N. Schlotterbeck · career
Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck
Full Back · Borussia Dortmund · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
A career still climbing — Schlotterbeck is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2021/22StreakyInjury-hit 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 163 appearances with 28 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Borussia Dortmund — Season rating 64, 5 goals and 1 assist in 28 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 39 points at SC Freiburg. Form is on a climb — up 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons.
2025/26 was disrupted — 8 fixtures missed through injury or absence. A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±16 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Borussia Dortmund | 28 | 5 | 1 | 81 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | Borussia Dortmund | 23 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 27 |
| 2023/24 | Borussia Dortmund | 33 | 2 | 1 | 84 | 54 |
| 2022/23 | Borussia Dortmund | 31 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 53 |
| 2021/22 | SC Freiburg | 32 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 62 |
| 2020/21 | Union BerlinLoan | 16 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 24 |
| 2019/20 | Freiburg II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | SC Freiburg | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | SC Freiburg | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Freiburg II | 23 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Freiburg U19 | 23 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Karlsruher SC U19 | 25 | 7 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 4 | 0 |
| 2026/27 | World Cup | 2 | 1 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Euro Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | UEFA Nations League | 6 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 3 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | Friendlies | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | World Cup | 2 | 0 | |
| Germany U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 11 | 2 |
Honours
DFB Junioren Pokal×2UEFA U21 Championship×2Bundesliga×2DFB Pokal×2UEFA Champions League×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Germany | 4 | 360 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| World Cupat Germany | 2 | 135 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
37 played1 unused sub6 injured11 not in squad· 3290 min, 5g 1a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Fluminense | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 21 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Mamelodi Sundowns | 4-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jun 25 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Ulsan Hyundai FC | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 2 | FIFA Club World Cup | H Monterrey | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 5 | FIFA Club World Cup | A Real Madrid | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 30 | Friendlies Clubs | A Sportfreunde Siegen | 8-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Lille | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 10 | Friendlies Clubs | H Juventus | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | DFB Pokal | A Rot-Weiß Essen | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 3-3 | Jumpers knee | — | |||
| Aug 31 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 3-0 | Jumpers knee | — | |||
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-0 | Jumpers knee | — | |||
| Sep 16 | UEFA Champions League | A Juventus | 4-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 21 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Sep 27 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Oct 1 | UEFA Champions League | H Athletic Club | 4-1 | Played | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 4 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 8.2 | ||
| Oct 21 | UEFA Champions League | A FC Copenhagen | 4-2 | Played | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Köln | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 7.7 | ||
| Oct 28 | DFB Pokal | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 1-1 | Played | 120 | 7.2 | ||
| Oct 31 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 1-0 | Illness | — | |||
| Nov 5 | UEFA Champions League | A Manchester City | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 8 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Nov 25 | UEFA Champions League | H Villarreal | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 9.0 | ||
| Nov 29 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Dec 2 | DFB Pokal | H Bayer Leverkusen | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Dec 7 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.9 | |
| Dec 10 | UEFA Champions League | H Bodo/Glimt | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| Dec 14 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Dec 19 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 9.2 | ||
| Jan 9 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-3 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Jan 13 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 9.0 | |
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 20 | UEFA Champions League | A Tottenham | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.5 | ||
| Jan 24 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 3-0 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| Jan 28 | UEFA Champions League | H Inter | 0-2 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 1 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| Feb 7 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| Feb 13 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 4-0 | Yellow Cards | — | |||
| Feb 17 | UEFA Champions League | H Atalanta | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 2-2 | Muscle Injury | — | |||
| Feb 25 | UEFA Champions League | A Atalanta | 1-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 28 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 2-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Köln | 2-1 | Played | 90 | 8.7 | ||
| Mar 14 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 8.3 | ||
| Mar 21 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 4 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| Apr 11 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 8.0 | ||
| Apr 18 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-2 | Played | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| Apr 26 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 4-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| May 3 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| May 8 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 8.3 | |
| May 16 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 2-0 | Played | 90 | 7.9 |