Artem Stepanov

Striker - Borussia Dortmund
5 Jul 2029
Thursday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 21 Transfers 2 Relations Events 129 Awards 17 Matches History

Events

129
Severity
Mood

  1. Concerned by the club's direction

    Moderate
    Cause
    A key teammate was sold and not replaced. The squad has been visibly weakened.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  2. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  3. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  4. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  5. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  6. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  7. Helped the team qualify for Europe

  8. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  9. Asking for a language tutor

    Serious
    Cause
    The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.

  10. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  11. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  12. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  13. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  14. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  15. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  16. Worried by a sustained scoring drought

  17. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.2 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  18. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  19. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  20. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  21. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  22. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  23. Praised by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  24. Loan listing accepted

    Moderate
    Cause
    The clubs have agreed in principle to take him on loan.

  25. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  26. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  27. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  28. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  29. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  30. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  31. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  32. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  33. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  34. He has let it go: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  35. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  36. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  37. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  38. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  39. He has started to want: To end the drought

    Mind

  40. Worried by a sustained scoring drought

  41. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The moment called for a quiet show of support. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  42. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  43. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  44. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  45. He has said it out loud: To go home

    Mind

  46. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  47. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  48. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  49. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  50. Encouraged by the squad investment

    Serious
    Cause
    A meaningful signing arrived this window.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  51. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Minor
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  52. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  53. Named in the Young Team of the Month

    Moderate
    Cause
    Selectors picked him among the standout under-21s of the month.

  54. Unsettled by the squad wage hierarchy

    Moderate
    Cause
    The squad's wage hierarchy is the underlying issue. The gap to the squad's top earners has become a daily reminder.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  55. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  56. Praised by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  57. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  58. Asking for a language tutor

    Serious
    Cause
    The language barrier is wearing on him.; He still does not speak the local language.

  59. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  60. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  61. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  62. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  63. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  64. Worried by a sustained scoring drought

  65. Criticised for losing tactical discipline

    Moderate
    Cause
    He drifted from the tactical instruction the manager had drilled in pre-match. His match rating of 6.2 weighed heavily in the talk.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  66. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  67. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  68. He has said it out loud: Permission to leave if the offer is right

    Mind

  69. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  70. Hurt by being benched for a big match

    Major
    Cause
    The manager left him out of the starting XI. in the title decider
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  71. Squad status changed

  72. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  73. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  74. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  75. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  76. Praised by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  77. He has made a formal demand: To be paid what he is worth

    Mind

  78. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  79. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  80. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  81. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Major
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  82. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  83. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  84. Praised by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  85. Named in the Young Team of the Month

    Moderate
    Cause
    Selectors picked him among the standout under-21s of the month.

  86. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — his higher squad-status priority.
    Cause
    His squad status would normally start, so the omission stings.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  87. Left out as Maximilian Beier was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Maximilian Beier was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  88. Hurt by being benched for a big match

    Major
    Cause
    The manager left him out of the starting XI. in the title decider
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  89. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  90. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  91. Stinging defeat in the derby

  92. Responded to a passionate pre-match team talk

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  93. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    A big match called for a big message. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  94. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  95. He has said it out loud: To learn the language

    Mind

  96. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  97. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind

  98. He has started to want: Permission to leave if the offer is right

    Mind

  99. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  100. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  101. Criticised in a full-time post-mortem

    Minor
    Cause
    It was a private show of faith after a tough recent run. His thin rapport with the coach blunted the message.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  102. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  103. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  104. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  105. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  106. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  107. Dropped to the bench as Fábio Silva was preferred

    Moderate
    Chosen instead
    Fábio Silva was preferred — longer time settled at the club.
    Cause
    Still inside the settling-in window after his recent move.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  108. Left out as Karim Konaté was preferred

    Serious
    Chosen instead
    Karim Konaté was preferred — stronger quality on balance.
    Cause
    A more highly rated alternative was available.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  109. Praised by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  110. Loan listing accepted

    Moderate
    Cause
    The clubs have agreed in principle to take him on loan.

  111. Permanent transfer

    Decision
    Movement
    Bayer Leverkusen → Borussia Dortmund · 3.8M

  112. He has made a formal demand: A bigger club

    Mind

  113. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Lukas Frank

    Mind

  114. Administrative demotion

    Decision
    Movement
    Bayer Leverkusen → Bayer Leverkusen U20
    Who
    Koch Philipp

  115. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $3.0M/y

  116. Returned from loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Universitatea Cluj → Bayer Leverkusen

  117. Moving on

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  118. Board transfer-listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Development pathway has run its course
    Who
    Board

  119. Joined on loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Bayer Leverkusen → Universitatea Cluj · 260.0K

  120. Administrative demotion

    Decision
    Movement
    Bayer Leverkusen → Bayer Leverkusen U20
    Who
    Bauer Patrick

  121. Starter

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  122. Transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Player requested to leave
    Who
    Bauer Patrick

  123. Rotation

    Decision
    Movement
    Development pathway updated
    Who
    Board

  124. He raised his sights: reaching the top

    Career

  125. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $1.3M/y

  126. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    5y · $1.3M/y

  127. Returned from loan

    Decision
    Movement
    Utrecht → Bayer Leverkusen

  128. The highest he has played: a regular at Utrecht, in Eredivisie

    Career

  129. He set his heart on reaching the top

    Career