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Alexander Esswein

Alexander Esswein

Attack - Centre-Forward  at VfR Mannheim
Age36
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.82 m
Footright
BornMarch 25, 1990
at VfR Mannheim 660 days · joined 2024-08-02
👕200+ Apps 50+ Goals 🏴25+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

15
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.15
goals / match
SV Sandhausen
top club · 85 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#131
goals rank
#120
assists rank
70
season goals
48
season assists

Among 573 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2012
€2.50m
top transfer fee · 16/17
17
best season · 10/11
42 / 16
int'l caps / goals
481Appearances
70Goals
48Assists
71Yellow cards
1Red cards
90Full matches (90′)
Full nameAlexander Esswein
Date of birth1990-03-25 (36 yrs)
Place of birthWorms, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height182.00 m
Current clubVfR Mannheim
Joined2024-08-02
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentLokurlu
Jul 2025
25/26 — VfR Mannheim
10 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2024
Transfer: MSV Duisburg → VfR Mannheim
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — VfR Mannheim
27 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Sep 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2023
Transfer: SV Sandhausen → MSV Duisburg
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — MSV Duisburg
33 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — SV Sandhausen
32 matches · 4 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — SV Sandhausen
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2020
Transfer: Without Club → SV Sandhausen
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — SV Sandhausen
27 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Transfer: Hertha BSC → Without Club
20/21 · Transfer
Mar 2020
Injury: unknown
Jul 2019
19/20 — Hertha BSC, Hertha BSC II
10 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2019
Transfer: VfB Stuttgart → Hertha BSC
18/19 · Return from loan
Jan 2019
Transfer: Hertha BSC → VfB Stuttgart
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — VfB Stuttgart, Hertha BSC, Hertha BSC II
24 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — Hertha BSC
22 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2016
Transfer: FC Augsburg → Hertha BSC
16/17 · Transfer · €2.50m
Jul 2016
16/17 — Hertha BSC, FC Augsburg
30 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2016
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Augsburg
38 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
Feb 2015
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2014
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Augsburg
19 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2014
Transfer: 1.FC Nuremberg → FC Augsburg
13/14 · Transfer · €250k
Oct 2013
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Augsburg, 1.FC Nuremberg, 1.FC Nuremberg II
19 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2012
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — 1.FC Nuremberg
28 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2012
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — 1.FC Nuremberg
29 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Dynamo Dresden → 1.FC Nuremberg
11/12 · Transfer · €200k
Aug 2010
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → Dynamo Dresden
10/11 · Transfer · €50k
Jul 2010
10/11 — SG Dynamo Dresden
33 matches · 17 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2009
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2009
09/10 — VfL Wolfsburg, VfL Wolfsburg II
25 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — VfL Wolfsburg, VfL Wolfsburg II
24 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: K'lautern U19 → VfL Wolfsburg
08/09 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2007
07/08 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern, 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19
22 matches · 7 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: K'lautern U17 → K'lautern U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — 1.FC Kaiserslautern U17
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: K'lautern Yth. → K'lautern U17
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Mannheim Yth. → K'lautern Yth.
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Frankenth. Yth. → Mannheim Yth.
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Neulein. Yth. → Frankenth. Yth.
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 49 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals2 total · 0.63/90
94
Assists1 total · 0.31/90
84
G+A3 total · 0.94/90
94
Yellow cards2 total · 0.63/90
0
8,144 min
Minutes played by club
VfR Mannheim 8.0%
MSV Duisburg 5.8%
SV Sandhausen 21.7%
Hertha BSC 12.4%
Hertha BSC II 3.3%
VfB Stuttgart 0.0%
FC Augsburg 20.1%
1.FC Nuremberg 19.3%
1.FC Nuremberg II 0.0%
SG Dynamo Dresden 2.0%
VfL Wolfsburg 0.0%
VfL Wolfsburg II 4.1%
1.FC Kaiserslautern 0.0%
1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 3.2%
1.FC Kaiserslautern U17 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
VfR Mannheim 2 24/25 25/26 37 8 2 649
MSV Duisburg 1 23/24 23/24 33 6 1 475
SV Sandhausen 3 20/21 22/23 85 8 9 1,767
Hertha BSC 4 16/17 19/20 60 5 6 1,013
Hertha BSC II 2 18/19 19/20 8 2 1 270
VfB Stuttgart 1 18/19 18/19 18 0 0 0
FC Augsburg 4 13/14 16/17 70 5 7 1,640
1.FC Nuremberg 3 11/12 13/14 62 8 6 1,572
1.FC Nuremberg II 1 13/14 13/14 1 0 0 0
SG Dynamo Dresden 1 10/11 10/11 33 17 9 161
VfL Wolfsburg 2 08/09 09/10 9 0 0 0
VfL Wolfsburg II 2 08/09 09/10 40 4 7 336
1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 07/08 07/08 1 0 0 0
1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 2 06/07 07/08 23 7 0 261
1.FC Kaiserslautern U17 1 05/06 05/06 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

7€875K13€1.8M20€2.6M26€3.5M07/08 — 7 goals (1.FC Kaiserslautern U19)707/0808/09 — 6 assists608/0909/10 — 4 goals (VfL Wolfsburg II)09/10 — 1 assists509/1010/11 — 17 goals (SG Dynamo Dresden)10/11 — 9 assists2610/1111/12 — 5 goals (1.FC Nuremberg)11/12 — 4 assists911/1212/13 — 3 goals (1.FC Nuremberg)12/13 — 2 assists512/1313/14 — 1 assists113/1414/15 — 1 goals (FC Augsburg)14/15 — 3 assists414/1515/16 — 4 goals (FC Augsburg)15/16 — 3 assists715/1616/17 — 2 goals (Hertha BSC)16/17 — 3 assists516/1717/18 — 2 goals (Hertha BSC)17/18 — 2 assists417/1818/19 — 2 goals (Hertha BSC II)18/19 — 1 assists318/1919/20 — 1 goals (Hertha BSC)19/20 — 1 assists219/2020/21 — 2 goals (SV Sandhausen)20/21 — 2 assists420/2121/22 — 2 goals (SV Sandhausen)221/2222/23 — 4 goals (SV Sandhausen)22/23 — 7 assists1122/2323/24 — 6 goals (MSV Duisburg)23/24 — 1 assists723/2424/25 — 6 goals (VfR Mannheim)24/25 — 1 assists724/2525/26 — 2 goals (VfR Mannheim)25/26 — 1 assists325/2607/08 — €50K08/09 — €100K09/10 — €300K10/11 — €500K11/12 — €1.8M12/13 — €3.5M13/14 — €2.8M14/15 — €1.5M15/16 — €2.5M16/17 — €2.5M17/18 — €2.5M18/19 — €2M19/20 — €1M20/21 — €800K21/22 — €700K22/23 — €400K23/24 — €350K24/25 — €175KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 7707/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 4409/1010/11: 171710/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 4415/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 2218/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 4422/2323/24: 6623/2424/25: 6624/2525/26: 2225/26

Assists by season

05/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 6608/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 9910/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 7722/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/2525/26: 1125/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Badenpokal VfR Mannheim 3 0 0 1 0 0
25/26 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg VfR Mannheim 7 2 1 1 0 287
24/25 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg VfR Mannheim 27 6 1 3 0 362
23/24 3. Liga MSV Duisburg 31 5 1 8 0 369
23/24 Niederrheinpokal MSV Duisburg 2 1 0 0 0 106
22/23 2. Bundesliga SV Sandhausen 29 4 7 10 1 481
22/23 DFB-Pokal SV Sandhausen 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 2. Bundesliga SV Sandhausen 25 2 0 4 0 649
21/22 DFB-Pokal SV Sandhausen 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 2. Bundesliga SV Sandhausen 26 2 2 1 0 637
20/21 DFB-Pokal SV Sandhausen 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 7 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 1 1 0 0 45
19/20 Regionalliga Northeast Hertha BSC II 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga VfB Stuttgart 17 0 0 3 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga Playoffs VfB Stuttgart 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Regionalliga Northeast Hertha BSC II 6 2 1 0 0 270
17/18 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 16 2 1 0 0 306
17/18 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 0 0 1 0 0
17/18 Europa League Hertha BSC 5 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga Hertha BSC 29 2 3 4 0 662
16/17 DFB-Pokal Hertha BSC 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 29 3 3 1 0 603
15/16 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 3 1 0 0 0 173
15/16 Europa League FC Augsburg 6 0 0 3 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 19 1 3 0 0 864
13/14 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 13 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga 1.FC Nuremberg 5 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Regionalliga Bayern 1.FC Nuremberg II 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga 1.FC Nuremberg 27 2 1 1 0 838
12/13 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Nuremberg 1 1 1 1 0 120
11/12 Bundesliga 1.FC Nuremberg 26 4 3 3 0 456
11/12 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Nuremberg 3 1 1 1 0 158
10/11 3. Liga SG Dynamo Dresden 31 17 9 8 0 161
10/11 Relegation 2. Bundesliga SG Dynamo Dresden 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Champions League VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 RL Nord VfL Wolfsburg II 20 4 1 4 0 336
08/09 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 4 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 RL Nord VfL Wolfsburg II 20 0 6 3 0 0
07/08 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Kaiserslautern 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 U19-Bundesliga S/SW 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 21 7 0 6 0 261
06/07 U19-Bundesliga S/SW 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 U19-Champ. 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 U17-Champ. 1.FC Kaiserslautern U17 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Neulein. Yth. Frankenth. Yth. Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 Frankenth. Yth. Mannheim Yth. Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Mannheim Yth. K'lautern Yth. Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 K'lautern Yth. K'lautern U17 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 K'lautern U17 K'lautern U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 K'lautern U19 VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 50000 €100k
10/11 2010-08-16 VfL Wolfsburg Dynamo Dresden Transfer 350000 €50k
11/12 2011-07-01 Dynamo Dresden 1.FC Nuremberg Transfer 800000 €200k
13/14 2014-01-04 1.FC Nuremberg FC Augsburg Transfer 2000000 €250k
16/17 2016-08-26 FC Augsburg Hertha BSC Transfer 2500000 €2.50m
18/19 2019-01-01 Hertha BSC VfB Stuttgart Loan 1000000
18/19 2019-06-30 VfB Stuttgart Hertha BSC Return from loan 1000000
20/21 2020-07-01 Hertha BSC Without Club Transfer 800000
20/21 2020-10-09 Without Club SV Sandhausen Transfer 800000
23/24 2023-08-15 SV Sandhausen MSV Duisburg Transfer 350000
24/25 2024-08-02 MSV Duisburg VfR Mannheim Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
09/10 Torn muscle fiber 2009-08-31 2009-09-14 15 7
11/12 Internal ligament tear 2012-03-26 2012-04-30 36 8
12/13 infection 2012-09-03 2012-09-06 4 1
13/14 minor knock 2013-10-24 2013-10-31 8 1
14/15 Broken kneecap 2014-07-24 2014-09-11 50 16
14/15 Torn muscle bundle 2015-02-02 2015-04-09 67 9
14/15 muscular problems 2015-05-11 2015-05-11 1 0
16/17 Torn muscle bundle 2016-04-11 2016-08-22 134 6
17/18 cold 2018-01-08 2018-01-18 11 1
19/20 Quarantine 2020-03-17 2020-03-31 15 0
20/21 Calf problems 2020-10-26 2020-11-02 8 1
20/21 Calf problems 2020-11-21 2020-11-30 10 2
20/21 Quarantine 2021-01-21 2021-01-25 5 1
21/22 Ill 2021-09-14 2021-09-21 8 1
23/24 Broken thumb 2023-09-09 2023-09-28 20 3
Current€175k
Peak€3.50m
Low
Δ since start+€125k
€875k€1.75m€2.63m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #17662 #17 12 3 former national player
Team #9067 #17 7 3 former national player
Team #5710 #17 7 2 former national player
Team #5709 #9 3 3 former national player
Team #3817 #15 13 5 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Marwin Hitz 1 0 0
Aleksandr Zhirov 1 0 0
Erik Zenga 1 0 0
Janik Bachmann 1 2 0
Timothy Chandler 1 0 0
Patrick Drewes 1 0 0
Rune Jarstein 1 0 0
Raúl Bobadilla 1 3 0
Dominik Kohr 1 0 0
Niklas Stark 1 0 0
Peter Pekarík 1 1 0
Bashkim Ajdini 1 0 0
Chima Okoroji 1 0 0
Per Ciljan Skjelbred 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
10/11 3. Liga SG Dynamo Dresden 17 31
07/08 U19-Bundesliga S/SW 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 7 21
24/25 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg VfR Mannheim 6 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
10/11 3. Liga SG Dynamo Dresden 9 31
22/23 2. Bundesliga SV Sandhausen 7 29
08/09 RL Nord VfL Wolfsburg II 6 20

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
18/19 2019-06-30 VfB Stuttgart Hertha BSC Return from loan €1.00m
18/19 2019-01-01 Hertha BSC VfB Stuttgart Loan €1.00m

Teams faced most often by Alexander Esswein's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
1. FC Köln 53 20 18 15 67 66 +1 38%
SC Freiburg 49 7 17 25 51 89 -38 14%
Borussia Dortmund 48 9 10 29 54 101 -47 19%
1. FSV Mainz 05 48 16 10 22 55 70 -15 33%
VfL Wolfsburg 48 18 15 15 58 67 -9 38%
FC Schalke 04 46 11 13 22 59 77 -18 24%
VfB Stuttgart 45 15 5 25 59 73 -14 33%
1. FC Union Berlin 45 13 12 20 57 67 -10 29%
Eintracht Frankfurt 44 12 17 15 56 69 -13 27%
Hamburger SV 41 15 7 19 54 59 -5 37%
RB Leipzig 41 5 9 27 40 100 -60 12%
FC Ingolstadt 04 39 14 9 16 48 56 -8 36%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
05/06 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal
20/21 Goal #50 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 10 287 2 0 0 0.63
24/25 27 362 3 0 0 0.75
23/24 33 475 8 0 0 1.52
22/23 32 481 10 0 1 2.06
21/22 26 649 4 0 0 0.55
20/21 27 637 2 0 0 0.28
19/20 10 45 1 0 0 2
18/19 24 270 3 0 0 1
17/18 22 306 1 0 0 0.29
16/17 30 662 4 0 0 0.54
15/16 38 776 4 0 0 0.46
12/13 28 958 2 0 0 0.19
11/12 29 614 4 0 0 0.59
10/11 33 161 9 0 0 5.03
09/10 25 336 5 0 0 1.34
08/09 24 0 3 1 0 0
07/08 22 261 6 0 0 2.07

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

3. Liga
62 apps
22 G
10 A
Bundesliga
196 apps
14 G
15 A
2. Bundesliga
81 apps
8 G
9 A
Oberliga Baden-Württemberg
34 apps
8 G
2 A
U19-Bundesliga S/SW
22 apps
7 G
0 A
RL Nord
40 apps
4 G
7 A
DFB-Pokal
16 apps
4 G
3 A
Regionalliga Northeast
8 apps
2 G
1 A
Niederrheinpokal
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
11 apps
0 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Alexander Esswein

Who is Alexander Esswein?

Alexander Esswein is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for VfR Mannheim.

How old is Alexander Esswein?

Alexander Esswein is 36 years old. He was born on March 25, 1990 in Worms.

What position does Alexander Esswein play?

Alexander Esswein plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Alexander Esswein play for?

Alexander Esswein currently plays for VfR Mannheim.

How many career goals has Alexander Esswein scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Alexander Esswein has scored 70 goals in 481 appearances.