2024–25 SV Werder Bremen season

SV Werder Bremen
2024–25 season
President	Hubertus Hess-Grunewald
Head coach	Ole Werner
Stadium	Weserstadion
Bundesliga	8th
DFB-Pokal	Second Round
Top goalscorer	League: Felix Agu; Justin Njinmah (1); All: Keke Topp (3)
Highest home attendance	42,100 (31 August 2024 vs. Borussia Dortmund
Average home league attendance	42,100
Biggest win	3–1 (19 August 2024 vs. Energie Cottbus)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 31 August 2024.

The 2024–25 season is SV Werder Bremen's 126th season in existence and third consecutive season in the Bundesliga. They will also compete in the DFB-Pokal.

Players

Current squad

As of 26 August 2024^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	GER	Michael Zetterer
2	MF	BEL	Olivier Deman
3	DF	GER	Anthony Jung
4	DF	GER	Niklas Stark (3rd captain)
5	DF	GER	Amos Pieper
6	MF	DEN	Jens Stage
7	FW	GER	Marvin Ducksch
8	DF	GER	Mitchell Weiser
10	MF	GER	Leonardo Bittencourt
11	FW	GER	Justin Njinmah
13	DF	SRB	Miloš Veljković (vice-captain)
14	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen
15	FW	SCO	Oliver Burke
17	FW	AUT	Marco Grüll


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	GUI	Naby Keïta
19	DF	GER	Derrick Köhn
20	MF	AUT	Romano Schmid
21	FW	NOR	Isak Hansen-Aarøen
22	DF	ARG	Julián Malatini
25	GK	GER	Markus Kolke
26	FW	USA	Joel Imasuen
27	DF	GER	Felix Agu
28	MF	FRA	Skelly Alvero
30	GK	GER	Mio Backhaus
32	DF	AUT	Marco Friedl (captain)
33	FW	GER	Abdenego Nankishi
35	MF	GER	Leon Opitz
42	FW	GER	Keke Topp

Players out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	DEN	Dawid Kownacki (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	TOG	Dikeni Salifou (at Austria Klagenfurt until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	Club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024	FW	Marco Grüll	Rapid Wien	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 July 2024	GK	Markus Kolke	Hansa Rostock	€75k	^[3]
1 July 2024	MF	Skelly Alvero	Lyon	€4.75M	^[4]
1 July 2024	FW	Keke Topp	Schalke	€2.00M	^[5]

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	Club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024	FW	Eren Dinkçi	Freiburg	€5.00M	^[6]
1 July 2024	FW	Nick Woltemade	Stuttgart	Free Transfer	^[7]
1 July 2024	GK	Jiří Pavlenka	Without Club	Free Transfer	^[8]
1 July 2024	GK	Dudu	Viktoria Köln	Free Transfer	^[9]
1 July 2024	MF	Christian Groß	Retired	N/A	^[10]

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Club	Duration	Ref.
30 August 2024	LB		Derrick Köhn	Galatasaray	30 June 2025	^[11]

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Club	Duration	Ref.
20 August 2024	FW		Dawid Kownacki	Fortuna Düsseldorf	30 June 2025	^[12]
26 August 2024	CM		Dikeni Salifou	Austria Klagenfurt	30 June 2025	^[13]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2024 Friendly	FC Verden 04	0–2	Werder Bremen	Verden an der Aller
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Burke 2' Topp 66'	Stadium: Stadion am Berliner Ring Attendance: 5,500

20 July 2024 Friendly	Werder Bremen	0–3	Lecce	Zell am Ziller, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Krstović 31', 34' Rafia 87'	Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller

26 July 2024 Friendly	Werder Bremen	2–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Zell am Ziller, Austria
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kownacki 31' Topp 49'	Report	Musaba 83' Gassama 97'	Stadium: Parkstadion Zell am Ziller Attendance: 1,800

3 August 2024 Friendly	Coventry City	4–0	Werder Bremen	Coventry, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Obikwu 7' Tavares 20', 67' Betjemann 28'	Report		Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 0 (closed doors)

3 August 2024 Friendly	Coventry City	1–2	Werder Bremen	Coventry, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rudoni 29'	Report	Topp 5' Ducksch 82'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 11,301 Referee: Lewis Smith

10 August 2024 Friendly	Stade Rennes	1–1	Werder Bremen	Rennes, France
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Do Marcolino 35'	Report	Malatini 13'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 0 (closed doors) Referee: Thierry Bouille

10 August 2024 Friendly	Stade Rennes	1–0	Werder Bremen	Rennes, France
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bourigeaud 48'	Report		Stadium: Roazhon Park Referee: Bastien Dechepy

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	23 August 2024		Matchday 1	2	0	2	0	2	2	+0	000.00
DFB-Pokal	19 August 2024		First round	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Total				3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	033.33

Last updated: 31 August 2024
Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	TSG Hoffenheim	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	3
12	Mainz 05	2	0	2	0	4	4	0	2
13	Werder Bremen	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
14	VfB Stuttgart	2	0	1	1	4	6	−2	1
15	FC Augsburg	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1

Updated to match(es) played on 1 September 2024. 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.^[14]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	0

Last updated: 31 August 2024.
Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D
Position	8	13

Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

24 August 2024 Matchday 1	FC Augsburg	2–2	Werder Bremen	Augsburg
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Rexhbeçaj 16' (Tietz) Essende 35' (Breithaupt) 90+3' Engels 55' Gouweleeuw 90+3'	Report	Agu 12' (Weiser) Njinmah 58' (Weiser) Grüll 90+5'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

31 August 2024 Matchday 2	Werder Bremen	0–0	Borussia Dortmund	Bremen
14:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Weiser 42' Friedl 60'	Report	Anton 29' Süle 34' Ryerson 48' Schlotterbeck 53' 73' Bensebaini 85' Groß 90+1'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Robert Hartmann

15 September 2024 Matchday 3	Mainz 05	v	Werder Bremen	Mainz
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: MEWA Arena

21 September 2024 Matchday 4	Werder Bremen	v	Bayern Munich	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Weserstadion

29 September 2024 Matchday 5	Hoffenheim	v	Werder Bremen	Sinsheim
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena

4 October 2024 Matchday 6	Werder Bremen	v	Freiburg	Bremen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Weserstadion

18 October 2024 Matchday 7	Wolfsburg	v	Werder Bremen	Wolfsburg
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Volkswagen Arena

25 October 2024 Matchday 8	Werder Bremen	v	Leverkusen	Bremen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Weserstadion

DFB-Pokal

19 August 2024 First round	Energie Cottbus	1–3	Werder Bremen	Cottbus
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pronichev 53' Rorig 70' Kusić 71' Hajrulla 78'	Report	Topp 32' (Schmid) 37' 55' (Ducksch) Stark 46' Njinmah 77'	Stadium: LEAG Energie Stadion Attendance: 20,524 Referee: Harm Osmers

29 or 30 October 2024 Second round	SC Paderborn	v	Werder Bremen	Paderborn
TBD CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

Statistics

As of 31 August 2024

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Michael Zetterer	3	0	2	0	1	0
2	MF	BEL	Olivier Deman	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	GER	Anthony Jung	3	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
4	DF	GER	Niklas Stark	3	0	2	0	1	0
6	MF	DEN	Jens Stage	3	0	2	0	1	0
7	FW	GER	Marvin Ducksch	3	0	2	0	1	0
8	DF	GER	Mitchell Weiser	3	0	2	0	1	0
10	MF	GER	Leonardo Bittencourt	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	FW	GER	Justin Njinmah	3	1	1+1	1	0+1	0
13	DF	SRB	Miloš Veljković	2	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF	BEL	Senne Lynen	2	0	1	0	1	0
17	FW	AUT	Marco Grüll	3	0	0+2	0	0+1	0
20	MF	AUT	Romano Schmid	3	0	2	0	1	0
27	DF	GER	Felix Agu	3	1	2	1	1	0
28	MF	FRA	Skelly Alvero	2	0	0+1	0	1	0
32	MF	AUT	Marco Friedl	3	0	2	0	1	0
42	FW	GER	Keke Topp	3	3	1+1	0	1	3
Players away from the club on loan:
Players who left Werder Bremen during the season:

Goalscorers

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW	42	Keke Topp	0	3	3
2	DF	27	Felix Agu	1	0	1
2	FW	11	Justin Njinmah	1	0	1
Total				2	3	5

Assists

Rank	Pos.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	DF	8	Mitchell Weiser	2	0	2
2	MF	20	Romano Schmid	0	1	1
2	FW	7	Marvin Ducksch	0	1	1
Total				2	2	4

Clean sheets

Rank	Pos.	Nat.	No.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	GK		1	Michael Zetterer	1	0	1
Total					1	0	1

Hat-tricks

Player	Against	Result	Date	Competition	Ref.
Keke Topp	Energie Cottbus	3–1	19 August 2024	2024-25 DFB-Pokal	^[15]

Disciplinary record

No.	Nat.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			Total
No.	Nat.	Pos.	Player
4		DF	Niklas Stark	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
8		DF	Mitchell Weiser	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
11		FW	Justin Njinmah	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
17		FW	Marco Grüll	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
32		DF	Marco Friedl	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				3	0	0	2	0	0	5	0	0

Home attendance

As of 31 August 2024

Competition	Total	Matches	Average
Bundesliga	1	42,100	42,100
DFB-Pokal	0	0	0
Total	42,100	1	42,100

References

^ "Spieler" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
^ "Werder Verpflichtet Marco Grüll" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
^ "Werder Bremen Verpflichtet Markus Kolke" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "Option Gezogen: Werder Verpflichtet Skelly Alvero" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
^ "WERDER BREMEN VERPFLICHTET KEKE TOPP" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
^ "EREN DINKCI WECHSELT ZUM SC FREIBURG" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^ "WERDER SAYS GOODBYE TO QUARTET" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "WERDER SAYS GOODBYE TO QUARTET" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "EDUARDO DOS SANTOS HAESLER WECHSELT ZU VIKTORIA KÖLN" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
^ "Bundesliga-Debüt mit 30: Bremer Groß beendet Karriere" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
^ "Derrick Köhn joins SVW on loan". werder.de. 30 August 2024.
^ "Dawid Kownacki loaned out to Düsseldorf". werder.de. 20 August 2024.
^ "Salifou loaned out to Klagenfurt". werder.de. 26 August 2024.
^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
^ https://www.werder.de/en/latest/news/first-team/2024-25/cottbus-match-report-19082024/

External links

Official website

[1] "Spieler" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

[2] "Werder Verpflichtet Marco Grüll" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 5 February 2024.

[3] "Werder Bremen Verpflichtet Markus Kolke" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 7 June 2024.

[4] "Option Gezogen: Werder Verpflichtet Skelly Alvero" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

[5] "WERDER BREMEN VERPFLICHTET KEKE TOPP" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 19 June 2024.

[6] "EREN DINKCI WECHSELT ZUM SC FREIBURG" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 4 April 2024.

[7] "WERDER SAYS GOODBYE TO QUARTET" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[8] "WERDER SAYS GOODBYE TO QUARTET" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[9] "EDUARDO DOS SANTOS HAESLER WECHSELT ZU VIKTORIA KÖLN" (in German). SV Werder Bremen. Retrieved 6 June 2024.

[10] "Bundesliga-Debüt mit 30: Bremer Groß beendet Karriere" (in German). sueddeutsche.de. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-05-19.

[11] "Derrick Köhn joins SVW on loan". werder.de. 30 August 2024.

[12] "Dawid Kownacki loaned out to Düsseldorf". werder.de. 20 August 2024.

[13] "Salifou loaned out to Klagenfurt". werder.de. 26 August 2024.

[14] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[15] ttps://www.werder.de/en/latest/news/first-team/2024-25/cottbus-match-report-19082024/

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