Bundesliga new squad numbers, 2026/27
221 players new to a squad this season, and 23 who changed number. Arrivals include academy players promoted to the first-team squad.
Changed number
Julian Pauli
1. FC Köln · was #24 in 2025/26
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
1. FC Köln · was #18 in 2025/26
Said El Mala
1. FC Köln · was #13 in 2025/26
Derrick Köhn
1. FC Union Berlin · was #39 in 2025/26
Rodrigo Ribeiro
Augsburg · was #21 in 2025/26
Mert Kömür
Augsburg · was #36 in 2025/26
Michael Gregoritsch
Augsburg · was #38 in 2025/26
Lucas Vázquez
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · was #21 in 2025/26
Eliesse Ben Seghir
Bayer 04 Leverkusen · was #17 in 2025/26
Tom Bischof
Bayern Munich · was #20 in 2025/26
Bastian Assomo
Bayern Munich · was #33 in 2025/26
Moritz Nicolas
Borussia Mönchengladbach · was #33 in 2025/26
Fritz Fleck
Borussia Mönchengladbach · was #24 in 2025/26
Jessic Ngankam
Eintracht Frankfurt · was #32 in 2025/26
Fábio Vieira
Hamburger SV · was #20 in 2025/26
Otto Stange
Hamburger SV · was #49 in 2025/26
Jordan Torunarigha
Hamburger SV · was #25 in 2025/26
Assan Ouédraogo
RB Leipzig · was #20 in 2025/26
Johan Bakayoko
RB Leipzig · was #9 in 2025/26
Andrija Maksimović
RB Leipzig · was #33 in 2025/26
Karl Hein
SV Werder Bremen · was #13 in 2025/26
Justin Diehl
VfB Stuttgart · was #17 in 2025/26
Stefan Drljača
VfB Stuttgart · was #21 in 2025/26
New at 1. FC Köln · 12
Borna Sosa
Before: #24 at Crystal Palace (2025/26)
Ellyes Skhiri
Before: #15 at Eintracht Frankfurt (2025/26)
Reigan Heskey
Before: #92 at Manchester City (2025/26)
Gideon Mensah
Last in our leagues: #14 at AJ Auxerre (2024/25)
Imad Rondić
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Martin James
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Paul Okon-Engstler
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Luka Lochoshvili
Last in our leagues: #44 at Cremonese (2022/23)
Thijs Dallinga
Before: #24 at Bologna (2025/26)
Gil Neves
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mikey Moore
Last in our leagues: #47 at Tottenham (2024/25)
David Fürst
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at 1. FC Union Berlin · 10
Ohis Felix Uduokhai
Last in our leagues: #19 at Augsburg (2023/24)
Andrik Markgraf
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Zeno Van Den Bosch
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Marvin Friedrich
Before: #5 at Borussia Mönchengladbach (2025/26)
Michel Aebischer
Before: #20 at Pisa (2025/26)
Emmanuel Latte Lath
Last in our leagues: #9 at Middlesbrough (2023/24)
Kastriot Imeri
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mekhi Gray
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Julien Friedrich
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Linus Güther
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Augsburg · 11
Calvin Brackelmann
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Seol Young-woo
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Sima Suso
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Hennes Behrens
Before: #26 at 1. FC Heidenheim (2025/26)
Tim Breithaupt
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Arijon Ibrahimović
Before: #22 at 1. FC Heidenheim (2025/26)
Faik Sakar
Before: #31 at RB Leipzig (2025/26)
Nathanaël Mbuku
Last in our leagues: #11 at Reims (2021/22)
Tim Schnitzer
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tom Wisbereit
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Bayer 04 Leverkusen · 7
Facundo Medina
Before: #32 at Marseille (2025/26)
Miguel Gutiérrez
Before: #3 at Napoli (2025/26)
Afonso Moreira
Before: #17 at Lyon (2025/26)
Kennet Eichhorn
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Moussa Diaby
Last in our leagues: #19 at Aston Villa (2023/24)
Guela Doué
Before: #22 at Strasbourg (2025/26)
Victor Boniface
Before: #44 at SV Werder Bremen (2025/26)
New at Bayern Munich · 7
Nathaniel Brown
Before: #21 at Eintracht Frankfurt (2025/26)
João Palhinha
Before: #6 at Tottenham (2025/26)
Arijon Ibrahimović
Before: #22 at 1. FC Heidenheim (2025/26)
Bryan Zaragoza
Before: #97 at Roma (2025/26)
Felipe Chávez
Before: #27 at 1. FC Köln (2025/26)
Ismael Saibari
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tim Binder
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Borussia Dortmund · 9
Ethan Nwaneri
Before: #11 at Marseille (2025/26)
Konstantinos Karetsas
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Joane Gadou
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Joey Veerman
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Justin Lerma
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Kauã Prates
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Enzo dos Santos
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Giannis Konstantelias
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mussa Kaba
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Borussia Mönchengladbach · 13
Isac Lidberg
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jan Leszczyński
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ko Itakura
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Enzo Leopold
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Daiki Hashioka
Last in our leagues: #27 at Luton Town (2024/25)
Nicolas Kühn
Before: #19 at Como (2025/26)
David Herold
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Yukhym Konoplya
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tomáš Čvančara
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Daniel Batz
Last in our leagues: #33 at 1. FSV Mainz 05 (2023/24)
Mathieu Nguefack
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Iaia Manco Danfa
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Zento Uno
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Eintracht Frankfurt · 9
Noah Atubolu
Last in our leagues: #1 at SC Freiburg (2024/25)
Lilian Brassier
Before: #3 at Rennes (2025/26)
Otávio
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Noël Aséko Nkili
Last in our leagues: #36 at Bayern Munich (2023/24)
Raphael Onyedika
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Malik Pimpong
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe
Before: #7 at Brest (2025/26)
Noel Futkeu
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Niels Nkounkou
Before: #25 at Torino (2025/26)
New at Hamburger SV · 13
David Møller Wolfe
Before: #6 at Wolves (2025/26)
Bilal Nadir
Before: #26 at Marseille (2025/26)
Martin Adeline
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Zakaria El Ouahdi
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Terem Moffi
Last in our leagues: #9 at OGC Nice (2024/25)
Albert Grønbæk
Before: #11 at Genoa (2025/26)
Sander Tangvik
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Kofi Amoako
Last in our leagues: #41 at VfL Wolfsburg (2023/24)
Patson Daka
Before: #20 at Leicester (2025/26)
Sebastiaan Bornauw
Before: #23 at Leeds (2025/26)
Louis Lemke
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Elias Lahti
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Shafiq Nandja
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at RB Leipzig · 8
Ørjan Nyland
Last in our leagues: #13 at Sevilla (2024/25)
Abdoul Koné
Last in our leagues: #92 at Reims (2024/25)
Maxime Estève
Before: #5 at Burnley (2025/26)
Rocco Reitz
Before: #27 at Borussia Mönchengladbach (2025/26)
Neil El Aynaoui
Before: #8 at Roma (2025/26)
Christopher Nkunku
Before: #18 at AC Milan (2025/26)
Arthur Vermeeren
Before: #18 at Marseille (2025/26)
New at SC Freiburg · 3
Kenneth Schmidt
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Kiliann Sildillia
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Michael Gregoritsch
Before: #38 at Augsburg (2025/26)
New at SC Paderborn 07 · 37
Markus Schubert
Last in our leagues: #23 at Eintracht Frankfurt (2020/21)
Ruben Müller
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jonah Sticker
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Nyamekye Awortwie-Grant
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Santiago Castañeda
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tom Baack
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Oliver Batista Meier
Last in our leagues: #34 at Bayern Munich (2019/20)
Luka Đurić
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Rayan Philippe
Before: #14 at Hamburger SV (2025/26)
Bennit Bröger
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Sven Michel
Last in our leagues: #20 at Augsburg (2023/24)
Jens Balzukat
No earlier number in our eight leagues
David Stamm
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Anton Bäuerle
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Nahuel Noll
Last in our leagues: #36 at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (2023/24)
Fedir Babak
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Laurin Curda
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Marvin Pieringer
Before: #18 at 1. FC Heidenheim (2025/26)
Albert Millgramm
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Felix Götze
Last in our leagues: #31 at Augsburg (2022/23)
Jano ter Horst
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mattes Hansen
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Raphael Obermair
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Niklas Mohr
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tjark Scheller
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Sebastian Klaas
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Steffen Tigges
Before: #21 at 1. FC Köln (2025/26)
Laurin Ulrich
Last in our leagues: #36 at VfB Stuttgart (2024/25)
Clemens Lippmann
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Stefano Marino
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Florian Pruhs
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Lasse Eickel
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Marcel Hoffmeier
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Deniz Zeitler
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Gabriel Vidović
Last in our leagues: #24 at Bayern Munich (2024/25)
Timur Gayret
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tristan Zobel
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at SV Elversberg · 28
Frank Lehmann
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Nicholas Mickelson
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Florian Le Joncour
Last in our leagues: #3 at Caen (2017/18)
Luis Seifert
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Amara Condé
Last in our leagues: #29 at VfL Wolfsburg (2016/17)
Maurice Krattenmacher
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Łukasz Poręba
Last in our leagues: #13 at Lens (2022/23)
Noel Futkeu
Last in our leagues: #43 at Eintracht Frankfurt (2023/24)
Noah Darvich
Before: #19 at VfB Stuttgart (2025/26)
Jason Ceka
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Elias Etringer
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Raif Adam
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Luca Pfeiffer
Last in our leagues: #24 at SV Darmstadt 98 (2023/24)
Frederik Schmahl
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Lukas Pinckert
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Nicolas Kristof
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Lasse Günther
Last in our leagues: #29 at Augsburg (2022/23)
Luca Schnellbacher
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Lukas Petkov
Last in our leagues: #21 at Augsburg (2022/23)
Luca Sirch
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tim Boss
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Tom Zimmerschied
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jan Gyamerah
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Maximilian Rohr
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Cole Campbell
Before: #37 at Borussia Dortmund (2025/26)
Francis Onyeka
Last in our leagues: #40 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2024/25)
David Mokwa
Last in our leagues: #52 at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (2024/25)
Felix Keidel
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at SV Werder Bremen · 17
Oskar Wójcik
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Niclas Füllkrug
Before: #9 at AC Milan (2025/26)
Arthur
Before: #13 at Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2025/26)
Ludovit Reis
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Moussa N'Diaye
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Eren Dinkçi
Before: #8 at 1. FC Heidenheim (2025/26)
Kenny Quetant
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Chuki
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Dawid Kownacki
Last in our leagues: #9 at Fortuna Düsseldorf (2019/20)
Dariusz Stalmach
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Cedric Itten
Last in our leagues: #19 at SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2021/22)
Alexander Schlager
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Darwin Soylu
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Luca Höcker
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Mats Heitmann
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Paul Erevbenagie
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Youri Regeer
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at Schalke 04 · 27
Loris Karius
Last in our leagues: #18 at Newcastle (2023/24)
Hasan Kuruçay
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Timo Becker
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ron Schallenberg
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Hwang Hee-chan
Before: #11 at Wolves (2025/26)
Robin Gosens
Before: #21 at Fiorentina (2025/26)
Moussa Sylla
Last in our leagues: #34 at Monaco (2019/20)
Edin Džeko
Before: #9 at Fiorentina (2025/26)
Bryan Lasme
Last in our leagues: #10 at Arminia Bielefeld (2021/22)
Satoshi Tanaka
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Janik Bachmann
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Emil Højlund
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Adrian Gantenbein
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Kenan Karaman
Last in our leagues: #11 at Fortuna Düsseldorf (2019/20)
Junior Adamu
Last in our leagues: #20 at SC Freiburg (2024/25)
Dejan Ljubicic
Last in our leagues: #7 at 1. FC Köln (2023/24)
Kevin Müller
Last in our leagues: #1 at 1. FC Heidenheim (2024/25)
Soufiane El-Faouzi
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Adil Aouchiche
Last in our leagues: #22 at Sunderland (2024/25)
Nikola Katić
Last in our leagues: #25 at Plymouth Argyle (2024/25)
Finn Porath
Last in our leagues: #34 at Hamburger SV (2016/17)
Éric Junior Dina Ebimbe
Before: #7 at Brest (2025/26)
Vitalie Becker
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Johannes Siebeking
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Luca Vozar
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Maximilian Wöber
Before: #39 at SV Werder Bremen (2025/26)
Mertcan Ayhan
No earlier number in our eight leagues
New at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim · 1
Arthur Chaves
Before: #34 at Augsburg (2025/26)
New at VfB Stuttgart · 9
Dzenan Pejcinovic
Before: #17 at VfL Wolfsburg (2025/26)
Grischa Prömel
Last in our leagues: #6 at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (2024/25)
Marius Funk
Last in our leagues: #1 at SpVgg Greuther Fürth (2021/22)
Tim van der Leij
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Laurin Ulrich
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Ertuğrul Yiğit
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Dennis Seimen
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Jarzinho Malanga
No earlier number in our eight leagues
Leo Sauer
No earlier number in our eight leagues