SC Freiburg Team News Page 26 - Soccer

Roland Sallai - Goal-scoring slows Sallai scored four goals and provided four assists throughout the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Sallai was hoping to build on an impressive eight goal, three-assists showing in the 2020/21 season. It ended up being disappointment for the winger, who scored only four goals throughout the season. The overall totals paper over a season that was even more disappointing than the stats say. Heading into April Sallai only had one goal and two assists in the first six months of the season. A red-hot end to the season with three goals and two assists made it a workable season, but not an inspiring one from Sallai who began to lose playing time to Kevin Schade.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Philipp Lienhart - New defensive leader Lienhart scored five goals during 32 starts in the 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign.

Impact Lienhart has now scored nine goals over the past two seasons from central defense, giving him impressive upside. The good news continues for the defender, who is now the leader of the Freiburg central defense with Nico Schlotterbeck, his long-time defensive partner on the way to Dortmund. Lienhart is one of the most underrated defenders in Germany and is quietly becoming one of the best in the country.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nils Petersen - Playing time disappears Petersen scored five goals and provided one assists in 22 appearances (three starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Petersen's role in the first team has utterly disappeared over the previous two seasons. In the 2019/20 campaign he was good for 2,400 minutes a total that fell to 1,289 in 2020/21, before being halved once again to only 567 during the 2021/22 season. Petersen's role is simply gone, even if he is efficient during his limited time on the pitch. Unless he has a surprise renaissance in his age-34 season it's impossible to trust the veteran striker.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lukas Kubler - Earns increased role Kubler scored twice during 29 appearances (27 starts) throughout the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Kubler finally earned a starting role in the Freiburg defense. The right-back had been a rotational option for the club since 2016/17 when they were promoted to the Bundesliga, slowly working his way up the team sheet. Kubler finally got to show his chops in a well-earned starting role and it was an impressive season with 49 crosses and 14 chances created. Kubler will hope to hold onto his starting job throughout the off-season heading into the 2022/23 campaign.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Woo-yeong Jeong - Earns starting role Jeong scored five goals and provided two assists during 32 appearances (23 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Jeong didn't earn much playing time in his first two seasons with Freiburg, but he remedied that during the 2021/22 campaign. The forward rewarded his manager with a career best five goals while also adding two assists in 1,790 minutes on the pitch. Jeong is the least attractive member of the Freiburg attack, but everything about him is trending in the right direction, and 2022/23 is a potential breakout year for the attacking midfielder.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Lucas Holer - Seven goals in expanded role Holer scored seven goals during 34 appearances (30 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Holer made an appearance in every single match throughout the season, starting 30 on his way to 2,597 minutes, a new career-high for the forward. The striker also added seven goals and two assists, one away from a new career-best for goal contributions. Holer might not be the flashiest name Freiburg has to offer, but he is one of the more consistent forwards on the team, and his 41 chances created point towards a continued growth in his creativity.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nicolas Hofler - Career-best goal contributions Hofler scored twice and added four assists during the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Hofler tallied new career-bests for both goals and assists throughout the 2021/22 season. The midfielder finished with six total goal contributions while starting 30 out of 34 matches. Hofler has consistently been a major part of the Freiburg midfield since the club was promoted to the Bundesliga and figures to be one of the most consistent midfielders in the league once more in the 2022/23 season.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Manuel Gulde - Continues rotational role Gulde made 20 appearances (14 starts) throughout the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Gulde was a consistent part of the first team during the 2021/22 season, but didn't often get on the pitch. The defender was a rotational option from the bench and while those ahead of him were injured, but wasn't a first choice throughout the season. Gulde's position and limited playing time are unlikely to improve heading into the 2022/23 Bundesliga campaign.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Christian Gunter - Consistency personified Gunter scored twice and provided nine assists on 212 crosses during the 2021/22 season.

Impact Gunter started 34 matches out of 34 once more for Freiburg, the third season in a row he's done that. In fact since 2016/17 Gunter has missed only five matches out of a possible 204 matches for Freiburg. The left-back is potentially the best crosser in Germany, and has the volume to back it up, Gunter will remain a top player in the Bundesliga in the 2022/23 campaign.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Vincenzo Grifo - Sixteen goal contributions Grifo scored nine goals and added seven assists during 34 appearances in the 2021/22 season.

Impact Grifo built off of a breakout campaign in the 2020/21 season with another absolutely world-class showing in the 2021/22 campaign. The forward has established himself as one of the best in the Bundesliga and doesn't seem to be showing any signs of regression. Grifo will lead the Freiburg line once more for the 2022/23 season.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Maximilian Eggestein - Busy for new team Eggestein made 31 appearances (26 starts), scoring once and assisting twice during the 2021/22 season.

Impact Eggestein joined Freiburg from the relegated Bremen in the summer, and immediately played a major part in the team. The midfielder was the heart of the team, producing on both sides of the ball while playing his box-to-box role. Eggestein will be right back in the middle of the park for Freiburg in the 2022/23 campaign as they look for yet another top half finish.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Ermedin Demirovic - Role decreased Demirovic scored twice and provided three assists during the 2021/22 season.

Impact Demirovic saw a large step back in playing time despite a strong season during the 2020/21 campaign. It wasn't injuries holding Demirovic back either, he was often an unused substitute, or only brought on for the final five minutes of matches. Demirovic simply doesn't offer much in such a reduced role, but he would immediately become a strong option with injuries ahead of him on the depth chart.

JUNE 8, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Matthias Ginter - Completes Freiburg move Ginter is moving to Freiburg after making 28 appearances (27 starts) for Gladbach in the 2021/22 season.

Impact Ginter has completed a move to Freiburg ahead of the 2022/23 campaign. The defender is likely to be an immediate starter for Freiburg, who are looking for a leader in central defense following the departure of Nico Schlotterbeck. Ginter has been a stalwart Bundesliga defender so far in his career making 27 or more appearances in every season since 2015.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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Nicolas Hofler - Ties for team-high chances created Hofler created two chances, made an interception and a tackle during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Leverkusen.

Impact Hofler was held off the scoresheet as a member of the team's midfield duo. The midfielder tied for the team-high with two chances created in the loss.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Vincenzo Grifo - Creates two chances Grifo took an off target shot, crossed seven times (three accurate) and created two chances during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Leverkusen.

Impact Grifo was held off the scoresheet despite being active creatively for Freiburg. The wide man finished with the second highest amount of shots and crosses on the team while tying for the team-high with two chances created in the loss.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Philipp Lienhart - Leader in multiple defensive stats Lienhart crossed twice (one accurate), created a chance, blocked a shot, made four interceptions and four clearances during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Leverkusen.

Impact Lienhart was a part of the Freiburg back four that conceded two second half goals on Saturday. The centerback finished with team-high totals in blocks, interceptions and clearances in the loss.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Christian Gunter - Whips in nine crosses Gunter took an off target shot, crossed nine times (two accurate), created a chance and made three interceptions during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Leverkusen.

Impact Gunter was a part of the Freiburg back line that conceded two second half goals on Saturday. The fullback finished with the second highest amount of shots, chances created and interceptions on the team while leading Freiburg with nine crosses in the loss.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Mark Flekken - Concedes two on Saturday Flekken allowed two goals while making a save during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Leverkusen.

Impact Flekken allowed two second half goals including the game winner in the 97th minute. The keeper ends the year allowing 39 goals in 32 league starts while his lone save on Saturday upped his season total to 104.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Janik Haberer - Scores as substitute Haberer scored a goal while taking two shots (one on goal) during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Leverkusen.

Impact Haberer entered the match in the 69th minute and scored Freiburg's lone goal in the 88th. The goal was the third of the season for the midfielder while his two shots tied for the team-high total in the loss.

MAY 14, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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