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Fortuna Düsseldorf

17th of 18
Transfer news →
22.9
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
45.4
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 35/35 rated

Club profile

League2. Bundesliga
League position17th of 18
Squad size35
Average age24.7
CountryGermany

Team scout report

Relegation fight17th of 18 · 2. Bundesliga

Fortuna Düsseldorf sit 17th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga, in the relegation mix. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 22.9 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 45.4 across the wider group. Recent form reads LWLWL.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 11.4% on last season (Season 25.3 → 28.2), while squad talent has eased 9.4% (Rating 51.4 → 46.6). Of the 27 players with a season to compare, 11 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

C. Itten is the form pick (Season 59), while A. El Azzouzi carries the highest ceiling (Rating 58). In the market, the headline arrival is D. Kownacki (€ 7.5M), and A. El Azzouzi is the most valuable asset at 23.2.

22.9
11.4%
Squad season
45.4
9.4%
Squad rating
17thof 18
League finish
LWLWL
Last 5
Top performer
C. Itten
Season 59
Highest potential
A. El Azzouzi
Rating 58
Marquee signing
D. Kownacki
€ 7.5M
Top asset
A. El Azzouzi
Value 23.2

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
344
Defence
1040
Midfield
1249
Attack
947

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Itten
5944
Azzouzi
3658
Oberdorf
3542
Muslija
3047
Appelkamp
2256
Rasmussen
1955
Egouli
1756
Breithaupt
1652
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1C. Itten15goals
  2. 2F. Muslija4goals
  3. 3C. Rasmussen2goals
  4. 4S. Appelkamp2goals
  5. 5K. Schmidt1goals

Top assists

  1. 1C. Rasmussen4assists
  2. 2S. Appelkamp4assists
  3. 3F. Muslija4assists
  4. 4C. Itten3assists
  5. 5D. Schmidt2assists

Squad · 35

Nat.
1M. LotkaGoalkeeperPoland25172—0100%4516.8%
26F. SchockGoalkeeperGermany2516.6——044
33F. KastenmeierGoalkeeperGermany298.934—863.3%4324.9%
2J. DalandFull-back
Loanfrom Cardiff
Norway2618.525—1473.8%4913.8%
3C. LenzFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany313.917—92050%2346%
4K. SchmidtCentre-back
played DEF · MID
Germany2420.321112228.6%5351.7%
5M. HeyerDefensive midfielder
played DEF · MID
Germany31421—970.8%2337.2%
12V. Lunddal FriðrikssonFull-back
played DEF · MID
Iceland2419.314—657.5%5114.7%
15T. OberdorfCentre-backGermany2912.33413522.6%4228.4%
25M. ZimmermannFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany342.425—1366.8%1454.2%
30J. de WijsCentre-backNetherlands313.38111100%1932.2%
39Ben EzeCentre-back—1915——049
42L. BrodersenCentre-backGermany2317.6——046
44E. EgouliCentre-back—2321.32211756
44E .EgouliCentre-backGermany2417.22—045
6T. BreithauptDefensive midfielder
Loanfrom FC Augsburg
Germany2419.717—1680.5%527.4%
8A. El AzzouziDefensive midfielderMorocco2523.2311368.3%5819.2%
10C. RasmussenCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Denmark2320.826219365%5513.3%
14S. AlexandropoulosDefensive midfielder
Loanfrom Sporting CP
Greece2418.921—817.2%501.4%
19E. IyohaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD · DEF
Germany289.72511280.6%4216.6%
23S. AppelkampAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany2521.3292228.8%569.1%
24F. MuslijaAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Loanfrom SC Freiburg
Kosovo2811.5304301781.3%4715%
29K. SauckDefensive midfielder—1814.23—050
40H. AnhariCentral midfielderMorocco2217.11—0100%479.2%
46K. SusoAttacking midfielder
played MID · DEF
Germany2119.32517871.4%5646.5%
7L. RaimundAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Germany2118.317161325%5348.7%
9Ž. CelarCentre-forward
Loanfrom QPR
Slovenia2714.318—0100%3833.8%
11J. HettwerWinger
played FWD · MID
Germany2317.88—0100%479.9%
13C. IttenCentre-forwardSwitzerland2915.4321559529.8%4430.4%
20M. LjubičićAttacking midfielder
played FWD · MID
Loanfrom Union Berlin
Croatia2419.812—0100%5222.2%
21T. RossmannWinger
played FWD · MID
Germany2217.56—0100%4819.4%
22D. SchmidtCentre-forward
played FWD · MID
Germany2318.816—574.4%4918.9%
27J. PaulinaWingerNetherlands2116.88—0100%4912.4%
45Karim AffoCentre-forwardGermany2015.7——049
45K. AffoCentre-forward—1915——049

Season form

Record (W-D-L)11-4-19 in 34
Goals (for / against)33 / 53
Clean sheets5
Last 5LWLWL

Fixtures & results

2. Bundesliga11W 4D 19LFriendlies Clubs3W 1D 3LDFB Pokal1W 0D 1L
May 17ASpVgg Greuther Fürth0–3L
May 10HSV Elversberg3–1W
May 2AFC Schalke 040–1L
Apr 24HDynamo Dresden3–1W
Apr 18A1. FC Magdeburg0–2L
Apr 10HHolstein Kiel1–2L
Apr 4A1. FC Kaiserslautern0–3L
Mar 22HHertha BSC2–5L
Mar 14AEintracht Braunschweig0–1L
Mar 7A1. FC Nürnberg1–0W
Feb 27HVfL Bochum2–1W
Feb 21ASV Darmstadt 981–2L
Feb 13HPreußen Münster0–0D
Feb 8AKarlsruher SC1–1D
Feb 1HSC Paderborn 072–1W
Jan 24AHannover 961–2L
Jan 16HArminia Bielefeld1–0W
Dec 20HSpVgg Greuther Fürth2–1W
Dec 14ASV Elversberg0–1L
Dec 5HFC Schalke 040–2L
Nov 30ADynamo Dresden1–2L
Nov 22H1. FC Magdeburg2–1W
Nov 9AHolstein Kiel0–1L
Nov 2H1. FC Kaiserslautern1–1D
Oct 29HSC Freiburg1–3L
Oct 25AHertha BSC0–1L
Oct 17HEintracht Braunschweig1–2L
Oct 8AHeracles3–1W
Oct 3H1. FC Nürnberg2–3L
Sep 27AVfL Bochum1–0W
Sep 21HSV Darmstadt 980–3L
Sep 14APreußen Münster2–1W
Aug 30HKarlsruher SC0–0D
Aug 23ASC Paderborn 072–1W
Aug 18AFC Schweinfurt 054–2W
Aug 9HHannover 960–2L
Aug 2AArminia Bielefeld1–5L
Jul 26AAlemannia Aachen4–0W
Jul 17HBaşakşehir0–1L
Jul 12AFC BW Linz1–3L
Mar 20AHeracles0–0D
Jan 9HBodo/Glimt3–2W
Jan 6HFeyenoord0–1L

Completed transfers · 2025/26

All seasons →

In

K. ManuHansa Rostock· Back from Loan2025/26
J. de WijsHeerenveen· Back from Loan2025/26
K. SusoHansa Rostock· Back from Loan2025/26
J. HettwerBorussia Dortmund II· Free Transfer2025/26
C. Lenz1899 Hoffenheim· Free Transfer2025/26
J. DalandCardiff· Loan2025/26
A. El AzzouziPEC Zwolle· Transfer2025/26
Ž. CelarQPR· Loan2025/26

Out

M. SobottkaVfL Bochum· Free agent2025/26
N. GavoryAS Eupen· Free agent2025/26
N. GavoryAS Eupen· Free agent2025/26
A. HoffmannCSKA 1948· Free agent2025/26
G. HaagRED Star FC 93· Loan2025/26
G. HaagRED Star FC 93· Loan2025/26
K. ManuEnergie Cottbus· Loan2025/26
K. ManuEnergie Cottbus· Loan2025/26