 2022): loss €6m
• Florian Müller: signed for €5m (Jul 2021), sold to SC Freiburg for €2m (Jul 2023): loss €4m
• Ron-Robert Zieler: signed for €4m (Jul 2017), sold to Hannover 96 for €750k (Jul 2019): loss €3m
• Mitchell James Langerak: signed for €4m (Jul 2015), sold to Levante for €600k (Aug 2017): loss €3m
• Chadrac Akolo: signed for €6m (Jul 2017), sold to Amiens SC for €4m (Jul 2020): loss €3m

VfB Stuttgart ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

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

• Goalkeeper: out Florian Hellstern (loan to SpVgg Greuther Fürth, no league start in 2025/26); in Marius Funk (free from Energie Cottbus, no league minutes yet).
• Midfield: out Chema Andrés (to Brighton & Hove Albion, 14 league starts in 2025/26), Noah Darvich (loan to Elversberg, no league start in 2025/26), Laurin Ulrich (loan to Paderborn), Mirza Catovic (loan to Barcelona II, no league start in 2025/26); in Grischa Prömel (free from TSG Hoffenheim, 588 league minutes since), Bilal El Khannouss (from Leicester City, 467 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Badredine Bouanani (loan to Rangers, 5 league starts in 2025/26), Jovan Milosevic (to Sporting Braga), Lazar Jovanovic (to Udinese, 3 league appearances in 2025/26), Jeremy Arévalo (loan to Estrela Amadora, 7 league appearances in 2025/26); in Dženan Pejčinović (from VfL Wolfsburg, 360 league minutes since), Leo Sauer (from Feyenoord, 100 league minutes since), Tim van der Leij (from RKC Waalwijk, no league minutes yet).

VfB Stuttgart injury news: injuries and suspensions

VfB Stuttgart have 3 players injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €75m of value sidelined.

• Angelo Stiller (MID): Adductor injury · out since 29 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 3 games missed
• Leo Sauer (FWD): Muscle injury · out since 27 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 4 games missed
• Josha Vagnoman (DEF): Hamstring injury · out since 21 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed

VfB Stuttgart last starting XI

VfB Stuttgart's last league starting XI, v Werder Bremen on 7 Nov 2026: Dennis Seimen; Ramon Hendriks, Jeff Chabot, Luca Jaquez; Jamie Leweling, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Grischa Prömel, Yanik Spalt; Deniz Undav, Chris Führich, Bilal El Khannouss.

2 changes from the side that started v Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 31 Oct 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Ermedin Demirovic (4), Atakan Karazor (4) and Angelo Stiller (3, injured).

Opponent: Werder Bremen.

VfB Stuttgart minutes played 2026/27

After 9 league games of 2026/27, 10 VfB Stuttgart players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 6 are rotating and 20 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Tiago Tomás (11%, €16m), Badredine Bouanani (0%, €12m), Lorenz Assignon (7%, €9m), Jeremy Arévalo (0%, €9m), Nikolas Nartey (6%, €8m), Luca Jaquez (15%, €7m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Laurin Ulrich, Dan-Axel Zagadou, Fabian Bredlow, Stefan Drljaca.

VfB Stuttgart club-trained players

We can verify 6 club-trained players in the VfB Stuttgart squad: Dennis Seimen, Yanik Spalt, Ertugrul Yigit, Jarzinho Malanga, Mirza Catovic and Marius Funk. Between them they have played 7% of VfB Stuttgart's league minutes in 2026/27. 7 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Dennis Seimen (GK): 450 league minutes
• Yanik Spalt (MID): 139 league minutes
• Ertugrul Yigit (MID): no league minutes yet
• Jarzinho Malanga (MID): no league minutes yet
• Mirza Catovic (MID): no league minutes yet
• Marius Funk (GK): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 23 players club-trained at VfB Stuttgart now play for other clubs we track, led by Joshua Kimmich (FC Bayern München, value €41m), Umut Güneş (İstanbul Başakşehir, value €4m) and Philipp Köhn (Monaco, value €4m).

• Joshua Kimmich · FC Bayern München · €41m
• Umut Güneş · İstanbul Başakşehir · €4m
• Philipp Köhn · Monaco · €4m
• Laurin Ulrich · Paderborn · €4m
• Timo Werner · SJ Earthquakes · €4m
• Antonio Rüdiger · Real Madrid · €4m
• Bernd Leno · Fulham · €4m
• Odysseas Vlachodimos · Sevilla · €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.

VfB Stuttgart free agents: released players without a club

One former VfB Stuttgart player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Pascal Stenzel (€1m, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent