VfL Bochum squad 2026/27
The VfL Bochum squad for 2026/27: 25 first-team players with shirt numbers, positions, ages and nationalities, plus appearances, starts and minutes for VfL Bochum this season. This is the full VfL Bochum roster, updated after every match.
Updated 30 Oct 2026 · after Energie Cottbus 1-2 VfL Bochum
Manager U. Rösler since Sep 2026Vonovia Ruhrstadion
- 25
- Players
- 26.5
- Avg age
- 0
- Injured now
- 0
- On loan
Goalkeepers
2 players · avg age 31.5Defenders
8 players · avg age 27.6- KlaiberNew
Right-back32 yrsSuriname
7 appsRight-back32Suriname77602
7 st · 602' Defender28 yrsGermany
0 appsDefender28Germany000
0 st · 0'Defender22 yrsTurkey
2 appsDefender22Turkey2028
0 st · 28'- MetsNew
Centre-back33 yrsEstonia
8 appsCentre-back33Estonia88630
8 st · 630' Defender26 yrsDenmark
1 appsDefender26Denmark110
1 st · 0'Centre-back26 yrsAustria
8 appsCentre-back26Austria88630
8 st · 630'Left-back31 yrsGermany
8 appsLeft-back31Germany88596
8 st · 596'Defender23 yrsGermany
0 appsDefender23Germany000
0 st · 0'
Midfielders
9 players · avg age 25.0Midfielder27 yrsAlbania
1 appsMidfielder27Albania110
1 st · 0'Midfielder26 yrsGermany
0 appsMidfielder26Germany000
0 st · 0'Attacking mid27 yrsGermany
6 appsAttacking mid27Germany63280
3 st · 280'Attacking mid31 yrsPhilippines
8 appsAttacking mid31Philippines88435
8 st · 435'Attacking mid29 yrsJapan
8 appsAttacking mid29Japan87506
7 st · 506'Defensive mid22 yrsGermany
7 appsDefensive mid22Germany77505
7 st · 505'- PatinoNew
Midfielder23 yrsEngland
3 appsMidfielder23England31154
1 st · 154' Defensive mid18 yrsNationality not yet known
7 appsDefensive mid18–77554
7 st · 554'Midfielder22 yrsGermany
0 appsMidfielder22Germany000
0 st · 0'
Forwards
6 players · avg age 25.7Forward23 yrsDenmark
8 appsForward23Denmark86424
6 st · 424'- SteuckersNew
Forward24 yrsBelgium
6 appsForward24Belgium61248
1 st · 248' Forward30 yrsGermany
4 appsForward30Germany4035
0 st · 35'Forward23 yrsGermany
0 appsForward23Germany000
0 st · 0'- Ouro-TagbaNew
Forward21 yrsGermany
2 appsForward21Germany2026
0 st · 26' Centre-forward33 yrsGermany
8 appsCentre-forward33Germany87560
7 st · 560'
Youth and academy
4 players · tap to show
Transfers, summer 2026
In · 15
- SteuckersFrom Genk · Loan · 31 Aug 2026
- KlaiberFrom Brondby · Free · 30 Aug 2026
- PatinoFrom Deportivo La Coruna · Loan · 30 Aug 2026
- Ouro-TagbaFrom 1. FC Köln · Transfer · 9 Aug 2026
- MetsFrom FC St. Pauli · Free · 16 Jul 2026
- CasaliFrom Rot-Weiß Essen · Free · 14 Jul 2026
- RasmussenFrom Fortuna Düsseldorf · Free · 7 Jul 2026
- MeyerFrom Bochum U19 · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- KarademirFrom VfL Osnabrück · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- HanslikFrom 1. FC Kaiserslautern · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- MbomFrom Viborg · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- ÇokajFrom Panathinaikos · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- DrakasFrom Borussia Dortmund · Free · 30 Jun 2026
- SteinwenderFrom Hearts · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- TazFrom Verl · Free · 29 Jun 2026
Out · 11 permanent
- BeroTo Ferencvarosi TC · Free · 31 Aug 2026
- LoosliTo Universitatea Cluj · Free · 28 Aug 2026
- RöschTo Preußen Münster · Free · 27 Aug 2026
- SissokoTo Muğlaspor · Free · 24 Aug 2026
- MašovićTo Vojvodina · Free · 10 Aug 2026
- BambaTo Marítimo · Free · 29 Jul 2026
- ThiedeTo ADO Den Haag · Transfer · 14 Jul 2026
- KwartengTo 1. FC Magdeburg · Transfer · 5 Jul 2026
- JahnTo FC Viktoria Köln · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- ClairiciaTo Sochaux · Transfer · 30 Jun 2026
- LenzTo 1899 Hoffenheim · Transfer · 29 Jun 2026
Most Common VfL Bochum Starting XI
Based on 8 official matches this season
- HornGK · 8 starts
- SteinwenderDEF · 8 starts
- MetsDEF · 8 starts
- WittekDEF · 8 starts
- KlaiberDEF · 7 starts
- HoltmannMID · 8 starts
- PannewigMID · 7 starts
- MiyoshiMID · 7 starts
- MeyerMID · 7 starts
- HofmannFWD · 7 starts
- RasmussenFWD · 6 starts
The 11 players with the most starts across all official lineups this season.