VfB Stuttgart

2023–24 season
President	Claus Vogt
Chairman	Alexander Wehrle
Head coach	Sebastian Hoeneß
Stadium	MHPArena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Serhou Guirassy (28) All: Serhou Guirassy (30)
Highest home attendance	60,000
Average home league attendance	55,118
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The2023–24 season wasVfB Stuttgart's 131st season in existence and fourth consecutive season in theBundesliga. They also competed in theDFB-Pokal.

The club enjoyed a highly successful season under coachSebastian Hoeneß, culminating in securing aUEFA Champions League spot for the first time since their last participation in 2009–10.^[1] In addition, five players were named in theGermany national team preliminary squad for theUEFA Euro 2024 includingAlexander Nübel,Chris Führich,Maximilian Mittelstädt,Waldemar Anton andDeniz Undav, the highest number of players ever selected from the club in any major tournament.^[2] Despite spending most of the season in third place, the club secured second place on the final matchday, marking their best finish since winning the title in 2007.^[3]

As of 5 March 2024^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Fabian Bredlow 2 DF  GER Waldemar Anton(captain) 4 DF  GER Josha Vagnoman 5 MF  SYR Mahmoud Dahoud(on loan fromBrighton & Hove Albion) 6 MF  GER Angelo Stiller 7 DF  GER Maximilian Mittelstädt 8 MF  FRA Enzo Millot 9 FW  GUI Serhou Guirassy 10 MF  KOR Jeong Woo-yeong 14 FW  COD Silas 15 DF  GER Pascal Stenzel 16 MF  GER Atakan Karazor(vice-captain) 17 MF  JPN Genki Haraguchi 18 FW  GER Jamie Leweling(on loan fromUnion Berlin)

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  SUI Leonidas Stergiou(on loan fromSt. Gallen) 21 DF  JPN Hiroki Ito 23 DF  FRA Dan-Axel Zagadou 25 MF  GER Lilian Egloff 26 FW  GER Deniz Undav(on loan fromBrighton & Hove Albion) 27 MF  GER Chris Führich 28 MF  DEN Nikolas Nartey 29 DF  FRA Anthony Rouault 32 MF  GER Roberto Massimo 33 GK  GER Alexander Nübel(on loan fromBayern Munich) 36 MF  GER Laurin Ulrich 41 GK  GER Dennis Seimen 42 GK  GER Florian Schock

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  COL Juan José Perea(atHansa Rostock until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Ömer Faruk Beyaz(atHatayspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  POR Gil Dias(atLegia Warsaw until 30 June 2024) — FW  NED Mohamed Sankoh(atHeracles Almelo until 30 June 2024) — DF  CRO Matej Maglica(atDarmstadt 98 until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  DEN Wahid Faghir(atSV Elversberg until 30 June 2024) — FW  GER Thomas Kastanaras(atSSV Ulm until 30 June 2024) — FW  SRB Jovan Milošević(atSt. Gallen until 30 June 2024) — FW  GER Luca Pfeiffer(atDarmstadt 98 until 30 June 2024)

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Serhou Guirassy (GUI)	Rennes (FRA)	€9,000,000	1 July 2023	[5]
FW	Jovan Milošević (SRB)	Vojvodina (SRB)	€1,200,000		[6][7]
DF	Maximilian Mittelstädt (GER)	Hertha BSC (GER)	€500,000		[8]
DF	Matej Maglica (CRO)	St. Gallen (SUI)	€450,000	2 July 2023	[9]
MF	Jeong Woo-yeong (KOR)	SC Freiburg (GER)	€3,000,000	11 July 2023	[10]
MF	Jamie Leweling (GER)	Union Berlin (GER)	Loan	13 July 2023	[11]
GK	Alexander Nübel (GER)	Bayern Munich (GER)	Loan	25 July 2023	[12]
FW	Deniz Undav (GER)	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	Loan	2 August 2023	[13]
DF	Leonidas Stergiou (SUI)	St. Gallen (SUI)	Loan	22 August 2023	[14]
MF	Angelo Stiller (GER)	1899 Hoffenheim (GER)	€5,500,000	25 August 2023	[15]
DF	Anthony Rouault (FRA)	Toulouse (FRA)	Loan	1 September 2023	[16]
MF	Mahmoud Dahoud (SYR)	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	Loan	1 February 2024	[17]

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Antonis Aidonis (GER)	Aris (GRE)	Free	1 July 2023
FW	Tanguy Coulibaly (FRA)	Montpellier (FRA)	Free
GK	Florian Müller (GER)	SC Freiburg (GER)	€1,500,000		[18]
DF	Matej Maglica (CRO)	Darmstadt 98 (GER)	Loan	2 July 2023	[19]
FW	Alou Kuol (AUS)	Central Coast Mariners (AUS)	Undisclosed	10 July 2023	[20]
FW	Wahid Faghir (DEN)	SV Elversberg (GER)	Loan	19 July 2023	[21]
MF	Ömer Faruk Beyaz (TUR)	Hatayspor (TUR)	Loan	1 August 2023	[22]
FW	Juan José Perea (COL)	Hansa Rostock (GER)	Loan	4 August 2023	[23]
FW	Luca Pfeiffer (GER)	Darmstadt 98 (GER)	Loan	17 August 2023	[24]
MF	Wataru Endō (JPN)	Liverpool (ENG)	€19,000,000	18 August 2023	[25]
DF	Konstantinos Mavropanos (GRE)	West Ham United (ENG)	€20,000,000	22 August 2023	[26]
DF	Clinton Mola (ENG)	Reading (ENG)	Free	26 August 2023	[27]
FW	Mohamed Sankoh (NED)	Heracles Almelo (NED)	Loan	1 September 2023	[28]
DF	Borna Sosa (CRO)	Ajax (NED)	€8,000,000		[29]
FW	Gil Dias (POR)	Legia Warsaw (POL)	Loan	4 September 2023	[30]
MF	Mateo Klimowicz (GER)	Atlético San Luis (MEX)	€750,000	1 January 2024	[31]
FW	Thomas Kastanaras (GER)	SSV Ulm (GER)	Loan	2 January 2024	[32]
FW	Jovan Milošević (SRB)	St. Gallen (SUI)	Loan	14 February 2024	[33]

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

The league fixtures were unveiled on 30 June 2023.^[36]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	GER	Fabian Bredlow	3	0	3	0	0	0
33	GK	GER	Alexander Nübel	32	0	28	0	4	0
41	GK	GER	Dennis Seimen	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	GER	Fabian Schock	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Waldemar Anton	35	1	30+1	0	4	1
4	DF	GER	Josha Vagnoman	20	2	12+6	2	2	0
7	DF	GER	Maximilian Mittelstädt	32	2	21+8	2	2+1	0
15	DF	GER	Pascal Stenzel	24	0	14+8	0	2	0
20	DF	SUI	Leonidas Stergiou	17	1	5+9	1	0+3	0
21	DF	JPN	Hiroki Itō	27	0	23+1	0	3	0
23	DF	FRA	Dan-Axel Zagadou	22	1	16+3	1	3	0
29	DF	FRA	Anthony Rouault	22	0	11+9	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF	SYR	Mahmoud Dahoud	14	1	1+12	1	0+1	0
6	MF	GER	Angelo Stiller	32	1	28+1	1	3	0
8	MF	FRA	Enzo Millot	33	6	25+4	5	3+1	1
10	MF	KOR	Jeong Woo-yeong	27	1	5+19	1	1+2	0
16	MF	GER	Atakan Karazor	35	0	30+1	0	4	0
17	MF	JPN	Genki Haraguchi	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
25	MF	GER	Lilian Egloff	6	0	1+4	0	0+1	0
27	MF	GER	Chris Führich	35	9	31+1	8	3	1
28	MF	DEN	Nikolas Nartey	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	MF	GER	Roberto Massimo	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
36	MF	GER	Laurin Ulrich	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	GER	Luca Raimund	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
46	MF	GER	Samuele Di Benedetto	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	GUI	Serhou Guirassy	28	27	23+3	25	2	2
14	FW	COD	Silas	28	6	8+17	4	1+2	2
18	FW	GER	Jamie Leweling	36	4	15+17	4	1+3	0
26	FW	GER	Deniz Undav	31	19	21+7	18	3	1
Players transferred out during the season
3	MF	JPN	Wataru Endō	1	1	0	0	1	1
5	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Mavropanos	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	FW	SRB	Jovan Milošević	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
20	FW	GER	Luca Pfeiffer	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	FW	GER	Thomas Kastanaras	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	CRO	Borna Sosa	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
31	FW	POR	Gil Dias	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ENG	Clinton Mola	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	NED	Mohamed Sankoh	0	0	0	0	0	0

Rank	Pos.	No.	Nat.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW	9		Serhou Guirassy	28	2	30
2	FW	26		Deniz Undav	18	1	19
3	MF	27		Chris Führich	8	1	9
4	FW	14		Silas	5	2	7
5	MF	8		Enzo Millot	5	1	6
6	FW	18		Jamie Leweling	4	0	4
7	DF	4		Josha Vagnoman	2	0	2
	DF	7		Maximilian Mittelstädt	2	0	2
	MF	10		Jeong Woo-yeong	2	0	2
10	DF	2		Waldemar Anton	0	1	1
	MF	3		Wataru Endō	0	1	1
	MF	5		Mahmoud Dahoud	1	0	1
	MF	6		Angelo Stiller	1	0	1
	DF	20		Leonidas Stergiou	1	0	1
	DF	23		Dan-Axel Zagadou	1	0	1
Own goals					0	0	0
Totals					78	9	87

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