Signings Report — Bundesliga 2019/20

Clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on December 23, 2019

We identified 148 real signings across the 19 clubs of Bundesliga; 141 are included in the hit-rate calculation (7 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 41%.

Comparison with 2018/19

The league's average hit rate was 41%, against 42% the previous season (▼ 2 p.p.). There were 148 real signings, against 127 in 2018/19.

Hit rate by club

1º Borussia Mönchengladbach (4th in the league · 4 eval.)
88%
2º RB Leipzig (3rd in the league · 4 eval.)
88%
3º Borussia Dortmund (2nd in the league · 5 eval.)
70%
4º Eintracht Frankfurt (9th in the league · 6 eval.)
58%
5º Bayer Leverkusen (5th in the league · 4 eval.)
50%
6º VfL Wolfsburg (7th in the league · 4 eval.)
50%
7º 1. FC Köln (14th in the league · 13 eval.)
46%
8º 1899 Hoffenheim (6th in the league · 7 eval.)
43%
9º Hertha BSC (10th in the league · 7 eval.)
43%
10º Union Berlin (11th in the league · 10 eval.)
40%
11º FC Schalke 04 (12th in the league · 5 eval.)
40%
12º Bayern München (1st in the league · 8 eval.)
38%
13º SC Paderborn 07 (18th in the league · 20 eval.)
35%
14º SC Freiburg (8th in the league · 4 eval.)
25%
15º FC Augsburg (15th in the league · 10 eval.)
20%
16º FSV Mainz 05 (13th in the league · 7 eval.)
14%
17º Werder Bremen (16th in the league · 7 eval.)
14%
18º Fortuna Düsseldorf (17th in the league · 9 eval.)
11%
19º 1. FC Heidenheim (19th in the league · 7 eval.)
0%

Detailed ranking

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
Borussia Mönchengladbach4431088%
RB Leipzig5431088%
Borussia Dortmund6531170%
Eintracht Frankfurt6631258%
Bayer Leverkusen5412150%
VfL Wolfsburg5412150%
1. FC Köln14º131344546%
1899 Hoffenheim8722343%
Hertha BSC10º7722343%
10ºUnion Berlin11º111024440%
11ºFC Schalke 0412º5512240%
12ºBayern München8830538%
13ºSC Paderborn 0718º2020210835%
14ºSC Freiburg4410325%
15ºFC Augsburg15º111012720%
16ºFSV Mainz 0513º7710614%
17ºWerder Bremen16º7702514%
18ºFortuna Düsseldorf17º9910811%
19º1. FC Heidenheim19º770070%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubMinG+ANotaRating
Thorgan HazardBorussia Dortmund23947+137.12Excellent
Christopher NkunkuRB Leipzig19315+137.19Excellent
Marcus ThuramBorussia Mönchengladbach222110+87.16Excellent
Florian NiederlechnerFC Augsburg274213+67.02Excellent
Benjamin PavardBayern München27915+47.19Excellent

Methodology

Only genuine signings for the first-team squad are considered — academy promotions, loan returns and internal moves are excluded. Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time and consistency over the season, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point.

Appendix — Signings by club

* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.

1. FC Heidenheim (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Kevin Müller218400Did not deliver
Patrick Mainka218400Did not deliver
Marnon Busch217200Did not deliver
Jonas Föhrenbach210100Did not deliver
David Otto27000Did not deliver
Stefan Schimmer14500Did not deliver
Tobias Mohr12200Did not deliver

1. FC Köln (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ellyes Skhiri32268913Good
Sebastiaan Bornauw28245960Good
Kingsley Ehizibue31234111Fair
Rafael Czichos26221711Fair
Dominick Drexler27159934Below expectations
Florian Kainz28157256Good
Mark Uth15117555Excellent
Benno Schmitz18116000Did not deliver
Toni Leistner13102400Fair
Kingsley Schindler1386402Below expectations
Birger Verstraete966401Below expectations
Elvis Rexhbecaj1362803Fair
Johannes Geis0000Did not deliver

1899 Hoffenheim (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Robert Skov31262847Excellent
Ihlas Bebou32210461Good
Diadié Samassékou21133101Did not deliver
Munas Dabbur1477440Fair
Jürgen Locadia1152740Fair
Jacob Bruun Larsen1139701Below expectations
Konstantinos Stafylidis739610Did not deliver
Lucas Ribeiro *27010Investment

Bayer Leverkusen (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Nadiem Amiri30186512Below expectations
Moussa Diaby28176955Excellent
Kerem Demirbay25157915Fair
Daley Sinkgraven1391401Fair
Exequiel Palacios *317700Investment

Bayern München (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Benjamin Pavard32279154Excellent
Philippe Coutinho23141286Excellent
Ivan Perišić22120743Good
Lucas Hernández1993001Below expectations
Michaël Cuisance930610Did not deliver
Álvaro Odriozola315400Did not deliver
Leon Dajaku21100Did not deliver
Jann-Fiete Arp0000Did not deliver

Borussia Dortmund (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Mats Hummels31258313Excellent
Thorgan Hazard332394713Excellent
Julian Brandt33221237Excellent
Emre Can1296320Fair
Nico Schulz1159610Did not deliver
Leonardo Balerdi *713300Investment

Borussia Mönchengladbach (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Stefan Lainer31272213Fair
Marcus Thuram312221108Excellent
Breel Embolo28156385Good
Ramy Bensebaini19145953Excellent

Eintracht Frankfurt (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Djibril Sow29175013Good
André Silva251609123Excellent
Bas Dost24148982Excellent
Dominik Kohr26147303Below expectations
Stefan Ilsanker1284821Fair
Erik Durm951600Did not deliver

FC Augsburg (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Florian Niederlechner332742136Excellent
Tin Jedvaj31264220Fair
Tomáš Koubek24216000Did not deliver
Felix Uduokhai26197600Fair
Stephan Lichtsteiner20135101Did not deliver
Carlos Gruezo1190301Did not deliver
Eduard Löwen1667821Below expectations
Iago1067111Below expectations
Marek Suchý740600Did not deliver
Noah Joel Sarenren Bazee1039710Did not deliver
Mads Valentin Pedersen *29901Investment

FC Schalke 04 (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jonjoe Kenny31273823Fair
Ozan Kabak26179631Below expectations
Benito Raman25162143Good
Michael Gregoritsch1484111Fair
Jean-Clair Todibo836900Did not deliver

FSV Mainz 05 (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jeremiah St. Juste25212022Good
Edimilson Fernandes24149710Did not deliver
Ádám Szalai27116111Did not deliver
Jeffrey Bruma868000Below expectations
Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel857801Did not deliver
Taiwo Awoniyi1248710Did not deliver
Dong-Won Ji410500Did not deliver

Fortuna Düsseldorf (9 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Erik Thommy34228164Excellent
Zack Steffen17153000Below expectations
Kasim Adams13100610Below expectations
Valon Berisha1395001Below expectations
Lewis Baker854800Below expectations
Steven Skrzybski1154512Below expectations
Zanka951001Did not deliver
Bernard Tekpetey944901Did not deliver
Thomas Pledl58700Did not deliver

Hertha BSC (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Dedryk Boyata28245441Excellent
Dodi Lukebakio30204776Excellent
Marius Wolf21141113Below expectations
Krzysztof Piątek1592441Fair
Matheus Cunha1175550Fair
Santiago Ascacibar863901Below expectations
Eduard Löwen731000Did not deliver

RB Leipzig (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Christopher Nkunku321931513Excellent
Patrik Schick221307102Excellent
Angeliño13111012Good
Dani Olmo1275231Fair
Hannes Wolf *56100Investment

SC Freiburg (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jonathan Schmid33285951Excellent
Chang-Hoon Kwon2369920Did not deliver
Brandon Borrello729900Did not deliver
Gian-Luca Itter33600Did not deliver

SC Paderborn 07 (20 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Sebastian Vasiliadis32282011Fair
Jamilu Collins30268212Fair
Leopold Zingerle28253300Fair
Christopher Antwi-Adjei34249112Fair
Klaus Gjasula29230021Fair
Kai Pröger31209226Good
Sebastian Schonlau23207520Good
Streli Mamba24152752Fair
Mohamed Dräger18146313Below expectations
Sven Michel29138751Fair
Christian Strohdiek16136712Fair
Ben Zolinski28123032Did not deliver
Uwe Hünemeier16122410Fair
Gerit Holtmann24107410Did not deliver
Abdelhamid Sabiri24105541Fair
Cauly1371720Did not deliver
Jannik Huth654000Did not deliver
Dennis Jastrzembski617700Did not deliver
Babacar Guèye310900Did not deliver
Khiry Shelton23500Did not deliver

Union Berlin (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Robert Andrich30257912Fair
Christian Gentner31245232Good
Marius Bülter32233171Fair
Neven Subotić23197110Below expectations
Keven Schlotterbeck23194700Fair
Marcus Ingvartsen28172952Good
Anthony Ujah2496832Below expectations
Yunus Malli1368001Did not deliver
Sheraldo Becker1353902Below expectations
Sebastian Polter1333822Fair
Moritz Nicolas *19000Investment

VfL Wolfsburg (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Xaver Schlager23174212Fair
Kevin Mbabu20170831Good
Victor Sá32164622Below expectations
Marin Pongračić1194420Fair
Lukas Nmecha *613400Investment

Werder Bremen (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Leonardo Bittencourt29192942Below expectations
Kevin Vogt15121300Fair
Ömer Toprak1071800Did not deliver
Michael Lang955400Did not deliver
Davie Selke1148400Did not deliver
Niclas Füllkrug1048441Fair
Benjamin Goller1029500Did not deliver
Signings Report · Bundesliga 2019/20 · December 23, 2019