2021–22 VfL Bochum season

VfL Bochum

2021–22 season
Chairman	Hans-Peter Villis
Head coach	Thomas Reis
Stadium	Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Bundesliga	13th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Sebastian Polter (10) All: Sebastian Polter (11)
Biggest defeat	Bayern Munich 7–0 VfL Bochum
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2021–22 season was the 84th season in the existence of VfL Bochum and the club's first season back in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Bochum participated in this season's edition of the DFB-Pokal.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Manuel Riemann 2 DF  CRC Cristian Gamboa 3 DF  BRA Danilo Soares 4 DF  SRB Erhan Mašović 5 DF  SUI Saulo Decarli 6 MF  GER Patrick Osterhage 7 FW  GER Danny Blum 8 MF  FRA Anthony Losilla (captain) 9 FW  GER Simon Zoller 10 FW  JPN Takuma Asano 11 DF  UGA Herbert Bockhorn 14 FW  GER Tom Weilandt 16 DF  GRE Konstantinos Stafylidis (on loan from 1899 Hoffenheim) 17 FW  PHI Gerrit Holtmann

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  NED Jürgen Locadia 20 MF  GER Elvis Rexhbeçaj (on loan from VfL Wolfsburg) 21 GK  GER Michael Esser 22 FW  GHA Christopher Antwi-Adjei 23 MF  GER Robert Tesche 24 DF  GRE Vasilis Lampropoulos 27 FW  SRB Miloš Pantović 28 FW  GER Luis Hartwig 29 DF  GER Maxim Leitsch 32 FW  GER Tarsis Bonga 34 GK  GER Paul Grave 37 DF  GER Armel Bella-Kotchap 38 MF  GER Eduard Löwen (on loan from Hertha BSC) 40 FW  GER Sebastian Polter

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  CGO Silvère Ganvoula (at Cercle Brugge until 30 June 2022) — DF  GER Moritz Römling (at Türkgücü München until 30 June 2022)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
6	MF	Patrick Osterhage	Borussia Dortmund II	Free	1 July 2021
10	FW	Takuma Asano	Partizan	Free
21	GK	Michael Esser	Hannover 96	Free
22	MF	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	SC Paderborn	Free		[2]
38	MF	Eduard Löwen	Hertha BSC	Loan		[3]
16	DF	Konstantinos Stafylidis	1899 Hoffenheim	Loan	1 August 2021	[4]
20	MF	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan	2 August 2021	[5]
40	FW	Sebastian Polter	Fortuna Sittard	Free	13 August 2021	[6]
19	FW	Jürgen Locadia	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free	6 January 2022	[7]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
10	MF	Thomas Eisfeld		Free	1 July 2021
25	GK	Patrick Drewes	SV Sandhausen	Free
32	MF	Robert Žulj	Ittihad Kalba	€350,000	2 July 2021
26	MF	Lars Holtkamp	Bonner SC	Free	30 July 2021	[8]
30	FW	Baris Ekincier	Waldhof Mannheim	Undisclosed	31 August 2021	[9]
15	FW	Soma Novothny	Anorthosis Famagusta	Undisclosed	3 January 2022	[10]
35	FW	Silvère Ganvoula	Cercle Brugge	Loan	25 January 2022	[11]
13	MF	Raman Chibsah	Apollon Smyrnis	Undisclosed	31 January 2022	[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

SSVg Velbert v VfL Bochum

7 July 2021 Friendly	SSVg Velbert	0–9	VfL Bochum	Velbert, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Stadion Velbert

VfL Bochum v SC Verl

10 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	3–3	SC Verl	Germany
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Note: four halves of 30 minutes.

VfL Bochum v Bonner SC

14 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	6–0	Bonner SC	Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Borussia Dortmund v VfL Bochum

17 July 2021 Cup der Traditionen	Borussia Dortmund	1–3	VfL Bochum	Duisburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pasalic 83'	Report	Novothny 66' Ganvoula 68' Bockhorn 78'	Stadium: MSV-Arena Attendance: 10,395
Note: The match was extended from the initially planned 45 minutes to 90 minutes following MSV Duisburg's withdrawal from the tournament.

Parma v VfL Bochum

21 July 2021 Friendly	Parma	0–1	VfL Bochum	Parma, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Chibsah 76'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini

Torino v VfL Bochum

24 July 2021 Friendly	Torino	Cancelled	VfL Bochum	Brixen, Italy
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Sportplatz Klaus Seebacher

VfL Bochum v Vitesse

29 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	1–2	Vitesse	Germany
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

VfL Bochum v FC Utrecht

31 July 2021 Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–2	FC Utrecht	Bochum, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Soares		Boussaid Ramselaar 44', 69'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Niklas Dardenne

VfL Bochum v Fortuna Düsseldorf

27 January 2022 Friendly	VfL Bochum	0–2	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Bochum, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Peterson 62', 75'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0

VfL Bochum v Heracles Almelo

25 March 2022 Friendly	VfL Bochum	2–0	Heracles Almelo	Bochum, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Löwen 47' Bonga 65'			Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	14 August 2021	14 May 2022	Matchday 1	13th	34	12	6	16	38	52	−14	035.29
DFB-Pokal	7 August 2021	2 March 2022	First round	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	8	6	+2	050.00
Total					38	14	7	17	46	58	−12	036.84

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

Main article: 2021–22 Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	10	12	12	45	49	−4	42	Qualification to Champions League group stage[a]
12	VfL Wolfsburg	34	12	6	16	43	54	−11	42
13	VfL Bochum	34	12	6	16	38	52	−14	42
14	FC Augsburg	34	10	8	16	39	56	−17	38
15	VfB Stuttgart	34	7	12	15	41	59	−18	33

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.^[13]
Notes:

1. Eintracht Frankfurt qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the UEFA Europa League.

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
34	12	6	16	38	52	−14	42	8	4	5	21	17	+4	4	2	11	17	35	−18

Source: DFB

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	L
Position	13	9	11	13	17	17	17	15	14	14	12	13	13	10	10	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	12	12	13	12	11	13

Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 25 June 2021.^[14]

VfL Wolfsburg v VfL Bochum

14 August 2021 1	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	VfL Bochum	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Weghorst 5', 22'	Report	Tesche  4' Leitsch  29' Rexhbeçaj  88'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 8,536 Referee: Frank Willenborg

VfL Bochum v Mainz 05

21 August 2021 2	VfL Bochum	2–0	Mainz 05	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Holtmann 21' Rexhbeçaj  54' Polter 56' Riemann  87' Asano  90+3' Zoller  90+4'	Report	Boëtius  56' Barreiro  67' Kohr  89'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 12,548 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

1. FC Köln v VfL Bochum

28 August 2021 3	1. FC Köln	2–1	VfL Bochum	Cologne
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Schaub 82' Lemperle 90+1'	Report	Zoller  55', 90+4'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

VfL Bochum v Hertha BSC

12 September 2021 4	VfL Bochum	1–3	Hertha BSC	Bochum
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zoller 59'	Report	Serdar 37', 43' Tousart  47' Mittelstädt  54' Zeefuik  75' Maolida 78'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Bayern Munich v VfL Bochum

18 September 2021 5	Bayern Munich	7–0	VfL Bochum	Munich
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 17' Kimmich 27', 65' Gnabry 32' Lampropoulos 43' (o.g.) Stanišić  52' Lewandowski 61' Choupo-Moting 79'	Report	Stafylidis  35'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tobias Welz

VfL Bochum v VfB Stuttgart

26 September 2021 6	VfL Bochum	0–0	VfB Stuttgart	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bella-Kotchap  38' Mašović  75'	Report	Sosa  14' Klimowicz  19' Al Ghaddioui  43' Endo  58' Coulibaly  63'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,300 Referee: Christian Dingert

RB Leipzig v VfL Bochum

2 October 2021 7	RB Leipzig	3–0	VfL Bochum	Leipzig
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Angeliño  58' Silva 69' Nkunku 73', 78'	Report	Tesche  80'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 25,598 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Greuther Fürth v VfL Bochum

16 October 2021 8	Greuther Fürth	0–1	VfL Bochum	Fürth
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Seguin  30' Itten  67'	Report	Riemann  54' Losilla  60', 80' Mašović  65' Lampropoulos  75'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Attendance: 10,586 Referee: Bastian Dankert

VfL Bochum v Eintracht Frankfurt

24 October 2021 9	VfL Bochum	2–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Bochum
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Blum 3' Polter 90+2'	Report	Paciência 11' Sow  45+1' Kostić  73'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,510 Referee: Marco Fritz

Borussia Mönchengladbach v VfL Bochum

31 October 2021 10	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–1	VfL Bochum	Mönchengladbach
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pléa 12' Hofmann 40' Wolf  85'	Report	Mašović  51' Blum 86'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 42,361 Referee: Tobias Reichel

VfL Bochum v 1899 Hoffenheim

6 November 2021 11	VfL Bochum	2–0	1899 Hoffenheim	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stafylidis  53' Novothny 66' Riemann 75' Pantović 90+7'	Report	Posch  29' Vogt  38' Grillitsch  73' Kramarić  75' Rudy  78'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,600 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Bayer Leverkusen v VfL Bochum

20 November 2021 12	Bayer Leverkusen	1–0	VfL Bochum	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Adli 4',  87' Frimpong  30' Diaby  49'	Report	Mašović  63' Soares  90+1'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 22,538 Referee: Daniel Schlager

VfL Bochum v SC Freiburg

27 November 2021 13	VfL Bochum	2–1	SC Freiburg	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Losilla  32' Polter 54' Pantović 82' Antwi-Adjei  90+1'	Report	Lienhart 51' Kübler  58'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,700 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

FC Augsburg v VfL Bochum

4 December 2021 14	FC Augsburg	2–3	VfL Bochum	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gregoritsch 58' Caligiuri 86' (pen.)	Report	Polter 23', 45+2' Soares  36' Holtmann 40' Rexhbeçaj  87'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

VfL Bochum v Borussia Dortmund

11 December 2021 15	VfL Bochum	1–1	Borussia Dortmund	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Polter 40' (pen.)	Report	Schulz  57' Hummels  58' Brandt 85' Zagadou  90'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,799 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Arminia Bielefeld v VfL Bochum

14 December 2021 16	Arminia Bielefeld	2–0	VfL Bochum	Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Okugawa 51' Wimmer  62', 69' Kunze  81'	Report	Polter  26' Pantović  26'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 13,750 Referee: Benjamin Brand

VfL Bochum v Union Berlin

18 December 2021 17	VfL Bochum	0–1	Union Berlin	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mašović  20' Soares  70'	Report	Kruse 16'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Tobias Reichel

VfL Bochum v VfL Wolfsburg

9 January 2022 18	VfL Bochum	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Bochum
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pantović 65' Soares  80'	Report	Waldschmidt  33' Steffen  87'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Mainz 05 v VfL Bochum

15 January 2022 19	Mainz 05	1–0	VfL Bochum	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	St. Juste 48' Stach  55' Stöger  85' Nebel  86'	Report	Polter 32' Bella-Kotchap  70' Gamboa  76' Rexhbeçaj  89'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Frank Willenborg

VfL Bochum v 1. FC Köln

22 January 2022 20	VfL Bochum	2–2	1. FC Köln	Bochum
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Holtmann 25' Asano 70'	Report	Hübers 36' Modeste 45' Hector  60' Horn  85' Uth  90+2'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

Hertha BSC v VfL Bochum

4 February 2022 21	Hertha BSC	1–1	VfL Bochum	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Belfodil 23' Ekkelenkamp  56' Mittelstädt  84' Richter  86'	Report	Polter 48' Bella-Kotchap  85'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Bochum v Bayern Munich

12 February 2022 22	VfL Bochum	4–2	Bayern Munich	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Antwi-Adjei 14' Locadia 38' (pen.) Gamboa 40',  58' Holtmann 44' Rexhbeçaj  74'	Report	Lewandowski 9', 75' Pavard  90'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Robert Schröder

VfB Stuttgart v VfL Bochum

19 February 2022 23	VfB Stuttgart	1–1	VfL Bochum	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bella-Kotchap 56' (o.g.)	Report	Osterhage  23' Antwi-Adjei  60' Gamboa  64' Polter  90' Löwen 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 20,059 Referee: Harm Osmers

VfL Bochum v RB Leipzig

27 February 2022 24	VfL Bochum	0–1	RB Leipzig	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gamboa  87'	Report	Simakan  71' Nkunku 82'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Felix Brych

VfL Bochum v Greuther Fürth

5 March 2022 25	VfL Bochum	2–1	Greuther Fürth	Bochum
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Leitsch 35' Gamboa  44' Losilla 71' Pantović  82'	Report	Griesbeck  34' Itter  39' Hrgota  53' Bella-Kotchap 64' (o.g.) Willems  73'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 19,800 Referee: Daniel Schlager

Eintracht Frankfurt v VfL Bochum

13 March 2022 26	Eintracht Frankfurt	2–1	VfL Bochum	Frankfurt
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sow  25' Mašović 46' (o.g.) Kamada 52' Borré  73' Paciência  90+3'	Report	Polter 19' Losilla  30' Osterhage  45+1' Bockhorn  65' Bella-Kotchap  90+3'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Marco Fritz

VfL Bochum v Borussia Mönchengladbach

18 March 2022 27	VfL Bochum	0–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Bochum
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mašović  29' Bella-Kotchap  32'	Report	Koné  8' Pléa 55' Embolo 61'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Benjamin Cortus
Note: The match was abandoned after 69 minutes and a score of 0–2 after an assistant referee was hit by a beer cup.[15] On 24 March, the DFB Sports Court awarded the match as a 2–0 win for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[16]

1899 Hoffenheim v VfL Bochum

2 April 2022 28	1899 Hoffenheim	1–2	VfL Bochum	Sinsheim
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Akpoguma  45+1' Raum  51', 54' Vogt  90+2'	Report	Asano 28', 59' Stafylidis  63' Leitsch  80'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 15,014 Referee: Daniel Siebert

VfL Bochum v Bayer Leverkusen

10 April 2022 29	VfL Bochum	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Diaby 65'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer

SC Freiburg v VfL Bochum

16 April 2022 30	SC Freiburg	3–0	VfL Bochum	Freiburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kübler 5' Sallai 16', 53'	Report	Stafylidis  68'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

VfL Bochum v FC Augsburg

24 April 2022 31	VfL Bochum	0–2	FC Augsburg	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gamboa  90+6'	Report	Hahn 15' Gregoritsch 43' (pen.) Dorsch  47' Valentin  84' Gouweleeuw  90+6'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Bastian Dankert

Borussia Dortmund v VfL Bochum

30 April 2022 32	Borussia Dortmund	3–4	VfL Bochum	Dortmund
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Haaland 18' (pen.), 30' (pen.), 62' Bellingham  24' Brandt  55' Rothe  89' Papadopoulos  90+3'	Report	Polter 3' Holtmann 8' Losilla  31' Mašović  35' Locadia 81' Pantović 85' (pen.) Zoller  90+2'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Robert Hartmann

VfL Bochum v Arminia Bielefeld

6 May 2022 33	VfL Bochum	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Bochum
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Polter 22' Bello 89' (o.g.)	Report	Nilsson 35'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Union Berlin v VfL Bochum

14 May 2022 34	Union Berlin	3–2	VfL Bochum	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prömel 5' Awoniyi 25' (pen.), 88',  89' Michel  44' Trimmel  75'	Report	Tesche  24' Losilla  28' Zoller 55' Löwen 79'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Marco Fritz

DFB-Pokal

Main article: 2021–22 DFB-Pokal

Wuppertaler SV v VfL Bochum

7 August 2021 First round	Wuppertaler SV	1–2 (a.e.t.)	VfL Bochum	Wuppertal
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Šarić 23' Rodrigues-Pires  73'  120' Salau  100'	Report	Tesche  44', 111' Zoller 53' Leitsch  71' Pantović  118'	Stadium: Stadion am Zoo Attendance: 4,490 Referee: Patrick Alt

VfL Bochum v FC Augsburg

27 October 2021 Second round	VfL Bochum	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	FC Augsburg	Bochum
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pantović 12', 53' Polter  105'	Report	Strobl  48' Oxford 56' Hahn  57' Vargas 58' Zeqiri  65' Gregoritsch  92'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 15,220 Referee: Martin Petersen
	Penalties
	Rexhbeçaj Mašović Blum Polter Riemann		Gouweleeuw Finnbogason Strobl Gregoritsch Maier

VfL Bochum v Mainz 05

18 January 2022 Round of 16	VfL Bochum	3–1	Mainz 05	Bochum
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Pantović 56' (pen.), 59' Löwen 80'	Report	Lee  14' Onisiwo 36' Barreiro  55' Bell  65' Stach  75'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 750 Referee: Felix Brych

VfL Bochum v SC Freiburg

2 March 2022 Quarter-finals	VfL Bochum	1–2 (a.e.t.)	SC Freiburg	Bochum
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Polter 64',  117'	Report	Petersen 51' Kübler  117' Sallai 120'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Robert Schröder

Statistics

As of 14 May 2022^[update]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	GER	Manuel Riemann	35	0	31	0	3+1	0
2	DF	CRC	Cristian Gamboa	27	1	20+3	1	3+1	0
3	DF	BRA	Danilo Soares	34	0	30	0	3+1	0
4	DF	SRB	Erhan Mašović	22	0	17+3	0	1+1	0
5	DF	SUI	Saulo Decarli	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
6	MF	GER	Patrick Osterhage	15	0	6+7	0	2	0
7	FW	GER	Danny Blum	14	2	2+11	2	0+1	0
8	MF	FRA	Anthony Losilla (captain)	37	2	33	2	4	0
9	FW	GER	Simon Zoller	11	4	6+4	3	1	1
10	FW	JPN	Takuma Asano	31	3	20+7	3	2+2	0
11	DF	UGA	Herbert Bockhorn	18	0	7+11	0	0	0
14	FW	GER	Tom Weilandt	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	GRE	Konstantinos Stafylidis	26	0	15+9	0	2	0
17	FW	PHI	Gerrit Holtmann	34	5	24+6	5	4	0
19	FW	NED	Jürgen Locadia	13	2	4+7	2	2	0
20	MF	GER	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	36	0	30+2	0	4	0
21	GK	GER	Michael Esser	4	0	3	0	1	0
22	FW	GHA	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	28	1	11+14	1	1+2	0
23	MF	GER	Robert Tesche	12	1	5+6	0	1	1
24	DF	GRE	Vasilis Lampropoulos	15	0	13	0	0+2	0
27	FW	SRB	Miloš Pantović	32	8	18+10	4	2+2	4
28	FW	GER	Luis Hartwig	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
29	DF	GER	Maxim Leitsch	22	1	17+2	1	3	0
32	FW	GER	Tarsis Bonga	3	0	0+3	0	0	0
34	GK	GER	Paul Grave	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	FW	CGO	Silvère Ganvoula	10	0	0+9	0	0+1	0
37	DF	GER	Armel Bella-Kotchap	26	0	20+2	0	4	0
38	MF	GER	Eduard Löwen	28	3	15+11	2	0+2	1
40	FW	GER	Sebastian Polter	36	11	27+6	10	1+2	1
	MF	GHA	Raman Chibsah	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	AZE	Baris Ekincier	0	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	HUN	Soma Novothny	6	1	0+6	1	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 14 May 2022^[update]

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	40	FW		Sebastian Polter	10	1	11
2	27	FW		Miloš Pantović	4	4	8
3	17	FW		Gerrit Holtmann	5	0	5
4	9	FW		Simon Zoller	3	1	4
5	10	FW		Takuma Asano	3	0	3
	38	MF		Eduard Löwen	2	1	3
7	7	FW		Danny Blum	2	0	2
	8	MF		Anthony Losilla	2	0	2
	19	FW		Jürgen Locadia	2	0	2
11	2	DF		Cristian Gamboa	1	0	1
	15	FW		Soma Novothny	1	0	1
	22	FW		Christopher Antwi-Adjei	1	0	1
	23	MF		Robert Tesche	0	1	1
	29	DF		Maxim Leitsch	1	0	1
Own goals					1	0	1
Totals					38	8	46

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