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2025–26 1. FC Nürnberg season

The 2025–26 season was the 124th season in the history of 1. FC Nürnberg and their 13th consecutive campaign in the 2. Bundesliga. The club also took part in the DFB-Pokal, where they were eliminated in the first round by FV Illertissen.[1]

1. FC Nürnberg
2025–26 season
Sporting directorJoti Chatzialexiou
Commercial directorNiels Rossow
Head coachMiroslav Klose
StadiumMax-Morlock-Stadion
2. Bundesliga8th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mohamed Ali Zoma (14)
All:
Mohamed Ali Zoma (14)
Highest home attendance47,150
Lowest home attendance25,639
Average home league attendance34,210
Biggest win1. FC Nürnberg 5–1 Karlsruher SC
2. Bundesliga
(13 February 2026)
Biggest defeat1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 Hertha BSC
2. Bundesliga
(28 September 2025)
1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 1. FC Magdeburg
2. Bundesliga
(29 November 2025)

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 10 May 2026.[2]

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

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 Jan Reichert
3 DF  BRA Danilo Soares
4 DF  PER Fabio Gruber
5 MF  GER Tom Baack
6 MF  FIN Adam Markhiyev
7 FW  MTQ Mickaël Biron
8 DF  GER Henri Koudossou
10 MF  GER Julian Justvan
13 GK  POL Robin Lisewski
16 MF  GER Marko Soldić
17 MF  MAR Ayoub Chaikhoun
18 MF  GER Rafael Lubach
19 MF  POL Eryk Grzywacz
20 MF  ESP Javier Fernández
21 DF  TUR Berkay Yılmaz
22 MF  FRA Rabby Nzingoula
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 FW  CIV Mohamed Ali Zoma
24 DF  GEO Luka Lochoshvili
25 MF  GER Finn Becker
26 GK  GER Christian Mathenia
27 DF  GER Justin von der Hitz
28 DF  GER Tarek Buchmann
32 MF  GER Tim Janisch
33 FW  GER Adriano Grimaldi
35 MF  GER Simon Joachims
36 DF  CRO Kristian Mandic
37 FW  CGO Noah Maboulou
39 FW  GER Piet Scobel
41 DF  GER Eric Porstner
42 FW  CRO Tino Kusanović
44 DF  ARM Styopa Mkrtchyan
46 FW  GER Levin Chiumento

Players out on loan

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No. Pos. Nation Player To Loan end
—GKGermanyNicolas OrtegelBFC Dynamo30 June 2026
—GKSlovakiaMichal KukučkaFC Koper30 June 2026
—DFGermanyJannik HofmannRot-Weiss Essen30 June 2026
—DFGermanyNick SeidelJahn Regensburg30 June 2026
—MFGermanyFlorian FlickEintracht Braunschweig30 June 2026
—MFGermanyDustin ForkelFC Schweinfurt30 June 2026
—MFGermanyWinners OsaweFC Schweinfurt30 June 2026
—FWGermanySemir TelalovićArminia Bielefeld30 June 2026
—FWUkraineArtem StepanovFC Utrecht30 June 2026

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Pos. Nation Name From Fee
12 May 2025DFGermanyJustin von der HitzKölnFree[3]
29 May 2025MFGermanyTom BaackSC VerlFree[3]
30 May 2025FWGermanySemir TelalovićSSV Ulm 1846Undisclosed[3]
3 July 2025DFRepublic of the CongoNoah MaboulouRennes BFree[3]
10 July 2025FWMartiniqueMickaël BironRWD Molenbeek€810,000[3]
12 July 2025DFGeorgia (country)Luka LochoshviliCremonese€1,100,000[3]
14 July 2025GKPolandRobin LisewskiBorussia DortmundFree[3]
14 July 2025DFCroatiaKristian MandicEintracht FrankfurtUndisclosed[3]
21 August 2025FWIvory CoastMohamed Ali ZomaAlbinoLeffeUndisclosed[3]
27 August 2025MFGermanyFinn BeckerHoffenheim€260,000[3]
1 September 2025MFFinlandAdam MarkhiyevAris LimassolUndisclosed[3]
1 September 2025FWGermanyAdriano GrimaldiPaderbornUndisclosed[3]
2 February 2026DFArmeniaStyopa MkrtchyanOsijek€810,000[3]

Transfers out

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Date Pos. Nation Name To Fee
28 May 2025FWGermanyChristoph DafernerDynamo Dresden€260,000[3]
21 June 2025DFGermanyJannes-Kilian HornRapid WienFree[3]
25 June 2025FWAzerbaijanMahir Emreli1. FC KaiserslauternFree[3]
10 July 2025FWGermanyLukas SchleimerWehen WiesbadenFree[3]
11 July 2025MFMoroccoAli LouneRWD MolenbeekUndisclosed[3]
15 July 2025FWGermanyManuel WintzheimerFC SchweinfurtUndisclosed[3]
18 July 2025MFDenmarkOliver VilladsenBrøndby IF€750,000[3]
1 August 2025DFSpainIván MárquezFortuna SittardUndisclosed[3]
29 August 2025MFGermanyCaspar JanderSouthampton€12,000,000[3]
July 2025MFGermanyJens CastropBorussia Mönchengladbach€4,500,000[3]
4 December 2025MFGermanyFlorian FlickEintracht BraunschweigUndisclosed[3]
23 January 2026DFCzech RepublicOndřej KarafiátFree AgentFree[3]
30 January 2026DFGermanyRobin KnocheArminia BielefeldFree[3]

Pre-season and friendlies

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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 2 August 2025 17 May 2026 Matchday 1 TBD 33 12 9 12 44 42 +2 036.36
DFB-Pokal 16 August 2025 16 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 0 1 3 3 +0 000.00
Total 34 12 9 13 47 45 +2 035.29

Source: 1. FC Nürnberg

2. Bundesliga

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League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 1. FC Kaiserslautern 34 16 4 14 52 47 +5 52
7 Hertha BSC 34 14 9 11 47 44 +3 51
8 1. FC Nürnberg 34 12 10 12 47 45 +2 46
9 VfL Bochum 34 11 11 12 49 47 +2 44
10 Karlsruher SC 34 12 8 14 53 64 −11 44
Source: Bundesliga
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.[4]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

(Nürnberg are mid-table after 26 matches.)[5]

Results summary

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OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
33 12 9 12 44 42  +2 45 9 4 4 27 17  +10 3 5 8 17 25  −8

Last updated: 10 May 2026.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDLWLWDDWWWLDLWWLDLWDLLWWDLDWDW–
Position121418171816151313121110911101188991010889109999888–
Points00011447891215181819192225252626293030303336373738414245–
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 2026. Source: 1. FC Nürnberg – Gesamttabelle
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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2 August 2025 Matchday 1 SV 07 Elversberg 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Spiesen-Elversberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde
Attendance: 9,307
Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach
8 August 2025 Matchday 2 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 SV Darmstadt 98 Nürnberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 32,455
Referee: Florian Lechner
22 August 2025 Matchday 3 Preußen Münster 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg Münster
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: 10,635
29 August 2025 Matchday 4 1. FC Nürnberg 0–0 SC Paderborn 07 Nürnberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 30,716
13 September 2025 Matchday 5 Karlsruher SC 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg Karlsruhe
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Wildparkstadion
Attendance: 33,180
Referee: Tom Bauer
20 September 2025 Matchday 6 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 VfL Bochum Nürnberg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 33,398
Referee: Lars Erbst
28 September 2025 Matchday 7 1. FC Nürnberg 0–3 Hertha BSC Nürnberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 38,923
Referee: Marc-Philipp Eckermann
3 October 2025 Matchday 8 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–3 1. FC Nürnberg Düsseldorf
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Attendance: 38,204
19 October 2025 Matchday 9 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 Holstein Kiel Nürnberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 31,079
Referee: Timo Gansloweit
26 October 2025 Matchday 10 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Kaiserslautern
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Sören Storks
1 November 2025 Matchday 11 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Eintracht Braunschweig Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 33,159
Referee: Lukas Benen
7 November 2025 Matchday 12 Dynamo Dresden 1–2 1. FC Nürnberg Dresden
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Stadion Dresden
Attendance: 31,749
Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach
23 November 2025 Matchday 13 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 DSC Arminia Bielefeld Nürnberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 33,940
Referee: Robert Schröder
29 November 2025 Matchday 14 1. FC Magdeburg 3–0 1. FC Nürnberg Magdeburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: MDCC-Arena
Attendance: 26,943
Referee: Felix Bickel
7 December 2025 Matchday 15 1. FC Nürnberg 2–2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Nürnberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 47,150
Referee: Lars Erbst
14 December 2025 Matchday 16 FC Schalke 04 1–0 1. FC Nürnberg Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,078
Referee: Christian Dingert
21 December 2025 Matchday 17 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 Hannover 96 Nürnberg
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 34,022
Referee: Max Burda
17 January 2026 Matchday 18 1. FC Nürnberg 3–2 SV 07 Elversberg Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 25,639
Referee: Konrad Oldhfer
23 January 2026 Matchday 19 SV Darmstadt 98 2–0 1. FC Nürnberg Darmstadt
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
Attendance: 17,810
30 January 2026 Matchday 20 1. FC Nürnberg 1–1 SC Preußen Münster Nürnberg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 26,170
Referee: Felix Prigan
07 February 2026 Matchday 21 SC Paderborn 07 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg Paderborn
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Attendance: 13,440
Referee: Eric-Dominic Weisbach
13 February 2026 Matchday 22 1. FC Nürnberg 5–1 Karlsruher SC Nürnberg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Tobias Stieler
20 February 2026 Matchday 23 VfL Bochum 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Bochum
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Patrick Ittrich
1 March 2026 Matchday 24 Hertha BSC 2–1 1. FC Nürnberg Berlin
13:30 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Olympiastadion
Attendance: 43,353
Referee: Patrick Alt
7 March 2026 Matchday 25 1. FC Nürnberg 0–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 32,266
Referee: Timo Gansloweit
14 March 2026 Matchday 26 Holstein Kiel 2–3 1. FC Nürnberg Kiel
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
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Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
Attendance: 13,812
Referee: Robert Kampka
21 March 2026 Matchday 27 1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Nürnberg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 39,849
Referee: Felix Wagner
5 April 2026 Matchday 28 Eintracht Braunschweig 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Braunschweig
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Tom Bauer
11 April 2026 Matchday 29 1. FC Nürnberg 0–2 Dynamo Dresden Nürnberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Felix Bickel
18 April 2026 Matchday 30 Arminia Bielefeld 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Bielefeld
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: SchücoArena
Attendance: 25,134
Referee: Robin Braun
26 April 2026 Matchday 31 1. FC Nürnberg 1–0 1. FC Magdeburg Nürnberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
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Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Referee: Patrick Schwengers
3 May 2026 Matchday 32 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 1–1 1. FC Nürnberg Fürth
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof
Attendance: 16,126
Referee: Sören Storks
9 May 2026 Matchday 33 1. FC Nürnberg 3–0 FC Schalke 04 Nürnberg
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
Attendance: 47,000
Referee: Felix Prigan
17 May 2026 Matchday 34 Hannover 96 v 1. FC Nürnberg Hannover
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: HDI-Arena

DFB-Pokal

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First round
16 August 2025 First round FV Illertissen 3–3 (a.e.t.)
6–5 (p)		 1. FC Nürnberg Vöhlinstadion, Illertissen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Milic 2'
Glessing 43'
Rühle 90'		 Report Yılmaz 65'
Stepanov 78'
Telalović 86' (pen.)		 Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Patrick Alt

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of 26 April 2026.[6][7]

No. Pos Nat Player Total2. BundesligaDFB-Pokal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Germany GER Jan Reichert 31031000
13 GK Poland POL Robin Lisewski 000000
GK Germany GER Nicolas Ortegel 000000
26 GK Germany GER Christian Mathenia 100010
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Danilo Soares 000000
4 DF Peru PER Fabio Gruber 31030010
8 DF Germany GER Henri Koudossou 13111+1110
15 DF Germany GER Tim Drexler 1409+5000
20 DF Spain ESP Javi Fernández 504+1000
21 DF Turkey TUR Berkay Yılmaz 32131011
22 DF Germany GER Enrico Valentini 000000
24 DF Georgia (country) GEO Luka Lochoshvili 32431410
27 DF Germany GER Justin von der Hitz 604+2000
28 DF Germany GER Tarek Buchmann 100+1000
31 DF Germany GER Robin Knoche 1214+7110
32 DF Germany GER Tim Janisch 21110+10110
36 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Kristian Mandic 000000
41 DF Germany GER Eric Porstner 100+1000
43 DF Germany GER Jannik Hofmann 000000
44 DF Armenia ARM Styopa Mkrtchyan 705+2000
Midfielders
5 MF Germany GER Tom Baack 1919+10100
6 MF Finland FIN Adam Markhiyev 25124+1100
10 MF Germany GER Julian Justvan 31731700
16 MF Germany GER Marko Soldic 200+2000
17 MF Morocco MAR Ayoub Chaikhoun 100010
18 MF Germany GER Rafael Lubach 28623+4610
19 MF Poland POL Eryk Grzywacz 000000
22 MF France FRA Rabby Nzingoula 12110+2100
25 MF Germany GER Finn Ole Becker 27322+5300
35 MF Germany GER Simon Joachims 000000
Forwards
7 FW Martinique MTQ Mickaël Biron 1403+10010
11 FW Ukraine UKR Artem Stepanov 1417+600+11
14 FW Germany GER Benjamin Goller 21215+5210
23 FW Burkina Faso BFA Mohamed Ali Zoma 281127+11100
33 FW Germany GER Adriano Grimaldi 2619+17100
37 FW Republic of the Congo CGO Noah Maboulou 200+100+10
39 FW Germany GER Piet Scobel 1827+11200
42 FW Croatia CRO Tino Kusanović 000000
46 FW Germany GER Levin Chiumento 000000
Players transferred out during the season
- GK Slovakia SVK Michal Kukučka 000000
6 MF Germany GER Florian Flick 403010
- MF Senegal SEN Pape Demba Diop 1007+3000
- MF Germany GER Caspar Jander 20100+10
- MF Germany GER Winners Osawe 000000
22 MF Sierra Leone SLE Hindolo Mustapha 000000
33 DF Germany GER Nick Seidel 000000
34 FW Germany GER Dustin Forkel 200+2000
44 DF Czech Republic CZE Ondřej Karafiát 10000+10
- FW Germany GER Semir Telalović 912+6011

Last updated: 26 April 2026
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

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As of 26 April 2026.[6][7][8][9]

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
123FWBurkina FasoMohamed Ali Zoma11011
210MFGermanyJulian Justvan707
318MFGermanyRafael Lubach606
424DFGeorgia (country)Luka Lochoshvili404
525MFGermanyFinn Ole Becker303
614FWGermanyBenjamin Goller202
39FWGermanyPiet Scobel202
85MFGermanyTom Baack101
6MFFinlandAdam Markhiyev101
8DFGermanyHenri Koudossou101
11FWUkraineArtem Stepanov011
21DFTurkeyBerkay Yılmaz011
22MFFranceRabby Nzingoula101
31DFGermanyRobin Knoche101
32DFGermanyTim Janisch101
33FWGermanyAdriano Grimaldi101
-FWGermanySemir Telalović011
Own goals000
Totals42345

References

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  1. ↑ "Pokal: Nürnberg blamiert sich in Illertissen" (in German). Fussballdaten. 16 August 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "1. FC Nürnberg – Kader 2025/26". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  3. 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 "1. FC Nürnberg Transfers". FotMob. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "1. FC Nürnberg: Die Team-Statistik nach dem 26. Spieltag in der 2. Bundesliga" (in German). news.de. 15 March 2026. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  6. 1 2 "1. FC Nürnberg Squad". FotMob. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Nürnberg Stats, 2. Bundesliga". FBref.com. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "1. FC Nürnberg – Kader – 2025/26". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "1. FC Nürnberg Squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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