K. Wätjen · career
Kjell-Arik Wätjen
Defensive · VfL Bochum · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Wätjen is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
The record covers 3 seasons (2024/25–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 41 appearances, 8 goals and 1 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at VfL Bochum — Season rating 23, 3 goals and 0 assists in 26 games. 2025/26 was the leap — Season rating up 19 points at VfL Bochum. Form is on a climb — up 19 Season points across his last 2 full seasons.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (2. Bundesliga) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | VfL Bochum | 26 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 23 |
| 2024/25 | Roi Et | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Dortmund II | 13 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | Borussia Dortmund | 2 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | Roi Et | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 25 | 12 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Roi Et | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | Borussia Dortmund U19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany U19 | 2025/26 | UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | 2 | 1 |
| Germany U17 | 2023/24 | UEFA U17 Championship | 4 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | UEFA U17 Championship - Qualification | 3 | 1 |
Honours
UEFA U17 Championship×2U19 Bundesliga×3UEFA Champions League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1257 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| DFB Pokal | 3 | 212 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Germany U19 | 2 | 158 | 1 | 0 | — |
Schedule · 2025/26
29 played7 unused sub7 not in squad· 1469 min, 3g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5 | Friendlies Clubs | H Wuppertaler SV | 6-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 20 | Friendlies Clubs | H Preußen Münster | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | H Metalist 1925 Kharkiv | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 27 | Friendlies Clubs | H Bayer Leverkusen | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | 2. Bundesliga | A SV Darmstadt 98 | 1-4 | Played | 26 | 6.7 | ||
| Aug 10 | 2. Bundesliga | H SV Elversberg | 2-0 | Played | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| Aug 16 | DFB Pokal | A BFC Dynamo | 3-1 | Played | 46 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Aug 23 | 2. Bundesliga | A FC Schalke 04 | 1-2 | Played | 85 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 30 | 2. Bundesliga | H Preußen Münster | 1-2 | Played | 76 | 6.7 | ||
| Sep 12 | 2. Bundesliga | A SC Paderborn 07 | 0-1 | Played | 75 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 20 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Nürnberg | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 27 | 2. Bundesliga | H Fortuna Düsseldorf | 0-1 | Played | 66 | 6.2 | ||
| Oct 4 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2-3 | Played | 17 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Oct 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Alemannia Aachen | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | 2. Bundesliga | H Hertha BSC | 3-2 | Played | 78 | 6.5 | ||
| Oct 25 | 2. Bundesliga | A Holstein Kiel | 1-1 | Played | 21 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | A FC Augsburg | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Nov 2 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Magdeburg | 2-0 | Played | 82 | 1 | 8.2 | |
| Nov 9 | 2. Bundesliga | A Eintracht Braunschweig | 2-0 | Played | 72 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 15 | Friendlies Clubs | H VfL Osnabrück | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 21 | 2. Bundesliga | H Dynamo Dresden | 1-2 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Nov 29 | 2. Bundesliga | A SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 3 | DFB Pokal | H VfB Stuttgart | 0-2 | Played | 76 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | 2. Bundesliga | H Arminia Bielefeld | 1-0 | Played | 63 | 7.3 | ||
| Dec 13 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hannover 96 | 0-0 | Played | 63 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 20 | 2. Bundesliga | H Karlsruher SC | 2-2 | Played | 70 | 6.6 | ||
| Jan 18 | 2. Bundesliga | H SV Darmstadt 98 | 3-3 | Played | 9 | 6.7 | ||
| Jan 25 | 2. Bundesliga | A SV Elversberg | 1-1 | Played | 68 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 31 | 2. Bundesliga | H FC Schalke 04 | 2-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 6 | 2. Bundesliga | A Preußen Münster | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 15 | 2. Bundesliga | H SC Paderborn 07 | 0-0 | Played | 16 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 20 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Nürnberg | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 27 | 2. Bundesliga | A Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 7 | 2. Bundesliga | H 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 3-2 | Played | 32 | 7.5 | ||
| Mar 14 | 2. Bundesliga | A Hertha BSC | 1-1 | Played | 18 | 6.5 | ||
| Mar 22 | 2. Bundesliga | H Holstein Kiel | 2-3 | Played | 13 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 4 | 2. Bundesliga | A 1. FC Magdeburg | 1-4 | Played | 45 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 12 | 2. Bundesliga | H Eintracht Braunschweig | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | 2. Bundesliga | A Dynamo Dresden | 0-2 | Played | 26 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 26 | 2. Bundesliga | H SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | 2. Bundesliga | A Arminia Bielefeld | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 9 | 2. Bundesliga | H Hannover 96 | 1-1 | Played | 60 | 6.3 | ||
| May 17 | 2. Bundesliga | A Karlsruher SC | 2-1 | Played | 71 | 1 | 7.3 |