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2. Bundesliga · Germany

1. FC Nürnberg

2nd of 18·Manager: M. Klose·Max-Morlock-Stadion
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21.9
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
50.5
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 23/27 rated

Club profile

League2. Bundesliga
League position2nd of 18
Squad size26
Average age23.2
ManagerM. Klose
StadiumMax-Morlock-Stadion
Founded1900
CountryGermany

Team scout report

Title contender2nd of 18 · 2. Bundesliga

1. FC Nürnberg sit 2nd of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga, in the title race. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 21.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 50.5 across the wider group. Recent form reads WDWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is level on last season (Season 21.6 → 22.1), while squad talent has eased 2.1% (Rating 51.8 → 50.7). Of the 17 players with a season to compare, 3 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

M. Zoma leads on both form (Season 57) and ceiling (Rating 70). In the market, the headline arrival is S. Tzimas (€ 18M), and M. Faye is the most valuable asset at 23.4.

21.9
1.9%
Squad season
50.5
2.1%
Squad rating
2ndof 18
League finish
WDWWW
Last 5
Top performer
M. Zoma
Season 57
Highest potential
M. Zoma
Rating 70
Marquee signing
S. Tzimas
€ 18M
Top asset
M. Faye
Value 23.4

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
436
Defence
652
Midfield
2755
Attack
2447

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Zoma
5770
Justvan
4853
Haugen
4128
Lubach
4167
Becker
3660
Marhiev
3261
Otto
2559
Grimaldi
1214
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1M. Zoma5goals
  2. 2A. Marhiev3goals
  3. 3J. Justvan3goals
  4. 4P. Scobel3goals
  5. 5T. Janisch1goals

Top assists

  1. 1F. Becker2assists
  2. 2F. Otto1assists
  3. 3E. Porstner1assists
  4. 4A. Marhiev1assists
  5. 5J. Justvan1assists

Squad · 26

Nat.
1J. ReichertGoalkeeperGermany2520.8——8±0%64±0%
13Robin LisewskiGoalkeeper—19—————
26C. MatheniaGoalkeeperGermany341.1——08
4A. KalogeropoulosNewCentre-backGreece2221——914.8%5449.9%
14A. Ceresoli
Defender
—22—————
20F. OttoNewFull-backGermany2421.9——2512.4%5940.7%
21G. MasourasNewFull-backGreece304.8——284.7%2521.9%
30M. FayeNewCentre-back
Loanfrom Rennes
Senegal2223.4——742.5%636.8%
32T. Janisch★Full-backGermany2120.5—111±0%58±0%
35M. Kornwachs BarjuanCentre-back—1714.5——054
36K. MandicCentre-back—1815.8——052
41E. Porstner★Full-backGermany1919.8——0±0%53±0%
43T. HessNewFull-back—2017.4——054
44K. El Haija
Defender
—20—————
44S. MkrtchyanCentre-back
earlier at NK Osijek · 1178 min, 0g
Armenia2320.1——150
6A. MarhievAttacking midfielderFinland2423.3—332±0%61±0%
10J. JustvanAttacking midfielderGermany289.9—348±0%53±0%
16Marko SoldicCentral midfielder—1613.5——1±0%53±0%
18Rafael LubachDefensive midfielderGermany2118.5——41±0%67±0%
22F. BeckerAttacking midfielderGermany2619.2——36±0%60±0%
23M. ZomaWingerBurkina Faso2223.3—557±0%70±0%
28Can Yaha MoustfaNewCentral midfielderGermany2114——540
9S. HaugenNewWingerNorway296.1——4112.7%28±0%
11W. BøvingNewWinger
Loanfrom FSV Mainz 05
parent club FSV Mainz 05 · 288 min, 0g
Denmark2319.5——3±0%64±0%
19P. Scobel★Centre-forwardGermany2122—39±0%59±0%
39A. GrimaldiWingerGermany351——12±0%14±0%

Season form

Record (W-D-L)4-1-0 in 5
Goals (for / against)15 / 6
Clean sheets1
Last 5WDWWW
Founded1900

Fixtures & results

Friendlies Clubs4W 1D 0L2. Bundesliga4W 1D 0LDFB Pokal0W 1D 0L
8W 3D 0L in 11 · 38–13
May 23HHertha BSC—·
May 15AVfL Osnabrück—·
May 8H1. FC Magdeburg—·
Apr 24AVfL Bochum—·
Apr 17H1. FC Heidenheim—·
Apr 10AEintracht Braunschweig—·
Apr 3ASV Darmstadt 98—·
Mar 20HFC St. Pauli—·
Mar 13A1. FC Kaiserslautern—·
Mar 6HEnergie Cottbus—·
Mar 3AVfL Wolfsburg—·
Feb 27HKarlsruher SC—·
Feb 20AHannover 96—·
Feb 13HHolstein Kiel—·
Feb 6AArminia Bielefeld—·
Jan 30HSpVgg Greuther Fürth—·
Jan 23ADynamo Dresden—·
Jan 16AHertha BSC—·
Dec 19HVfL Osnabrück—·
Dec 12A1. FC Magdeburg—·
Dec 5HVfL Bochum—·
Nov 28A1. FC Heidenheim—·
Nov 21HEintracht Braunschweig—·
Nov 7HSV Darmstadt 98—·
Oct 31AFC St. Pauli—·
Oct 27ABayer Leverkusen—·
Oct 24H1. FC Kaiserslautern—·
Oct 17AEnergie Cottbus—·
Oct 10HVfL Wolfsburg—·
Sep 19AKarlsruher SC—·
Sep 11HHannover 962–1W
Sep 5AHolstein Kiel2–2D
Aug 29HArminia Bielefeld4–1W
Aug 22AFC Viktoria Köln1–1D
Aug 15ASpVgg Greuther Fürth4–2W
Aug 9HDynamo Dresden3–0W
Aug 1HOviedo2–1W
Jul 25APalermo2–2D
Jul 18HWaldhof Mannheim3–2W
Jul 11AAnsbach5–1W
Jul 8AKornburg10–0W

Completed transfers · 2026/27

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In

F. FlickEintracht Braunschweig· Return from loan2026/27
M. KukučkaKKoper· Return from loan2026/27
S. TelalovićArminia Bielefeld· Return from loan2026/27
J. HofmannRot-Weiß Essen· Return from loan2026/27
Nick SeidelSSV Jahn Regensburg· Return from loan2026/27
Dustin ForkelFC Schweinfurt 05· Return from loan2026/27
A. KalogeropoulosOlympiakos Piraeus· Free agent2026/27
A. KalogeropoulosOlympiakos Piraeus· Free agent2026/27

Out

N. Le BretFC Viktoria Köln· Loan2026/27
B. GollerSSV Ulm 1846· Free agent2026/27
F. FlickEintracht Braunschweig· Transfer2026/27
F. FlickEintracht Braunschweig· Transfer2026/27
Berkay YilmazSC Freiburg· Return from loan2026/27
Danilo SoaresAAustria Lustenau· Free agent2026/27
Danilo SoaresAAustria Lustenau· Free agent2026/27
M. KukučkaFK Jablonec· Loan2026/27