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The 2020–21 1. FC Union Berlin season was the club's 56th season in existence and the second consecutive season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga. They also participated in the DFB-Pokal. The season covered the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Dirk Zingler | |||
| Manager | Urs Fischer | |||
| Stadium | Stadion An der Alten Försterei | |||
| Bundesliga | 7th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Max Kruse (11) All: Max Kruse (11) | |||
| Biggest win | Union Berlin 5–0 Arminia Bielefeld | |||
| Biggest defeat | Eintracht Frankfurt 5–2 Union Berlin VfL Wolfsburg 3–0 Union Berlin | |||
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First-team squad
- As of 16 January 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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In
| Pos | Player | From | Type | Window | Ends | Fee in € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Marius Bülter |
1. FC Magdeburg | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | 1,400,000 |
| FW | Cedric Teuchert |
Schalke 04 | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free |
| FW | Max Kruse |
 Fenerbahçe |
End of contract (terminated) | Summer | ? | – |
| DF | Niko Gießelmann |
Fortuna Düsseldorf | End of contract | Summer | 2021 | – |
| MF | Sebastian Griesbeck |
1. FC Heidenheim | End of contract | Summer | 2022 | – |
| DF | Robin Knoche |
VfL Wolfsburg | End of contract | Summer | 2022 | – |
| GK | Andreas Luthe |
FC Augsburg | End of contract | Summer | 2022 | – |
| FW |  Taiwo Awoniyi |
 Liverpool |
Loan | Summer | 2021 | |
| GK | Loris Karius |
Liverpool |
Loan | Summer | 2021 | |
| FW |  Joel Pohjanpalo |
Bayer Leverkusen | Loan | Summer | 2021 | |
| MF |  Keita Endo |
Yokohama Marinos |
Loan | Summer | 2021 | 300,000 |
| DF | Nico Schlotterbeck |
SC Freiburg | Loan | Summer | 2021 | 200,000 |
| MF | Leon Dajaku |
Bayern Munich | Loan | Winter | 2021 |
Out
| Pos | Player | To | Type | Window | Fee in € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  Sebastian Andersson |
1. FC Köln | Transfer | Summer | 6,500,000 |
| DF |  Neven Subotić |
Denizlispor |
Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Lars Dietz |
Würzburger Kickers | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF |  Florian Flecker |
Würzburger Kickers | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Julius Kade |
Dynamo Dresden | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Joshua Mees |
Holstein Kiel | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| DF | Lennard Maloney |
Borussia Dortmund II | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| MF | Berkan Taz |
SC Verl | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| GK |  Rafal Gikiewicz |
FC Augsburg | End of contract | Summer | – |
| MF | Felix Kroos |
Eintracht Braunschweig | End of contract | Summer | – |
| GK | Leo Oppermann |
Hamburger SV II | End of contract | Summer | – |
| FW | Sebastian Polter |
 Fortuna Sittard |
End of contract | Summer | – |
| DF | Ken Reichel |
VfL Osnabrück | End of contract | Summer | – |
| MF | Manuel Schmiedebach |
Free agent | End of contract | Summer | – |
| DF | Michael Parensen |
– | Retired | Summer | – |
| MF | Suleiman Abdullahi |
Eintracht Braunschweig | Loan | Summer | – |
| MF | Laurenz Dehl |
Hallescher FC | Loan | Summer | – |
Win Draw Loss
| 12 August 2020 Friendly | Union Berlin | 2–0 | Würzburger Kickers | Berlin, Germany |
| 15:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0[a] |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | 1. FC Köln | 2–1 | Union Berlin | Friedrichshafen, Germany |
| 17:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Zeppelinstadion Attendance: 300[a] Referee: Max Bruda |
| 30 August 2020 Friendly | Ajax | 2–2 | Union Berlin | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 13:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena |
| 8 October 2020 Friendly | Union Berlin | 4–1 | Hannover 96 | Berlin, Germany |
| 17:20 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 1,759 |
| 25 March 2021 Friendly | Union Berlin | 1–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Berlin, Germany |
| 15:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 |
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 19 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 35.29 |
| DFB-Pokal | 12 September 2020 | 22 December 2020 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 53 | 46 | +7 | 36.11 | ||||
Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 5 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 69 | 53 | +16 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b] |
| 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 52 | |
| 7 | Union Berlin | 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 50 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[b] |
| 8 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 64 | 56 | +8 | 49 | |
| 9 | VfB Stuttgart | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 45 |
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.[2]
Notes:
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.[2]
Notes:
- Since the winners of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal, Borussia Dortmund, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the Europa League group stage spot was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League play-off round spot was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 34 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 25 | −7 |
Last updated: 22 May 2021.
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 |
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| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | D | W | D | D | W | W | W | D | L | D | D | W | W | D | W | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | D | W | L | D | D | W | L | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2021. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.[3]
| 19 September 2020 1 | Union Berlin | 1–3 | FC Augsburg | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Marco Fritz |
| 26 September 2020 2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Mönchengladbach |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 10,383 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 2 October 2020 3 | Union Berlin | 4–0 | Mainz 05 | Berlin |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,400 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 18 October 2020 4 | Schalke 04 | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Gelsenkirchen |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 300 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 24 October 2020 5 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | SC Freiburg | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 2 November 2020 6 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 1–3 | Union Berlin | Sinsheim |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 7 November 2020 7 | Union Berlin | 5–0 | Arminia Bielefeld | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 22 November 2020 8 | 1. FC Köln | 1–2 | Union Berlin | Cologne |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 28 November 2020 9 | Union Berlin | 3–3 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Reichel |
| 4 December 2020 10 | Hertha BSC | 3–1 | Union Berlin | Berlin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 12 December 2020 11 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Berlin |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 15 December 2020 12 | VfB Stuttgart | 2–2 | Union Berlin | Stuttgart |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 18 December 2020 13 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | Borussia Dortmund | Berlin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 2 January 2021 14 | Werder Bremen | 0–2 | Union Berlin | Bremen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 9 January 2021 15 | Union Berlin | 2–2 | VfL Wolfsburg | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 15 January 2021 16 | Union Berlin | 1–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 20 January 2021 17 | RB Leipzig | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Leipzig |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 23 January 2021 18 | FC Augsburg | 2–1 | Union Berlin | Augsburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 30 January 2021 19 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 6 February 2021 20 | Mainz 05 | 1–0 | Union Berlin | Mainz |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 13 February 2021 21 | Union Berlin | 0–0 | Schalke 04 | Berlin |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 20 February 2021 22 | SC Freiburg | 0–1 | Union Berlin | Freiburg |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks |
| 28 February 2021 23 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | 1899 Hoffenheim | Berlin |
| 13:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 7 March 2021 24 | Arminia Bielefeld | 0–0 | Union Berlin | Bielefeld |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers |
| 13 March 2021 25 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | 1. FC Köln | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Deniz Aytekin |
| 20 March 2021 26 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5–2 | Union Berlin | Frankfurt |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt |
| 4 April 2021 27 | Union Berlin | 1–1 | Hertha BSC | Berlin |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 10 April 2021 28 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Munich |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler |
| 17 April 2021 29 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | VfB Stuttgart | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 21 April 2021 30 | Borussia Dortmund | 2–0 | Union Berlin | Dortmund |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 24 April 2021 31 | Union Berlin | 3–1 | Werder Bremen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 8 May 2021 32 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3–0 | Union Berlin | Wolfsburg |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski |
| 15 May 2021 33 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–1 | Union Berlin | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich |
| 22 May 2021 34 | Union Berlin | 2–1 | RB Leipzig | Berlin |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Guido Winkmann |
DFB-Pokal
| 12 September 2020 First round | Karlsruher SC | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Union Berlin | Karlsruhe |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 450 Referee: Benjamin Cortus |
| 22 December 2020 Second round | Union Berlin | 2–3 | SC Paderborn | Berlin |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Frank Willenborg |
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | GER |
Andreas Luthe | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | GK |  DEN |
Jakob Busk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | GK | GER |
Loris Karius | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| GK | GER |
Nikolai Kemlein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | GER |
Nico Schlotterbeck | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | DF | GER |
Marvin Friedrich | 23 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | DF | GER |
Florian Hübner | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | GER |
Niko Gießelmann | 13 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | DF | GER |
Christopher Lenz | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 28 | DF | AUT |
Christopher Trimmel | 20 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 31 | DF | GER |
Robin Knoche | 23 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF |  NOR |
Julian Ryerson | 17 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | MF | GER |
Akaki Gogia | 8 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | MF | JPN |
Keita Endo | 9 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | MF | GER |
Grischa Prömel | 16 | 2 | 12+2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 30 | MF | GER |
Robert Andrich | 20 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 33 | MF | GER |
Sebastian Griesbeck | 19 | 0 | 7+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||
| 34 | MF | GER |
Christian Gentner | 12 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 8 | FW | GER |
Leon Dajaku | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | FIN |
Joel Pohjanpalo | 8 | 2 | 4+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | FW | GER |
Max Kruse | 10 | 6 | 8+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | NGA |
Anthony Ujah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | FW | NGA |
Taiwo Awoniyi | 20 | 5 | 16+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | FW | GER |
Marius Bülter | 18 | 1 | 5+11 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | FW |  CRO |
Petar Musa | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 27 | FW | NED |
Sheraldo Becker | 18 | 3 | 15+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
| 32 | FW | DEN |
Marcus Ingvartsen | 18 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 36 | FW | GER |
Cedric Teuchert | 19 | 3 | 5+12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
| 35 | GK | GER |
Lennart Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | FW | GER |
Joshua Mees | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | FW | GER |
Tim Maciejewski | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Last updated: 13 February 2021
Source: Soccerway
Goalscorers
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