2. BUNDESLIGA · TRANSFERS
1. FC Kaiserslautern - transfers & net spend
1. FC Kaiserslautern signed 19 players for $2,256,752 and sold 15 for $231,462 in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the 1. FC Kaiserslautern salaries page.
SPENT $2,256,752
RECEIVED $231,462
NET SPEND $2,025,290
MOVES 34
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
2026/27
$2,256,752 spent · $231,462 received · net spend $2,025,290Signings 19
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Joly | $1,446,636 | AJ Auxerre | Right-Back | 26 | France |
| Erencan Yardımcı | Loan fee $578,655 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Centre-Forward | 24 | Türkiye |
| Kelven Frees | Loan fee $231,462 | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Centre-Back | 21 | Germany/Nigeria |
| Alex Murphy | Loan | Newcastle United | Left-Back | 22 | Ireland |
| Ben Jungfleisch | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 | Right Winger | 18 | Germany/France |
| David Schramm | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Germany/Ghana |
| Dickson Abiama | Loan ended | Rot-Weiss Essen | Right Winger | 27 | Nigeria/Germany |
| Erik Müller | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Central Midfield | 20 | Germany |
| Faride Alidou | Loan ended | Eintracht Braunschweig | Left Winger | 24 | Germany/Togo |
| Frank Ronstadt | Loan ended | FC Viktoria Köln | Right Midfield | 28 | Germany/Ghana |
| Ibrahim Kanaté | Loan | RSC Anderlecht | Left Winger | 19 | Mali |
| Ivan Knezevic | Free | VfB Stuttgart U19 | Centre-Back | 19 | Croatia/Germany |
| Jan Elvedi | Loan ended | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Centre-Back | 29 | Switzerland |
| Jannik Mause | Loan ended | Rot-Weiss Essen | Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany |
| Jannis Heuer | Loan ended | Preußen Münster | Centre-Back | 26 | Germany |
| Kian Scheer | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 | Central Midfield | 19 | Germany |
| Owen Gibs | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Attacking Midfield | 19 | Germany |
| Thierry Tazemeta | Free | Borussia Dortmund U19 | Right Winger | 18 | Austria |
| Yannick Onohiol | Free | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II | Goalkeeper | 21 | Germany |
Departures 15
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannis Heuer | $173,597 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Centre-Back | 26 | Germany |
| Dickson Abiama | $57,865 | Rot-Weiss Essen | Right Winger | 27 | Nigeria/Germany |
| Atanas Chernev | Loan ended | CF Estrela Amadora | Centre-Back | 24 | Bulgaria |
| Avdo Spahic | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 29 | Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany |
| Daniel Hanslik | Free | VfL Bochum | Centre-Forward | 29 | Germany/Poland |
| Fabian Heck | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Goalkeeper | 21 | Luxembourg/Germany |
| Faride Alidou | Free | Holstein Kiel | Left Winger | 24 | Germany/Togo |
| Florian Kleinhansl | Free | SV Darmstadt 98 | Left-Back | 25 | Germany |
| Ji-soo Kim | Loan ended | Brentford FC | Centre-Back | 21 | Korea, South |
| Kenny-Prince Redondo | Undisclosed | Without Club | Left Winger | 31 | Germany/Spain |
| Luca Sirch | Free | SV 07 Elversberg | Centre-Back | 27 | Germany |
| Mahir Emreli | Loan | Raków Częstochowa | Centre-Forward | 29 | Azerbaijan |
| Norman Bassette | Loan ended | Coventry City | Centre-Forward | 21 | Belgium |
| Paul Joly | Loan ended | AJ Auxerre | Right-Back | 26 | France |
| Simon Simoni | Loan ended | Eintracht Frankfurt | Goalkeeper | 21 | Albania |
2025/26
$6,133,733 spent · $8,969,139 received · net profit $2,835,406Signings 18
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naatan Skyttä | $2,083,155 | USL Dunkerque | Attacking Midfield | 23 | Finland |
| Semih Sahin | $1,735,962 | SV 07 Elversberg | Central Midfield | 25 | Germany/Türkiye |
| Ivan Prtajin | $1,157,308 | 1.FC Union Berlin | Centre-Forward | 29 | Croatia |
| Jacob Rasmussen | $1,157,308 | Red Bull Salzburg | Centre-Back | 28 | Denmark |
| Atanas Chernev | Loan | CF Estrela Amadora | Centre-Back | 23 | Bulgaria |
| Dickson Abiama | Loan ended | TSV 1860 Munich | Right Winger | 26 | Nigeria/Germany |
| Dion Hofmeister | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U17 | Central Midfield | 16 | Germany/France |
| Enis Kamga | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 | Goalkeeper | 17 | Germany/Cameroon |
| Fabian Kunze | Free | Hannover 96 | Defensive Midfield | 27 | Germany |
| Jannik Mause | Loan ended | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany |
| Ji-soo Kim | Loan | Brentford FC | Centre-Back | 20 | Korea, South |
| Mahir Emreli | Free | 1.FC Nuremberg | Centre-Forward | 28 | Azerbaijan |
| Maxwell Gyamfi | Free | VfL Osnabrück | Centre-Back | 25 | Germany/Ghana |
| Mergim Berisha | Free | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany |
| Norman Bassette | Loan | Coventry City | Centre-Forward | 21 | Belgium |
| Paul Joly | Loan | AJ Auxerre | Right-Back | 25 | France |
| Richmond Tachie | Loan ended | Eintracht Braunschweig | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany/Ghana |
| Simon Asta | Free | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Right-Back | 24 | Germany |
Departures 22
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ragnar Ache | $5,207,887 | 1.FC Köln | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany/Ghana |
| Filip Kaloc | $3,240,463 | Ludogorets Razgrad | Central Midfield | 25 | Czech Republic |
| Tobias Raschl | $231,462 | Preußen Münster | Central Midfield | 25 | Germany |
| Afeez Aremu | $173,597 | Aberdeen FC | Defensive Midfield | 26 | Nigeria |
| Richmond Tachie | $115,731 | 1.FC Magdeburg | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany/Ghana |
| Aaron Opoku | Free | Kayserispor | Right Winger | 26 | Germany/Ghana |
| Almamy Touré | Undisclosed | Without Club | Centre-Back | 29 | Mali/France |
| Daisuke Yokota | Loan ended | KAA Gent | Right Winger | 25 | Japan |
| Dickson Abiama | Loan | Rot-Weiss Essen | Right Winger | 27 | Nigeria/Germany |
| Faride Alidou | Loan | Eintracht Braunschweig | Left Winger | 24 | Germany/Togo |
| Frank Ronstadt | Loan | FC Viktoria Köln | Right Midfield | 28 | Germany/Ghana |
| Grant-Leon Ranos | Loan ended | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Centre-Forward | 21 | Armenia/Germany |
| Hendrick Zuck | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Left-Back | 34 | Germany |
| Jan Elvedi | Loan | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Centre-Back | 29 | Switzerland |
| Jan Gyamerah | Undisclosed | SV 07 Elversberg | Right-Back | 30 | Ghana/Germany |
| Jannik Mause | Loan | Rot-Weiss Essen | Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany |
| Jannis Heuer | Loan | Preußen Münster | Centre-Back | 26 | Germany |
| Jean Zimmer | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Right-Back | 31 | Germany |
| Maximilian Bauer | Loan ended | FC Augsburg | Centre-Back | 25 | Germany |
| Philipp Klement | Undisclosed | Without Club | Attacking Midfield | 32 | Germany |
| Shawn Blum | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Left Winger | 22 | Germany |
| Tim Breithaupt | Loan ended | FC Augsburg | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Germany |
2024/25
$2,528,717 spent · $347,193 received · net spend $2,181,524Signings 20
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jannik Mause | $694,385 | FC Ingolstadt 04 | Centre-Forward | 25 | Germany |
| Filip Kaloc | $503,429 | FC Banik Ostrava | Central Midfield | 24 | Czech Republic |
| Jan Gyamerah | $462,923 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Right-Back | 29 | Ghana/Germany |
| Erik Wekesser | $289,327 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Left-Back | 26 | Germany |
| Jannis Heuer | $231,462 | SC Paderborn 07 | Centre-Back | 24 | Germany |
| Maximilian Bauer | Loan fee $173,597 | FC Augsburg | Centre-Back | 24 | Germany |
| Tim Breithaupt | Loan fee $173,597 | FC Augsburg | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Germany |
| Angelos Stavridis | Loan ended | FC 08 Homburg | Right Winger | 20 | Germany/Greece |
| Daisuke Yokota | Loan | KAA Gent | Right Winger | 24 | Japan |
| Fabian Heck | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 | Goalkeeper | 19 | Luxembourg/Germany |
| Faride Alidou | Undisclosed | Eintracht Frankfurt | Left Winger | 23 | Germany/Togo |
| Florian Kleinhansl | Free | VfL Osnabrück | Left-Back | 23 | Germany |
| Grant-Leon Ranos | Loan | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Centre-Forward | 21 | Armenia/Germany |
| Leon Robinson | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Defensive Midfield | 22 | Germany |
| Lex Tyger Lobinger | Loan ended | VfL Osnabrück | Centre-Forward | 25 | Germany |
| Luca Sirch | Free | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | Centre-Back | 25 | Germany |
| Mika Haas | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Left-Back | 18 | Germany |
| Neal Gibs | Loan ended | SGV Heilbronn-Freiberg | Right-Back | 22 | Germany |
| Shawn Blum | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Left Winger | 21 | Germany |
| Simon Simoni | Loan | Eintracht Frankfurt | Goalkeeper | 20 | Albania |
Departures 19
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boris Tomiak | $347,193 | Hannover 96 | Centre-Back | 26 | Germany |
| Aaron Basenach | Free | FK Pirmasens | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Germany |
| Angelos Stavridis | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Right Winger | 20 | Germany/Greece |
| Ba-Muaka Simakala | Loan ended | Holstein Kiel | Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany/DR Congo |
| Ben Zolinski | Undisclosed | Without Club | Right Winger | 32 | Germany |
| Dickson Abiama | Loan | TSV 1860 Munich | Right Winger | 26 | Nigeria/Germany |
| Filip Kaloc | Loan ended | FC Banik Ostrava | Central Midfield | 24 | Czech Republic |
| Filip Stojilkovic | Loan ended | SV Darmstadt 98 | Centre-Forward | 24 | Switzerland/Serbia |
| Jannik Mause | Loan | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany |
| Julian Niehues | Free | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Germany |
| Kevin Kraus | Undisclosed | Without Club | Centre-Back | 31 | Germany |
| Lex Tyger Lobinger | Free | FC Viktoria Köln | Centre-Forward | 25 | Germany |
| Neal Gibs | Undisclosed | 1.FC Kaiserslautern II | Right-Back | 22 | Germany |
| Niklas Heeger | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 24 | Germany |
| Nikola Soldo | Loan ended | 1.FC Köln | Centre-Back | 23 | Croatia |
| Philipp Hercher | Free | 1.FC Magdeburg | Right-Back | 28 | Germany |
| Richmond Tachie | Loan | Eintracht Braunschweig | Centre-Forward | 25 | Germany/Ghana |
| Robin Himmelmann | Free | Karlsruher SC | Goalkeeper | 35 | Germany |
| Tymoteusz Puchacz | Loan ended | 1.FC Union Berlin | Left-Back | 25 | Poland |
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Frequently asked questions
How much have 1. FC Kaiserslautern spent on transfers?
1. FC Kaiserslautern spent $2,256,752 on 19 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is 1. FC Kaiserslautern's net spend?
1. FC Kaiserslautern had a net spend of $2,025,290, having received $231,462 from 15 sales.
Who is 1. FC Kaiserslautern's most expensive signing?
Paul Joly from AJ Auxerre for $1,446,636.