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VfL Wolfsburg
2020–21 season
Executive director	Frank Witter
Head coach	Oliver Glasner
Stadium	Volkswagen Arena
Bundesliga	4th
DFB-Pokal	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Play-off round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Wout Weghorst (20); All: ; Wout Weghorst (25)
Biggest win	VfL Wolfsburg 5–0 Schalke 04
Biggest defeat	Borussia Dortmund 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg; RB Leipzig 2–0 VfL Wolfsburg
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season was the 76th season in the existence of VfL Wolfsburg and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of German football. In addition to the domestic league, VfL Wolfsburg participated in this season's editions of the DFB-Pokal and in the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 6 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2021^[1]^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BEL	Koen Casteels (vice-captain)
3	DF	FRA	Maxence Lacroix
5	DF	NED	Jeffrey Bruma
6	DF	BRA	Paulo Otávio
7	MF	CRO	Josip Brekalo
8	MF	SUI	Renato Steffen
9	FW	NED	Wout Weghorst
12	GK	AUT	Pavao Pervan
14	MF	SUI	Admir Mehmedi
15	DF	FRA	Jérôme Roussillon
17	FW	GER	Maximilian Philipp (on loan from Dynamo Moscow)
19	DF	SUI	Kevin Mbabu
20	MF	GER	Ridle Baku


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	FW	POL	Bartosz Białek
23	MF	FRA	Josuha Guilavogui (captain)
24	MF	AUT	Xaver Schlager
25	DF	USA	John Brooks
27	MF	GER	Maximilian Arnold (3rd captain)
30	GK	GER	Niklas Klinger
31	MF	GER	Yannick Gerhardt
33	FW	GER	Daniel Ginczek
34	DF	CRO	Marin Pongračić
35	GK	GER	Lino Kasten
39	DF	GER	Tim Siersleben
40	MF	BRA	João Victor

Players out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	BRA	William (at Schalke 04 until 30 June 2021)
11	MF	GER	Felix Klaus (at Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2021)
26	FW	USA	Ulysses Llanez (at Heerenveen until 30 June 2021)
29	FW	EGY	Omar Marmoush (at FC St. Pauli until 30 June 2021)
34	MF	GER	Marvin Stefaniak (at Greuther Fürth until 30 June 2021)
37	MF	GER	Elvis Rexhbeçaj (at 1. FC Köln until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
21	FW	Bartosz Białek	Zagłębie Lubin	€5,000,000	19 August 2020	^[3]
3	DF	Maxence Lacroix	Sochaux	€5,000,000	25 August 2020	^[4]
20	MF	Ridle Baku	Mainz 05	€10,000,000	1 October 2020	^[5]
17	FW	Maximilian Philipp	Dynamo Moscow	Loan	2 October 2020	^[6]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
17	DF	Felix Uduokhai	FC Augsburg	€7,000,000	1 July 2020	^[7]
31	DF	Robin Knoche	Union Berlin	Free
38	MF	Ismail Azzaoui		Free
36	GK	Phillip Menzel	Austria Klagenfurt	Undisclosed	1 August 2020	^[8]
4	MF	Ignacio Camacho	Retired	N/A	14 September 2020	^[9]
17	MF	John Yeboah	Willem II	Undisclosed	15 September 2020	^[10]
32	DF	Marcel Tisserand	Fenerbahçe	€4,000,000		^[11]
43	MF	Julian Justvan	SC Paderborn 07	Undisclosed		^[12]
26	FW	Ulysses Llanez	SC Heerenveen	Loan		^[13]
20	DF	Luca Horn	Hansa Rostock	Undisclosed	29 September 2020	^[14]
29	FW	Omar Marmoush	FC St. Pauli	Loan	5 January 2021	^[15]
11	MF	Felix Klaus	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Loan	14 January 2021	^[16]
2	DF	William	Schalke 04	Loan	25 January 2021	^[17]
10	MF	Yunus Mallı	Trabzonspor	Free	31 January 2021	^[18]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

15 August 2020 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	0–1	Eintracht Braunschweig	Wolfsburg, Germany
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bär 46'	Stadium: AOK-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers

18 August 2020 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	2–0	1. FC Phönix Lübeck	Wolfsburg, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Horn 48' Klaus 59'	Report		Stadium: AOK-Stadion Attendance: 0

22 August 2020 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	2–0	Holstein Kiel	Wolfsburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brekalo 57', 87'	Report		Stadium: AOK-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder

29 August 2020 Friendly	1. FC Köln	0–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Cologne, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Lacroix 54' Białek 69' João Victor 78' Mallı 83'	Stadium: Franz-Kremer-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Mitja Stegemann

5 September 2020 Friendly	1. FC Magdeburg	1–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Magdeburg, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Beck 15'	Report	Mehmedi 8', 64' Ginczek 12' (pen.), 19'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 1,098 Referee: Lasse Koslowski

14 November 2020 Friendly	Hannover 96	0–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Hanover, Germany
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sulejmani 32' Hübers 57'	Report	Gerhardt 62' Marmoush 89'	Stadium: Eilenriedestadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Harm Osmers

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Bundesliga	20 September 2020	22 May 2021	Matchday 1	4th	34	17	10	7	61	37	+24	050.00
DFB-Pokal	12 September 2020	3 March 2021	First round	Quarter-finals	4	3	0	1	9	3	+6	075.00
UEFA Europa League	17 September 2020	1 October 2020	Second qualifying round	Play-off round	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	066.67
Total					41	22	10	9	77	42	+35	053.66

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	RB Leipzig	34	19	8	7	60	32	+28	65	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Borussia Dortmund	34	20	4	10	75	46	+29	64
4	VfL Wolfsburg	34	17	10	7	61	37	+24	61
5	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	16	12	6	69	53	+16	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	14	10	10	53	39	+14	52	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]

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.^[19]
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
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	17	10	7	61	37	+24	61	10	4	3	32	16	+16	7	6	4	29	21	+8

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L
Position	10	12	15	13	10	11	6	6	5	5	4	5	4	6	6	6	5	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 7 August 2020.^[20]

20 September 2020 1	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schlager 43'	Report	Aránguiz 33' Baumgartlinger 90+2'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 500 Referee: Sven Jablonski

27 September 2020 2	SC Freiburg	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Freiburg
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Petersen 11'	Report	Paulo Otávio 32' Arnold 34' Brooks 34' Brekalo 42'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Sören Storks

4 October 2020 3	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	FC Augsburg	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Gouweleeuw 90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 4,632 Referee: Felix Zwayer

17 October 2020 4	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Mönchengladbach
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Neuhaus 77' Hofmann 78' (pen.) Herrmann 90'	Report	Schlager 22' Guilavogui 77' Weghorst 85'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Daniel Schlager

25 October 2020 5	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	Arminia Bielefeld	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weghorst 19' Arnold 20', 49' Philipp 78'	Report	Klos 10' Schipplock 80'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 4,519 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

1 November 2020 6	Hertha BSC	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cunha 6' Plattenhardt 76' Pekarík 86' Guendouzi 90+2'	Report	Baku 20' Gerhardt 90+1'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Petersen

8 November 2020 7	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Steffen 5' Weghorst 26', 84' Brooks 48'	Report	Baumgartner 30' Rudy 45+3' Vogt 82' Adamyan 88' Dabbur 90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski

21 November 2020 8	Schalke 04	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Weghorst 3' Schlager 24', 86'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

27 November 2020 9	VfL Wolfsburg	5–3	Werder Bremen	Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baku 22' Brooks 25' Weghorst 37', 76' Lacroix 73' Arnold 81' Białek 90+5'	Report	Bittencourt 13' Mbom 24' Möhwald 36', 57' 80' Brooks 47' (o.g.)	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Christian Dingert

5 December 2020 10	1. FC Köln	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Thielmann 18' Duda 43'	Report	Arnold 29' Weghorst 47' Paulo Otávio 90+1'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski

11 December 2020 11	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Wolfsburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lacroix 42' Brekalo 59' Brooks 62' Weghorst 76' (pen.), 88', 87' Schlager 82'	Report	Ndicka 15' Dost 62' (pen.), 90+3'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt

16 December 2020 12	Bayern Munich	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Munich
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lewandowski 45+1', 50' Gnabry 69' Sané 84' Coman 90'	Report	Philipp 5' Arnold 34'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

20 December 2020 13	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	VfB Stuttgart	Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brekalo 49' Steffen 76' Gerhardt 90+2'	Report	González 20' Anton 48' Mangala 86'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Florian Badstübner

3 January 2021 14	Borussia Dortmund	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Dortmund
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hummels 25' Delaney 40' Akanji 66' Haaland 80' Sancho 90+1'	Report	Steffen 38'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Manuel Gräfe

9 January 2021 15	Union Berlin	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Becker 29' Andrich 52' Ingvartsen 65' Hübner 70' Knoche 90+1'	Report	Steffen 10' Arnold 50' Weghorst 57', 65' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 0 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

16 January 2021 16	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	RB Leipzig	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Weghorst 22', 59' Steffen 35' Paulo Otávio 48' Mbabu 50' Lacroix 81'	Report	Mukiele 5', 42' Orbán 54' Kampl 71' Angeliño 90+1'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler

19 January 2021 17	Mainz 05	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Boëtius 57'	Report	Philipp 53' Białek 65' Weghorst 79' Guilavogui 90+2'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks

23 January 2021 18	Bayer Leverkusen	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Alario 90+2'	Report	Baku 35' Lacroix 90+3'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

31 January 2021 19	VfL Wolfsburg	3–0	SC Freiburg	Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brooks 21' Weghorst 39' Gerhardt 86'	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Reichel

6 February 2021 20	FC Augsburg	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Augsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bénes 40' Gumny 52'	Report	Weghorst 38' Baku 59'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Hartmann

14 February 2021 21	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Wolfsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Brooks 11'	Report	Bensebaini 7' Pléa 79' Embolo 85'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler

19 February 2021 22	Arminia Bielefeld	0–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Bielefeld
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Steffen 29', 47' Brooks 37' Arnold 54' Guilavogui 80'	Stadium: Bielefelder Alm Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych

27 February 2021 23	VfL Wolfsburg	2–0	Hertha BSC	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Klünter 38' (o.g.) Paulo Otávio 45' Mbabu 47' Pongračić 48' 90+4' Lacroix 89' Białek 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastian Dankert

6 March 2021 24	1899 Hoffenheim	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumgartner 8' Kramarić 41' Sessegnon 70' Dabbur 80'	Report	Weghorst 23' Steffen 30' Lacroix 65' Schlager 72' Paulo Otávio 88', 90+4'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Markus Schmidt

13 March 2021 25	VfL Wolfsburg	5–0	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mustafi 32' (o.g.) Weghorst 51' Baku 58' Brekalo 64' Philipp 79'	Report	William 55'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sören Storks

20 March 2021 26	Werder Bremen	1–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Möhwald 45' Sargent 57' Füllkrug 90+1' Bittencourt 90+3'	Report	Sargent 9' (o.g.) Weghorst 42' Schlager 81'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Schröder

3 April 2021 27	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	1. FC Köln	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mbabu 22' Gerhardt 63' Brekalo 69'	Report	Kainz 90+3'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Hartmann

10 April 2021 28	Eintracht Frankfurt	4–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamada 8', 45+1' Jović 27' Ndicka 35' Silva 54' Durm 61' Rode 83'	Report	Baku 6' Weghorst 46' Mbabu 74' Tuta 85' (o.g.) Arnold 90+4'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

17 April 2021 29	VfL Wolfsburg	2–3	Bayern Munich	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Weghorst 35' Philipp 54' Paulo Otávio 57' Mbabu 86'	Report	Musiala 15', 37' Choupo-Moting 24' Hernandez 79'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer

21 April 2021 30	VfB Stuttgart	1–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Stuttgart
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Förster 27' Ahamada 63' Castro 77', 90+2' Cissé 86'	Report	Schlager 13' Weghorst 29' Gerhardt 65'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Brych

24 April 2021 31	VfL Wolfsburg	0–2	Borussia Dortmund	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Paulo Otávio 72'	Report	Haaland 12', 68' Bellingham 13' 59' Meunier 88'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Tobias Stieler

8 May 2021 32	VfL Wolfsburg	3–0	Union Berlin	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Brekalo 12', 63', 90' Mbabu 31'	Report		Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sven Jablonski

16 May 2021 33	RB Leipzig	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Henrichs 20' Konaté 36' Sabitzer 45', 78' (pen.) Kluivert 51'	Report	Philipp 12', 45+1' Mbabu 52' Arnold 60' Baku 86'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer

22 May 2021 34	VfL Wolfsburg	2–3	Mainz 05	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Philipp 47', 75' Arnold 51' Schlager 56' João Victor 66'	Report	Barreiro 29' Bell 40', 77' Boëtius 44', 61' Quaison 54'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Bastian Dankert

DFB-Pokal

12 September 2020 First round	Union Fürstenwalde	1–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Wolfsburg^[22]^[23]
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Geurts 9' (pen.)	Report	João Victor 24', 29' Gerhardt 60' Otávio 75' Guilavogui 77'	Stadium: AOK-Stadion Attendance: 0^[24] Referee: Robert Schröder

23 December 2020 Second round	VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	SV Sandhausen	Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bruma 26' Gerhardt 27' Weghorst 29', 90+1' João Victor 41' Baku 84'	Report	Contento 23' Nartey 52' Esswein 57'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Guido Winkmann

3 February 2021 Round of 16	VfL Wolfsburg	1–0	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Brooks 28' Weghorst 40', 40' Paulo Otávio 61'	Report	Thiaw 29' William 76'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Zwayer

3 March 2021 Quarter-finals	RB Leipzig	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Kampl 20' Olmo 21' Nkunku 25' Poulsen 68' Hwang 88'	Report	Paulo Otávio 5' Weghorst 26' Lacroix 35'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Marco Fritz

UEFA Europa League

17 September 2020 Second qualifying round	Kukësi	0–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Tirana, Albania^[25]
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Demiri 32' Rroca 35' Horić 55'	Report	Weghorst 21', 74' Paulo Otávio 28' Lacroix 33', 38' Klaus 34' Steffen 44' Mehmedi 65', 89'	Stadium: Arena Kombëtare Attendance: 0 Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)

24 September 2020 Third qualifying round	VfL Wolfsburg	2–0	Desna Chernihiv	Wolfsburg, Germany
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Guilavogui 16' Marmoush 50' Ginczek 90+2'	Report	Tamm 57' 60' Konoplya 66' Ohirya 70' Totovytskyi 88'	Stadium: AOK-Stadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

1 October 2020 Play-off round	AEK Athens	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Athens, Greece
20:45 (21:45 EEST)	Insúa 16' Mantalos 20' Simões 64', 89' Ansarifard 90+4' Livaja 90+5'	Report	Schlager 19' Lacroix 22' Mehmedi 45+1'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal		Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BEL	Koen Casteels	37	0	32	0	3	0	2	0
12	GK	AUT	Pavao Pervan	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
30	GK	GER	Niklas Klinger	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	GER	Lino Kasten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
4	DF	FRA	Maxence Lacroix	36	2	29+1	1	3	0	3	1
5	DF	NED	Jeffrey Bruma	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	BRA	Paulo Otávio	30	0	19+4	0	4	0	2+1	0
15	DF	FRA	Jérôme Roussillon	23	0	14+6	0	0	0	2+1	0
19	DF	SUI	Kevin Mbabu	24	0	19+3	0	2	0	0	0
25	DF	USA	John Brooks	35	2	31+1	2	2	0	0+1	0
34	DF	CRO	Marin Pongračić	11	0	7+3	0	1	0	0	0
39	DF	GER	Tim Siersleben	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	CRO	Josip Brekalo	33	7	22+7	7	0+2	0	2	0
8	MF	SUI	Renato Steffen	28	5	19+2	5	4	0	3	0
11	MF	GER	Felix Klaus	8	0	1+5	0	1	0	1	0
14	MF	SUI	Admir Mehmedi	22	2	8+10	0	1	0	3	2
20	MF	GER	Ridle Baku	35	6	31+1	6	3	0	0	0
23	MF	FRA	Josuha Guilavogui	26	2	7+13	0	2+1	1	3	1
24	MF	AUT	Xaver Schlager	38	2	30+2	2	2+1	0	3	0
27	MF	GER	Maximilian Arnold	36	3	30	3	3	0	3	0
31	MF	GER	Yannick Gerhardt	35	4	21+8	2	4	2	0+2	0
40	MF	BRA	João Victor	27	4	3+18	1	2+2	3	1+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	NED	Wout Weghorst	41	25	33+1	20	4	3	3	2
17	FW	GER	Maximilian Philipp	26	6	13+11	6	0+2	0	0	0
21	FW	POL	Bartosz Białek	24	2	1+18	2	0+4	0	0+1	0
33	FW	GER	Daniel Ginczek	14	1	1+10	0	1+1	0	0+1	1
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	BRA	William	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	TUR	Yunus Mallı	2	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
11	MF	GER	Felix Klaus	8	0	1+5	0	1	0	1	0
20	DF	GER	Luca Horn	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
29	FW	EGY	Omar Marmoush	4	0	0+1	0	0+2	0	1	0

Last updated: 22 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 22 May 2021

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Europa League	Total
1	9	FW	Wout Weghorst	20	3	2	25
2	7	MF	Josip Brekalo	7	0	0	7
3	17	FW	Maximilian Philipp	6	0	0	5
3	20	MF	Ridle Baku	6	0	0	6
5	8	MF	Renato Steffen	5	0	0	5
6	31	MF	Yannick Gerhardt	2	2	0	4
6	40	MF	João Victor	1	3	0	4
8	27	MF	Maximilian Arnold	3	0	0	3
9	4	DF	Maxence Lacroix	1	0	1	2
	14	MF	Admir Mehmedi	0	0	2	2
	21	FW	Bartosz Białek	1	1	0	2
	23	MF	Josuha Guilavogui	0	1	1	2
	24	MF	Xaver Schlager	2	0	0	2
	25	DF	John Brooks	2	0	0	2
15	33	FW	Daniel Ginczek	0	0	1	1
Own goals				4	0	0	3
Totals				59	10	7	76

References

^ "Kader". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ "VfL complete Bialek signing". VfL Wolfsburg. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ "Bienvenue, Maxence Lacroix" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
^ "Official: Ridle Baku joins Wolfsburg from Mainz".
^ "Neue Offensivkraft" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 October 2020.
^ "Bundesliga: FC Augsburg verpflichtet ausgeliehenen Felix Uduokhai vom VfL Wolfsburg". Goal (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
^ "Menzel off to Klagenfurt". VfL Wolfsburg. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
^ "Camacho calls time on career". VfL Wolfsburg. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
^ "Yeboah off to the Eredivisie". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Off to Turkey". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Justvan off to Paderborn". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Professional contract and loan deal for Llanez". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
^ "Ein Nordlicht für die Kogge: Hansa holt Horn von den Wölfen". kicker (in German). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ "Loaned to St. Pauli". VfL Wolfsburg. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
^ "Klaus off to Fortuna Düsseldorf". VfL Wolfsburg. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ "Loan to Schalke". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ "Malli leaves the Wolves". VfL Wolfsburg. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
^ "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ ""Enormer Organisationsaufwand": Amateurklubs verzichten auf Heim-Spielort" ["Enormous organisational effort": amateur clubs do without a home venue]. kicker (in German). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
^ Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.^[21]
^ The Union Fürstenwalde v VfL Wolfsburg match took place at the AOK-Stadion instead of VfL Wolfsburg's home stadium, the Volkswagen Arena.
^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
^ Kukësi played their home matches at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës, which is under reconstruction.

External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELGS0.22241015649513-19] 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.

[1] "Kader". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[2] "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". bundesliga.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[3] "VfL complete Bialek signing". VfL Wolfsburg. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[4] "Bienvenue, Maxence Lacroix" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-08-25. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

[5] "Official: Ridle Baku joins Wolfsburg from Mainz".

[6] "Neue Offensivkraft" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 2 October 2020.

[7] "Bundesliga: FC Augsburg verpflichtet ausgeliehenen Felix Uduokhai vom VfL Wolfsburg". Goal (in German). Archived from the original on 2020-06-04. Retrieved 10 July 2020.

[8] "Menzel off to Klagenfurt". VfL Wolfsburg. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

[9] "Camacho calls time on career". VfL Wolfsburg. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[10] "Yeboah off to the Eredivisie". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[11] "Off to Turkey". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[12] "Justvan off to Paderborn". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[13] "Professional contract and loan deal for Llanez". VfL Wolfsburg. 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

[14] "Ein Nordlicht für die Kogge: Hansa holt Horn von den Wölfen". kicker (in German). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[15] "Loaned to St. Pauli". VfL Wolfsburg. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.

[16] "Klaus off to Fortuna Düsseldorf". VfL Wolfsburg. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[17] "Loan to Schalke". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.

[18] "Malli leaves the Wolves". VfL Wolfsburg. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[20] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). DFL.de (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 16 May 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[21] "2020-21 season: DFL publishes Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 fixture lists". bundesliga.com. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.

[22] ""Enormer Organisationsaufwand": Amateurklubs verzichten auf Heim-Spielort" ["Enormous organisational effort": amateur clubs do without a home venue]. kicker (in German). 27 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

[23] Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany and the organisational effort required to host the fixture, the teams exchanged the home rights to the match.^[21]

[24] The Union Fürstenwalde v VfL Wolfsburg match took place at the AOK-Stadion instead of VfL Wolfsburg's home stadium, the Volkswagen Arena.

[25] The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.

[26] Kukësi played their home matches at Arena Kombëtare, Tirana, instead of their regular stadium Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës, which is under reconstruction.

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