2023–24 VfL Wolfsburg season


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The 2023–24 season was VfL Wolfsburg's 79th season in existence and 27th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They also competed in the DFB-Pokal.

VfL Wolfsburg
2023–24 season
Managing directorsMichael Meeske
Jörg Schmadtke
Tim Schumacher
Head coachNiko Kovač
(until 17 March)
Ralph Hasenhüttl
(from 17 March)
StadiumVolkswagen Arena
Bundesliga12th
DFB-PokalRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Jonas Wind (11)
All:
Jonas Wind (12)
As of 2 February 2024[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bundesliga 19 August 2023 18 May 2024 Matchday 1 12th 34 10 7 17 41 56 −15 029.41
DFB-Pokal 13 August 2023 5 December 2023 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 7 1 +6 066.67
Total 37 12 7 18 48 57 −9 032.43
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 SC Freiburg 34 11 9 14 45 58 −13 42
11 FC Augsburg 34 10 9 15 50 60 −10 39
12 VfL Wolfsburg 34 10 7 17 41 56 −15 37
13 Mainz 05 34 7 14 13 39 51 −12 35
14 Borussia Mönchengladbach 34 7 13 14 56 67 −11 34

Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[29]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 10 7 17 41 56  −15 37 6 4 7 25 25  0 4 3 10 16 31  −15
Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLWLWLLLDLWLLWLDDDDLDDLLLWLLWWWLL
Position44767779991181111910111111111212131313141414141312121212

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.[30]

Appearances and goals

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Bundesliga DFB-Pokal
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BEL Koen Casteels 19 0 17 0 2 0
12 GK   AUT Pavao Pervan 5 0 4 0 1 0
30 GK   GER Niklas Klinger 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   GER Kilian Fischer 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
3 DF   BEL Sebastiaan Bornauw 13 0 9+3 0 1 0
4 DF   FRA Maxence Lacroix 20 1 16+1 1 3 0
13 DF   BRA Rogério 14 1 10+2 1 2 0
21 DF   DEN Joakim Mæhle 23 1 19+1 1 2+1 0
25 DF   GER Moritz Jenz 15 0 13+1 0 1 0
33 DF   SUI Cédric Zesiger 17 0 11+3 0 3 0
Midfielders
6 MF   BEL Aster Vranckx 17 0 9+6 0 2 0
7 MF   CZE Václav Černý 20 4 11+6 3 2+1 1
16 MF   POL Jakub Kamiński 15 0 3+10 0 2 0
19 MF   CRO Lovro Majer 23 4 18+3 4 0+2 0
20 MF   GER Ridle Baku 23 1 9+11 0 1+2 1
26 MF   USA Ulysses Llanez 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF   GER Maximilian Arnold 20 1 14+3 1 1+2 0
31 MF   GER Yannick Gerhardt 18 2 9+6 1 3 1
32 MF   SWE Mattias Svanberg 22 1 17+2 1 2+1 0
39 MF   AUT Patrick Wimmer 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0
40 MF   USA Kevin Paredes 18 2 6+11 2 0+1 0
41 MF   GER Kofi Amoako 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   SWE Amin Sarr 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
10 FW   GER Lukas Nmecha 1 1 0 0 1 1
11 FW   POR Tiago Tomás 20 3 6+11 1 2+1 2
17 FW   GER Kevin Behrens 2 0 2 0 0 0
18 FW   GER Dženan Pejčinović 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
23 FW   DEN Jonas Wind 24 10 21 9 2+1 1
Players transferred out during the season
8 DF   FRA Nicolas Cozza 7 0 3+3 0 0+1 0
17 MF   GER Maximilian Philipp 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK   GER Philipp Schulze 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF   CZE Lukáš Ambros 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 MF   CRO Bartol Franjić 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   GER Felix Lange 0 0 0 0 0 0

Last updated: 10 February 2024
Source: Competitions

As of 2 March 2024
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
1 23 FW   Jonas Wind 9 1 10
2 19 MF   Lovro Majer 4 0 4
7 MF   Václav Černý 3 1 4
4 11 FW   Tiago Tomás 1 2 3
31 MF   Yannick Gerhardt 2 1 3
6 40 MF   Kevin Paredes 2 0 2
4 DF   Maxence Lacroix 2 0 2
21 DF   Joakim Mæhle 2 0 2
10 FW   Lukas Nmecha 1 1 2
10 27 MF   Maximilian Arnold 1 0 1
20 MF   Ridle Baku 0 1 1
13 DF   Rogério 1 0 1
32 MF   Mattias Svanberg 1 0 1
17 FW   Kevin Behrens 1 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0
Totals 30 7 37
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