Done deal · 2026

Deniz Zeitler joins Paderborn on loan

TSG Hoffenheim → Paderborn · Loan fee €750k · Value €2m · Confirmed

Confirmed 9 Aug 2026

Deniz Zeitler, a forward, has joined Paderborn on loan from TSG Hoffenheim for a loan fee of €750k, confirmed 9 Aug 2026. The deal is now settled in Transfer Tracker's Done Deals record.

Who broke it: Florian Plettenberg, 9 Aug 2026, on completion day.

How the deal happened

• Interest · not reported
• Talks · not reported
• Agreed · 9 Aug 2026 · Florian Plettenberg
• Here we go · not reported
• Signed · 9 Aug 2026 · confirmed

More business at Paderborn and TSG Hoffenheim

• Arthur Chaves: TSG Hoffenheim → Botafogo · Loan + option to buy (€6m), loan fee €1.5m · 4 Sept 2026
• Kennedy Okpala: Paderborn → Dynamo Dresden · Loan · 1 Sept 2026
• Rayan Philippe: Hamburger SV → Paderborn · Loan + option to buy · 1 Sept 2026
• Alessandro Vogt: TSG Hoffenheim → Heidenheim · Loan fee €250k · 31 Aug 2026
• Dennis Geiger: TSG Hoffenheim → NEC Nijmegen · Free · 28 Aug 2026
• Marvin Pieringer: FC Heidenheim → Paderborn · €3m · 26 Aug 2026
• Gabriel Vidovic: Dinamo Zagreb → Paderborn · €3m · 18 Aug 2026
• Laurin Ulrich: VfB Stuttgart → Paderborn · Loan fee €600k · 16 Aug 2026

• Deniz Zeitler profile, value & stats
• Paderborn transfers & squad
• TSG Hoffenheim transfers & squad
• Done Deals · every completed transfer & spend tracker

See the full completed-deal record and more business at both clubs. Open on transfertracker.ai