1.FSV Mainz 05
Germany · Bundesliga · Bundesliga
Squad value
€108.25m
About 1.FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sport-Verein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05 or simply Mainz 05, is a German professional sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, having most recently been promoted ahead of the 2009–10 season. The club's main local rivals are Eintracht Frankfurt and Kaiserslautern. In addition to the football division, Mainz 05 have handball and table tennis departments.
Squad size17active players
Avg age27.7years
Domestic12Germany
Foreigners529% of squad
EU passport15non-EU: 2
Nationalities8different countries
Age distribution
0
U18
0
18–22
8
23–26
3
27–30
6
31+
Position breakdown
GK
2 (12%)
DEF
5 (29%)
MID
5 (29%)
FWD
5 (29%)
47%
foreign players
8 of 17
28.2y
avg squad age
2
Goalkeepers
5
Defenders
5
Midfielders
5
Attackers
35
seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
235
players ever
€900k
biggest signing ever
€900k
biggest sale ever
20
most goals (single season by one player)
| Player | Pos | Age | Nationality | Foot | Height | Contract | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Nebel |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | 23 | Germany Ireland | both | 169.00m | 2027-06-30 | €24.00m |
 Kaishu Sano |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 25 | Japan | right | 176.00m | 2028-06-30 | €20.00m |
 Nadiem Amiri |
Midfield - Central Midfield | 29 | Germany | right | 180.00m | 2028-06-30 | €20.00m |
 Benedict Hollerbach |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 25 | Germany | both | 181.00m | 2029-06-30 | €12.00m |
 William Bøving |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 23 | Denmark | both | 176.00m | 2029-06-30 | €8.00m |
 Arnaud Nordin |
Attack - Right Winger | 27 | France Martinique | both | 170.00m | 2028-06-30 | €5.00m |
 Robin Zentner |
Goalkeeper | 31 | Germany | right | 194.00m | 2028-06-30 | €4.00m |
 Dominik Kohr |
Defender - Centre-Back | 32 | Germany | right | 183.00m | 2028-06-30 | €3.50m |
 Armindo Sieb |
Attack - Second Striker | 23 | Germany Mozambique | both | 175.00m | 2026-06-30 | €3.00m |
 Phillipp Mwene |
Defender - Left-Back | 32 | Austria Kenya | right | 170.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.80m |
 Danny da Costa |
Defender - Centre-Back | 32 | Germany Angola | right | 187.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.50m |
 Maxim Leitsch |
Defender - Centre-Back | 28 | Germany | left | 189.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.50m |
 Ben Bobzien |
Attack - Centre-Forward | 23 | Germany | right | 174.00m | 2027-06-30 | €1.20m |
 Sota Kawasaki |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 24 | Japan | both | 172.00m | 2026-06-30 | €1.20m |
 Stefan Bell |
Defender - Centre-Back | 34 | Germany | right | 192.00m | 2026-06-30 | €800k |
 Niklas Tauer |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | 25 | Germany | right | 183.00m | — | €500k |
 Daniel Batz |
Goalkeeper | 35 | Germany | both | 191.00m | 2026-06-30 | €250k |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | From | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Viktor Fischer | Attack - Left Winger | Middlesbrough | Transfer | €3.00m |
| 06/07 | 2006-08-10 | Edú | Attack - Centre-Forward | VfL Bochum | Transfer | €1.00m |
| 95/96 | 1995-07-01 | — | Bor. M'gladbach | Transfer | €50k | |
| 97/98 | 1997-07-01 | — | Saarbrücken | Transfer | — | |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-23 | Filip Djuricic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Benfica | Loan | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-09-25 | Josuha Guilavogui | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Stefan Markolf | Defender - Left-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Stefan Markolf | Defender - Left-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Tobias Schilk | Defender - Right-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2014-01-01 | Benedikt Saller | Defender - Right-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | — | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — | |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-18 | Ja-cheol Koo | Midfield - Central Midfield | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 87/88 | 1987-07-01 | Engin Özdemir | Attack - Right Winger | SV 07 Raunheim | Transfer | — |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Igoris Morinas | Attack - Centre-Forward | Hannover 96 | Transfer | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-07-01 | — | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — | |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Daniel Batz | Goalkeeper | Saarbrücken | Transfer | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-01-01 | Jan Simak | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | VfB Stuttgart | Transfer | €100k |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Shawn Parker | Attack - Centre-Forward | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Johannes Geis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | €900k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Heinz Müller | Goalkeeper | Barnsley | Transfer | €300k |
| 02/03 | 2002-07-01 | Marco Rose | Defender - Left-Back | Hannover 96 | Loan | — |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Marco Rose | Defender - Left-Back | Hannover 96 | Transfer | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-25 | Giulio Donati | Defender - Right-Back | B. Leverkusen | Transfer | €1.00m |
| 99/00 | 2000-01-01 | — | Arm. Bielefeld | Transfer | — | |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Petr Ruman | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Greuther Fürth | Transfer | €150k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-19 | — | Horizont | Loan | — | |
| 10/11 | 2010-12-31 | — | SC Paderborn | Return from loan | — | |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-22 | Danny da Costa | Defender - Centre-Back | E. Frankfurt | Loan | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | Danny da Costa | Defender - Centre-Back | E. Frankfurt | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-28 | Loris Karius | Goalkeeper | Man City Res. | Loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Loris Karius | Goalkeeper | Man City Res. | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Yunus Mallı | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | M'gladbach U19 | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-06-30 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC St. Pauli | Return from loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-29 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Dynamo Dresden | Return from loan | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Eugen Gopko | Defender - Right-Back | Mainz 05 U19 | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Stefan Bell | Defender - Centre-Back | Mainz 05 U19 | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | Stefan Bell | Defender - Centre-Back | 1860 Munich | Return from loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Stefan Bell | Defender - Centre-Back | E. Frankfurt | Return from loan | — |
| Season | Date | Player | Pos | To | Type | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2018-01-31 | Viktor Fischer | Attack - Left Winger | FC Copenhagen | Transfer | €2.70m |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-07 | Edú | Attack - Centre-Forward | Suwon Bluewings | Transfer | €1.40m |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | — | Career break | Transfer | — | |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | — | Darmstadt 98 | Transfer | — | |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-01 | Filip Djuricic | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Benfica | Return from loan | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Josuha Guilavogui | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Stefan Markolf | Defender - Left-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-01 | Stefan Markolf | Defender - Left-Back | Wuppertaler SV | Transfer | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Tobias Schilk | Defender - Right-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Benedikt Saller | Defender - Right-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-31 | Ja-cheol Koo | Midfield - Central Midfield | FC Augsburg | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 88/89 | 1988-07-01 | Engin Özdemir | Attack - Right Winger | Türk SV München | Transfer | — |
| 03/04 | 2003-07-01 | Igoris Morinas | Attack - Centre-Forward | J. Regensburg | Transfer | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Jan Simak | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Carl Zeiss Jena | Transfer | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Shawn Parker | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC Augsburg | Transfer | €1.60m |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Johannes Geis | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | FC Schalke 04 | Transfer | €10.50m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | Heinz Müller | Goalkeeper | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-06-30 | Marco Rose | Defender - Left-Back | Hannover 96 | Return from loan | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Marco Rose | Defender - Left-Back | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-01 | Giulio Donati | Defender - Right-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-01 | — | Hannover 96 | Transfer | — | |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Petr Ruman | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | VfR Aalen | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-31 | — | SC Paderborn | Loan | — | |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | — | Horizont | Return from loan | — | |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | Danny da Costa | Defender - Centre-Back | E. Frankfurt | Return from loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-12-31 | Loris Karius | Goalkeeper | Man City Res. | Return from loan | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-01 | Loris Karius | Goalkeeper | Liverpool | Transfer | €6.20m |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-05 | Yunus Mallı | Midfield - Attacking Midfield | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €12.50m |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-31 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC St. Pauli | Loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-21 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | Dynamo Dresden | Loan | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-01-30 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FSV Mainz 05 II | Transfer | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-02-03 | Petar Sliskovic | Attack - Centre-Forward | FC Aarau | Transfer | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Eugen Gopko | Defender - Right-Back | Without Club | Transfer | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-14 | Stefan Bell | Defender - Centre-Back | 1860 Munich | Loan | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Stefan Bell | Defender - Centre-Back | E. Frankfurt | Loan | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Hanno Balitsch | Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Hannover 96 | Transfer | €1.00m |
| 10/11 | 2011-01-01 | Haruna Babangida | Attack - Right Winger | Vitesse | Transfer | — |
| 06/07 | 2006-07-01 | Benjamin Auer | Attack - Centre-Forward | VfL Bochum | Transfer | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Shinji Okazaki | Attack - Centre-Forward | Leicester | Transfer | €11.00m |
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | Rajko Tavcar | Defender - Left-Back | Unterhaching | Transfer | — |
| Nationality | Players | % of squad |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 9 | 52.9% |
| Japan | 2 | 11.8% |
| Germany Ireland | 1 | 5.9% |
| Denmark | 1 | 5.9% |
| France Martinique | 1 | 5.9% |
| Germany Mozambique | 1 | 5.9% |
| Austria Kenya | 1 | 5.9% |
| Germany Angola | 1 | 5.9% |
| Season | Competition |
|---|---|
| 99/00 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 99/00 | DFB-Pokal |
| 98/99 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 97/98 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 97/98 | DFB-Pokal |
| 96/97 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 96/97 | DFB-Pokal |
| 95/96 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 95/96 | DFB-Pokal |
| 94/95 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 94/95 | DFB-Pokal |
| 93/94 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 88/89 | 2. Bundesliga |
| 87/88 | Oberliga Südwest (- 93/94) |
| 25/26 | Bundesliga |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal |
| 25/26 | UECL Qualifiers |
| 24/25 | Bundesliga |
| 24/25 | DFB-Pokal |
| 23/24 | Bundesliga |
| 23/24 | DFB-Pokal |
| 22/23 | Bundesliga |
| 22/23 | DFB-Pokal |
| 21/22 | Bundesliga |
| 21/22 | DFB-Pokal |
| 20/21 | Bundesliga |
| 20/21 | DFB-Pokal |
| 19/20 | Bundesliga |
| 19/20 | DFB-Pokal |
| 18/19 | Bundesliga |
| 18/19 | DFB-Pokal |
| 17/18 | Bundesliga |
| 17/18 | DFB-Pokal |
| 16/17 | Bundesliga |
| 16/17 | DFB-Pokal |
| 16/17 | Europa League |
| 15/16 | Bundesliga |
| 15/16 | DFB-Pokal |
| 14/15 | Bundesliga |
| 14/15 | DFB-Pokal |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying |
| 13/14 | Bundesliga |
| 13/14 | DFB-Pokal |
| 12/13 | Bundesliga |
| 12/13 | DFB-Pokal |
| 11/12 | Bundesliga |
| 11/12 | DFB-Pokal |
| 11/12 | Europa League Qualifying |
| 10/11 | Bundesliga |
| 10/11 | DFB-Pokal |
Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ermin Melunović |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Serbia |
8 | 323 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.28 |
 Michael Thurk |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Germany |
19 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 2.40 |
 Martin Wagner |
Goalkeeper | Germany |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Mahir Sahin |
Midfield - Right Midfield | Türkiye Germany | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Stipan Jakic |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Croatia Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Michael Sauer |
Midfield - Left Midfield | Germany |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about 1.FSV Mainz 05
What is 1.FSV Mainz 05?
1.FSV Mainz 05 is a professional football club based in Germany, competing in Bundesliga.
How many players are in 1.FSV Mainz 05's squad?
1.FSV Mainz 05 currently has 17 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does 1.FSV Mainz 05 play in?
1.FSV Mainz 05 plays in Bundesliga.
When was 1.FSV Mainz 05 founded?
1.FSV Mainz 05 was founded in 1905.