Vitaly Janelt
Midfield - Defensive Midfield
at Brentford FC
at Brentford FC
2,059 days · joined 2020-10-03
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
€20.00m
Rating · 24/25
5.5
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
7
clubs played for
13/14
debut season
0.08
goals / match
Brentford FC
top club · 196 apps
Position rank · 24/25
#1060
goals rank
#348
assists rank
24
season goals
20
season assists
Among 1,533 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€22.00m
peak value · 2023
€600k
top transfer fee · 20/21
4
best season · 15/16
32 / 5
int'l caps / goals
319Appearances
24Goals
20Assists
46Yellow cards
1Red cards
142Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Vitaly Janelt |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1998-05-10 (28 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany |
| Citizenship | Germany Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 184.00 m |
| Current club | Brentford FC |
| Joined | 2020-10-03 |
| Contract expires | 2026-06-30 |
| Agent | Wasserman |
Apr 2025
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Brentford FC
35 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — Brentford FC
42 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Brentford FC
37 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Brentford FC
35 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Oct 2020
Transfer: VfL Bochum → Brentford
20/21 · Transfer · €600k
Jul 2020
20/21 — VfL Bochum, Brentford FC
47 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — VfL Bochum
24 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — VfL Bochum
10 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: RB Leipzig → VfL Bochum
18/19 · Transfer · €150k
Jun 2018
Transfer: VfL Bochum → RB Leipzig
17/18 · Return from loan
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — VfL Bochum
13 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jan 2017
Transfer: RB Leipzig → VfL Bochum
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: RB Leipzig U19 → RB Leipzig
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — VfL Bochum, RasenBallsport Leipzig II, RB Leipzig U19, VfL Bochum U19
22 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — RB Leipzig U19
13 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: RB Leipzig U17 → RB Leipzig U19
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — RB Leipzig U17
23 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Hamburg U17 → RB Leipzig U17
14/15 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2013
13/14 — Hamburger SV U17
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: HSV Yth. → Hamburg U17
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2010
Transfer: SSC Hagen Yth. → HSV Yth.
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2007
Transfer: Bargfeld Yth. → SSC Hagen Yth.
07/08 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €22.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1209 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.04/90
Assists3 total · 0.12/90
G+A4 total · 0.16/90
Yellow cards3 total · 0.12/90
Minutes played by club
Brentford FC
61.8%
VfL Bochum
16.5%
VfL Bochum U19
5.6%
RasenBallsport Leipzig II
0.0%
RB Leipzig U19
1.9%
RB Leipzig U17
4.6%
Hamburger SV U17
9.5%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentford FC | 5 | 20/21 | 24/25 | 196 | 13 | 12 | 7,894 |
| VfL Bochum | 5 | 16/17 | 20/21 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 2,108 |
| VfL Bochum U19 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 720 |
| RasenBallsport Leipzig II | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RB Leipzig U19 | 2 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 248 |
| RB Leipzig U17 | 1 | 14/15 | 14/15 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 590 |
| Hamburger SV U17 | 1 | 13/14 | 13/14 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1,209 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 32 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2,267 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 38 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3,073 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 35 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 737 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 31 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 577 |
| 20/21 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Brentford FC | 41 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1,029 |
| 20/21 | Championship Play-Offs | Brentford FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 211 |
| 20/21 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Brentford FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Brentford FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 24 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1,610 |
| 19/20 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 498 |
| 18/19 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 13 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | DFB-Pokal | VfL Bochum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 2. Bundesliga | VfL Bochum | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Regionalliga Northeast | RasenBallsport Leipzig II | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U19-BL N/NE | RB Leipzig U19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | U19-Bundesliga West | VfL Bochum U19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 720 |
| 15/16 | U19-BL N/NE | RB Leipzig U19 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 248 |
| 14/15 | U17-BL Finals | RB Leipzig U17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U17-BL N/NE | RB Leipzig U17 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 590 |
| 13/14 | U17-BL N/NE | Hamburger SV U17 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1,209 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Bargfeld Yth. | SSC Hagen Yth. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | SSC Hagen Yth. | HSV Yth. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | HSV Yth. | Hamburg U17 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Hamburg U17 | RB Leipzig U17 | Transfer | 0 | €100k |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | RB Leipzig U17 | RB Leipzig U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-15 | RB Leipzig U19 | RB Leipzig | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-09 | RB Leipzig | VfL Bochum | Loan | 125000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | VfL Bochum | RB Leipzig | Return from loan | 600000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | RB Leipzig | VfL Bochum | Transfer | 600000 | €150k |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-03 | VfL Bochum | Brentford | Transfer | 675000 | €600k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | Knee problems | 2017-05-10 | 2017-08-07 | 90 | 13 |
| 17/18 | Knee problems | 2017-08-28 | 2017-11-13 | 78 | 19 |
| 18/19 | Adductor injury | 2019-03-25 | 2019-05-31 | 68 | 10 |
| 22/23 | Knee injury | 2023-03-15 | 2023-04-06 | 23 | 4 |
| 24/25 | Heel injury | 2025-04-29 | 2025-09-13 | 138 | 10 |
Current€20.00m
Peak€22.00m
Low€125k
Δ since start+€19.88m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €22.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €20.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €14.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €12.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €16.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €675k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #27300 | #14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #17662 | #6 | 16 | 4 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5710 | #14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #5709 | #4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3817 | #20 | 10 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Mbeumo | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yoane Wissa | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivan Toney | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Christian Nørgaard | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Mads Roerslev | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Raya | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sergi Canós | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Flekken | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pontus Jansson | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Mee | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mads Bech Sørensen | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Shandon Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 4 | 31 |
| 15/16 | U19-BL N/NE | RB Leipzig U19 | 4 | 13 |
| 14/15 | U17-BL N/NE | RB Leipzig U17 | 3 | 21 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 4 | 38 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | Brentford FC | 3 | 32 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Brentford FC | 3 | 41 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-06-30 | VfL Bochum | RB Leipzig | Return from loan | — | €600k |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-09 | RB Leipzig | VfL Bochum | Loan | — | €125k |
Last 50 matches for Brentford FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-24 | GB1 |
Liverpool FC | 1–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-05-17 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | – | Crystal Palace FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 3–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-05-09 | GB1 |
Manchester City FC | 3–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–0 | West Ham United FC | Available |
| 2026-05-02 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–0 | West Ham United FC | Available |
| 2026-04-27 | GB1 |
Manchester United FC | 2–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-04-27 | GB1 |
Manchester United FC | 2–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-04-18 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–0 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2026-04-18 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–0 | Fulham FC | Available |
| 2026-04-11 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 2–2 | Everton FC | Available |
| 2026-03-21 | GB1 |
Leeds United FC | 0–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-03-16 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Available |
| 2026-03-03 | GB1 |
AFC Bournemouth | 0–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-02-28 | GB1 |
Burnley FC | 3–4 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-02-21 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Available |
| 2026-02-12 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 1–1 | Arsenal FC | Available |
| 2026-02-07 | GB1 |
Newcastle United FC | 2–3 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-02-01 | GB1 |
Aston Villa FC | 0–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-01-25 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–2 | Nottingham Forest FC | Available |
| 2026-01-17 | GB1 |
Chelsea FC | 2–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-01-07 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–0 | Sunderland AFC | Available |
| 2026-01-04 | GB1 |
Everton FC | 2–4 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2026-01-01 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–0 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | Available |
| 2025-12-27 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 4–1 | AFC Bournemouth | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0–2 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-12-14 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 1–1 | Leeds United FC | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | GB1 |
Tottenham Hotspur FC | 2–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-12-03 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 2–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–1 | Burnley FC | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | GB1 |
Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 2–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-11-09 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–1 | Newcastle United FC | Available |
| 2025-11-01 | GB1 |
Crystal Palace FC | 2–0 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–2 | Liverpool FC | Available |
| 2025-10-20 | GB1 |
West Ham United FC | 0–2 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-10-05 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–1 | Manchester City FC | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 3–1 | Manchester United FC | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | GB1 |
Fulham FC | 3–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 2–2 | Chelsea FC | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | GB1 |
Sunderland AFC | 2–1 | Brentford FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-08-23 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 1–0 | Aston Villa FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-08-17 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 3–1 | Brentford FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-05-25 | GB1 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 1–1 | Brentford FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-05-18 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 2–3 | Fulham FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-05-10 | GB1 |
Ipswich Town FC | 0–1 | Brentford FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-05-04 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 4–3 | Manchester United FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-05-01 | GB1 |
Nottingham Forest FC | 0–2 | Brentford FC | INJURED Heel injury |
| 2025-04-19 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 4–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | GB1 |
Arsenal FC | 1–1 | Brentford FC | Available |
| 2025-04-06 | GB1 |
Brentford FC | 0–0 | Chelsea FC | Available |
Teams faced most often by Vitaly Janelt's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulham FC | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 53% |
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 36% |
| FC St. Pauli | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 21% |
| SV Sandhausen | 14 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 21% |
| Karlsruher SC | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 17% |
| Reading FC | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 67% |
| Erzgebirge Aue | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 58% |
| 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 67% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 36% |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 20% |
| Preston North End | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 70% |
| Nottingham Forest | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 60% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | Senior debut season | |
| 13/14 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 35 | 2,267 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 |
| 23/24 | 42 | 3,073 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 22/23 | 37 | 737 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 21/22 | 35 | 577 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 20/21 | 47 | 1,240 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 |
| 19/20 | 24 | 1,610 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.22 |
| 17/18 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 22 | 720 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 15/16 | 13 | 248 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 |
| 14/15 | 23 | 590 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 |
| 13/14 | 18 | 1,209 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
136 apps
9 G
8 A
U19-BL N/NE
14 apps
4 G
3 A
U17-BL N/NE
39 apps
4 G
0 A
Championship
41 apps
3 G
3 A
2. Bundesliga
53 apps
2 G
4 A
U19-Bundesliga West
8 apps
1 G
1 A
Championship Play-Offs
3 apps
1 G
0 A
FA Cup
6 apps
0 G
1 A
EFL Cup
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Regionalliga Northeast
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Frequently asked about Vitaly Janelt
Who is Vitaly Janelt?
Vitaly Janelt is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Brentford FC.
How old is Vitaly Janelt?
Vitaly Janelt is 28 years old. He was born on May 10, 1998 in Hamburg.
What position does Vitaly Janelt play?
Vitaly Janelt plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Vitaly Janelt play for?
Vitaly Janelt currently plays for Brentford FC.
How many career goals has Vitaly Janelt scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Vitaly Janelt has scored 24 goals in 319 appearances.
What is Vitaly Janelt's market value?
Vitaly Janelt's most recent reported market value is €20.00m.