Signings Report — Bundesliga 2020/21

Clubs' accuracy in the market · Published on March 15, 2021

We identified 113 real signings across the 19 clubs of Bundesliga; 108 are included in the hit-rate calculation (5 youth investments set aside). Signings without relevant game time are classified as unsuccessful. League average hit rate: 36%.

Comparison with 2019/20

The league's average hit rate was 36%, against 41% the previous season (▼ 5 p.p.). There were 113 real signings, against 148 in 2019/20.

Hit rate by club

1º SC Freiburg (10th in the league · 3 eval.)
100%
2º VfL Wolfsburg (4th in the league · 2 eval.)
75%
3º FC Augsburg (13th in the league · 4 eval.)
62%
4º Borussia Mönchengladbach (8th in the league · 2 eval.)
50%
5º Hertha BSC (15th in the league · 8 eval.)
44%
6º Union Berlin (7th in the league · 13 eval.)
42%
7º VfB Stuttgart (9th in the league · 10 eval.)
40%
8º Bayer Leverkusen (6th in the league · 4 eval.)
38%
9º 1. FC Köln (14th in the league · 7 eval.)
36%
10º Borussia Dortmund (3rd in the league · 3 eval.)
33%
11º Arminia Bielefeld (16th in the league · 11 eval.)
32%
12º FC Schalke 04 (18th in the league · 8 eval.)
25%
13º FSV Mainz 05 (12th in the league · 6 eval.)
25%
14º Eintracht Frankfurt (5th in the league · 4 eval.)
25%
15º Bayern München (1st in the league · 6 eval.)
17%
16º RB Leipzig (2nd in the league · 6 eval.)
17%
17º 1899 Hoffenheim (11th in the league · 3 eval.)
17%
18º Holstein Kiel (19th in the league · 6 eval.)
0%
19º Werder Bremen (17th in the league · 2 eval.)
0%

Detailed ranking

ClubLeague positionSigningsEvaluatedSuccessfulFairUnsuccessfulHit rate %
SC Freiburg10º43300100%
VfL Wolfsburg2211075%
FC Augsburg13º4421162%
Borussia Mönchengladbach2202050%
Hertha BSC15º8823344%
Union Berlin131343642%
VfB Stuttgart101040640%
Bayer Leverkusen4411238%
1. FC Köln14º7721436%
10ºBorussia Dortmund3310233%
11ºArminia Bielefeld16º111131732%
12ºFC Schalke 0418º8804425%
13ºFSV Mainz 0512º6603325%
14ºEintracht Frankfurt5410325%
15ºBayern München7610517%
16ºRB Leipzig7610517%
17º1899 Hoffenheim11º3301217%
18ºHolstein Kiel19º760060%
19ºWerder Bremen17º220020%

Season Highlights

PlayerClubMinG+ANotaRating
Silas WamangitukaVfB Stuttgart193011+47.09Excellent
Ondrej Duda1. FC Köln27057+57.09Excellent
Daniel CaligiuriFC Augsburg26716+47.02Excellent
Ridle BakuVfL Wolfsburg26846+67.00Excellent
Max KruseUnion Berlin163411+56.99Excellent

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 Köln (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ondrej Duda34270575Excellent
Marius Wolf33269922Good
Sebastian Andersson19123450Fair
Emmanuel Dennis1247401Below expectations
Max Meyer1837300Did not deliver
Dimitris Limnios2137000Did not deliver
Ron-Robert Zieler365000Did not deliver

1899 Hoffenheim (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ryan Sessegnon24157522Fair
Mijat Gaćinović2581702Below expectations
Michael Esser0000Did not deliver

Arminia Bielefeld (11 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Stefan Ortega34306001Excellent
Ritsu Doan34278352Excellent
Amos Pieper30268411Excellent
Joakim Nilsson33216200Below expectations
Marcel Hartel33168800Did not deliver
Mike Van der Hoorn34136400Did not deliver
Sergio Córdova24109721Fair
Arne Maier21103700Did not deliver
Masaya Okugawa1592010Below expectations
Reinhold Yabo1665510Below expectations
Michel Vlap1537411Did not deliver

Bayer Leverkusen (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Patrik Schick29186591Excellent
Demarai Gray1244312Fair
Timothy Fosu-Mensah741200Did not deliver
Santiago Arias19000Did not deliver

Bayern München (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Leroy Sané32180369Excellent
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting2982130Below expectations
Bouna Sarr2545401Did not deliver
Marc Roca2617400Did not deliver
Tanguy Nianzou *911600Investment
Alexander Nübel279000Did not deliver
Dimitri Oberlin1000Did not deliver

Borussia Dortmund (3 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jude Bellingham31170113Good
Thomas Meunier28147611Below expectations
Reinier2724711Did not deliver

Borussia Mönchengladbach (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Hannes Wolf34138332Fair
Valentino Lazaro23123820Fair

Eintracht Frankfurt (5 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Amin Younes26140433Good
Steven Zuber3359003Below expectations
Ajdin Hrustić2727110Did not deliver
Ragnar Ache *109810Investment
Markus Schubert30000Did not deliver

FC Augsburg (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Rafał Gikiewicz34306000Good
Daniel Caligiuri33267164Excellent
Tobias Strobl34184900Below expectations
László Bénes1566411Fair

FC Schalke 04 (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Sead Kolašinac17142611Fair
Shkodran Mustafi14103510Fair
Frederik Rønnow2094500Did not deliver
Gonçalo Paciência1675311Fair
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar959121Fair
Kilian Ludewig1352100Did not deliver
William1047600Did not deliver
Vedad Ibišević815500Did not deliver

FSV Mainz 05 (6 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Dominik Kohr17127011Fair
Danny da Costa16121401Fair
Kevin Stöger2854930Below expectations
Luca Kilian1738000Did not deliver
Robert Glatzel1535120Fair
Dimitri Lavalėe3000Did not deliver

Hertha BSC (8 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alexander Schwolow34234000Below expectations
Lucas Tousart31209510Fair
Mattéo Guendouzi24181721Good
Jhon Córdoba21154271Excellent
Omar Alderete29129900Did not deliver
Deyovaisio Zeefuik2990910Did not deliver
Nemanja Radonjić1360812Fair
Sami Khedira939401Fair

Holstein Kiel (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Jae-Sung Lee218011Did not deliver
Phil Neumann *218000Investment
Hauke Wahl218000Did not deliver
Fin Bartels216800Did not deliver
Fabian Reese210300Did not deliver
Jonas Meffert19000Did not deliver
Joshua Mees25700Did not deliver

RB Leipzig (7 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Alexander Sørloth33144753Good
Justin Kluivert2681230Below expectations
Benjamin Henrichs2053601Did not deliver
Hee-Chan Hwang2745301Did not deliver
Josep Martínez *299000Investment
Philipp Tschauner8000Did not deliver
Elias Abouchabaka0000Did not deliver

SC Freiburg (4 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Florian Müller31279000Good
Baptiste Santamaria30221912Good
Ermedin Demirović32152556Good
Guus Til *2313000Investment

Union Berlin (13 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Robin Knoche34304310Good
Andreas Luthe31276900Good
Max Kruse231634115Excellent
Taiwo Awoniyi22136552Good
Nico Schlotterbeck21128710Below expectations
Sebastian Griesbeck3489400Did not deliver
Joel Pohjanpalo2085560Fair
Cedric Teuchert3174831Fair
Petar Musa1571813Fair
Keita Endo3045010Did not deliver
Niko Giesselmann2544100Did not deliver
Loris Karius3029100Did not deliver
Leon Dajaku64200Did not deliver

VfB Stuttgart (10 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Wataru Endo33295633Excellent
Waldemar Anton32271201Good
Saša Kalajdžić342144165Excellent
Silas Wamangituka251930114Excellent
Konstantinos Mavropanos25147100Below expectations
Pascal Stenzel33127801Did not deliver
Atakan Karazor29104800Did not deliver
Darko Churlinov2220901Did not deliver
Fabian Bredlow349000Did not deliver
Jens Grahl1000Did not deliver

VfL Wolfsburg (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Ridle Baku32268466Excellent
Maximilian Philipp28111862Fair

Werder Bremen (2 signings)

PlayerMatchesMinutesGoalsAssistsRating
Tahith Chong1938101Did not deliver
Patrick Erras152900Did not deliver
Signings Report · Bundesliga 2020/21 · March 15, 2021