VfB Stuttgart

German Bundesliga
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Scouting Department

Active Scouts
8
Monitored
55
Report Ready
1
Open Assignments
0
Meetings (90d)
6
Shortlisted
3
Rejected/Blocked
6
Avg Confidence
43%

Scout Workload

10
Name Role Active Report Ready Confidence Last Observed Regions
Marc Albrecht Chief Scout 22 0 41% 06.01.2027 Middle East EuropeNorth AmericaScandinaviaSouth AmericaWestern Europe
Christian Maier Scout 10 0 44% 02.01.2027 North AmericaWestern Europe
Matthias Maier Scout 6 1 45% 06.01.2027 North AmericaWestern Europe
Peter Hoffmann Scout 6 0 40% 01.01.2027 South AmericaWestern Europe
Klaus Weber Scout 3 0 40% 01.01.2027 North AmericaWestern Europe
Maximilian Lehmann Scout 3 0 45% 01.01.2027 Eastern EuropeMiddle East
Stephan Sauer Scout 3 0 40% 01.01.2027 North AmericaWestern Europe
Georg Becker Director of Football 2 0 70% 01.01.2027
Andreas Stein Head of Recruitment 0 0 0%
Tobias Bauer Data Analyst 0 0 0%

Active Monitoring

55
Player Position Age Club Scout Source Status Started Last Observed Watched Matches CA PA Confidence Role Fit Value Request Latest Vote Decision Risk
Noahkai Banks DC 20 FC Augsburg Matthias Maier Staff Tip Report Ready 06.01.2027 06.01.2027 1 0 126 132 69% 100% 9.1M — — —
Edmund Baidoo AMR 20 Red Bull Salzburg Christian Maier Transfer Request Negotiating 02.01.2027 02.01.2027 1 0 130 124 40% 106% 6.1M #23 MC — —
Youssoufa Moukoko ST 22 FC Copenhagen Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Negotiating 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 120 121 40% 107% 8.3M #22 ST — —
Nick Homan GK 18 AZ Peter Hoffmann Transfer Request Negotiating 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 97 117 40% 97% 700.0K #24 GK — —
Patrick Mainka DC 32 Heidenheim Christian Maier Staff Tip Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 134 132 79% 100% 9.5M — Approve Keep Monitoring
Karim Coulibaly DC 19 Werder Bremen Georg Becker Staff Tip Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 122 129 70% 100% 4.0M — Approve Keep Monitoring
Phillip Tietz ST 29 Mainz 05 Georg Becker Staff Tip Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 126 126 70% 100% 8.7M — Approve Keep Monitoring
Connor Metcalfe DM 27 St. Pauli Marc Albrecht Staff Tip Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 127 123 69% 100% 5.1M — Approve Keep Monitoring
Serge Gnabry MR 31 Bayern Munich Maximilian Lehmann Staff Tip Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 170 161 55% 100% 24.0M — — —
Reinildo DL 32 Sunderland Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 06.01.2027 06.01.2027 1 0 149 137 40% 125% 15.0M #47 DM — — Age
Luis Milla DM 32 Como Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 06.01.2027 06.01.2027 1 0 145 152 40% 116% 15.0M #47 DM — — Age
Víctor Guzmán DC 24 Monterrey Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 06.01.2027 06.01.2027 1 0 132 139 40% 116% 10.0M #47 DM — —
Fabrício Bruno DC 30 Cruzeiro Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 04.01.2027 04.01.2027 1 0 138 144 40% 117% 10.0M #37 DM — —
Bojan Kovačević DC 22 Cádiz Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 04.01.2027 04.01.2027 1 0 134 124 40% 117% 20.0M #37 DM — —
Israel Reyes DC 26 Club America Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 04.01.2027 04.01.2027 1 0 146 154 40% 122% 14.0M #37 DM — —
Alemão ST 29 Rayo Vallecano Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 128 120 40% 113% 9.3M #22 ST — —
Edoardo Motta GK 21 Lazio Peter Hoffmann Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 118 128 40% 111% 7.3M #24 GK — —
Rubén Duarte DL 31 Pumas UNAM Matthias Maier Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 134 125 40% 120% 4.0M #25 DM — — Age
Erik Lira DC 26 Cruz Azul Matthias Maier Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 144 143 40% 117% 13.0M #25 DM — —
Juan Pablo Vargas DC 31 Puebla Matthias Maier Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 111 113 40% 105% 2.5M #25 DM — — Age
Metinho DM 23 Basel Stephan Sauer Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 135 136 40% 114% 13.0M #26 DC — —
Rodrigo Echeverría DC 31 Leon Stephan Sauer Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 118 113 40% 114% 3.6M #26 DC — — Age
Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao DC 27 Rapid Wien Stephan Sauer Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 127 131 40% 112% 6.5M #26 DC — —
Luís Esteves DM 28 Atlas Klaus Weber Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 126 140 40% 117% 7.9M #27 DL — —
Metinho DM 23 Basel Klaus Weber Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 126 139 40% 114% 13.0M #27 DL — —
Víctor Guzmán DC 24 Monterrey Klaus Weber Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 145 143 40% 115% 10.0M #27 DL — —
Nino DC 29 Zenit Maximilian Lehmann Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 156 154 40% 120% 19.0M #28 DM — —
Sergej Milinković-Savić DM 31 Al-Hilal Maximilian Lehmann Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 162 173 40% 121% 13.0M #28 DM — — Age
Arjan Malić DR 21 Sturm Graz Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 119 131 40% 111% 3.8M #29 DC — —
Joel Ordóñez DC 22 Club Brugge Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 127 135 40% 117% 19.0M #29 DC — —
Juan Pablo Vargas DC 31 Puebla Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 113 118 40% 105% 2.5M #29 DC — — Age
Sven Köhler DC 30 Grasshopper Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 119 116 40% 107% 4.7M #30 DM — —
Leon Goretzka DM 31 Torino Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 154 153 40% 120% 19.0M #30 DM — — Age
Joel Ordóñez DC 22 Club Brugge Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 01.01.2027 01.01.2027 1 0 138 136 40% 117% 19.0M #30 DM — —
Mateo Cassierra ST 29 Atlético Mineiro Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 26.08.2026 26.08.2026 1 0 129 138 40% 114% 12.0M — — —
Juan Dinenno ST 32 Twente Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 26.08.2026 26.08.2026 1 0 119 125 40% 107% 1.9M — — — Age
João Klauss ST 29 LA Galaxy Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 26.08.2026 26.08.2026 1 0 119 140 40% 109% 11.0M — — —
Leroy Sané MR 31 Galatasaray Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 17.08.2026 17.08.2026 1 0 165 143 40% 125% 19.0M — — —
Lucas Ocampos MR 32 Monterrey Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 17.08.2026 17.08.2026 1 0 155 133 40% 125% 5.4M — — — Age
Karl Etta Eyong AMC 23 Levante Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 17.08.2026 17.08.2026 1 0 132 136 40% 115% 29.0M — — —
Vladyslav Vanat ST 25 Girona Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 12.08.2026 12.08.2026 1 0 125 125 40% 112% 23.0M — — —
Facundo Torres AMR 26 Austin FC Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 11.08.2026 11.08.2026 1 0 134 135 40% 114% 16.0M — — —
Uriel Antuna AMR 29 Pumas UNAM Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 11.08.2026 11.08.2026 1 0 133 132 40% 114% 11.0M — — —
Álex Berenguer WL 31 Athletic Bilbao Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 11.08.2026 11.08.2026 1 0 149 155 40% 121% 22.0M — — — Age
Diego Gómez DM 23 Brighton Peter Hoffmann Transfer Request Active 05.08.2026 05.08.2026 1 0 141 143 40% 120% 27.0M — — —
Mauro Arambarri DM 31 River Plate Peter Hoffmann Transfer Request Active 05.08.2026 05.08.2026 1 0 147 158 40% 124% 18.0M — — —
Bernardo DL 31 TSG Hoffenheim Peter Hoffmann Transfer Request Active 04.08.2026 04.08.2026 1 0 128 133 40% 120% 14.0M — — — Age
Marcel Sabitzer DM 32 Borussia Dortmund Peter Hoffmann Transfer Request Active 04.08.2026 04.08.2026 1 0 134 148 40% 118% 11.0M — — — Age
Edmond Tapsoba DC 27 Bayer Leverkusen Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 154 135 40% 124% 28.0M — — —
Aleksa Terzić DL 27 Red Bull Salzburg Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 119 118 40% 116% 5.5M — — —
Robert Andrich DC 32 Bayer Leverkusen Marc Albrecht Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 147 139 40% 120% 16.0M — — — Age
Patrick Wimmer MR 25 TSG Hoffenheim Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 130 139 40% 115% 27.0M — — —
Iñaki Williams MR 32 Athletic Bilbao Christian Maier Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 154 152 40% 125% 16.0M — — — Age
Yan Couto DR 24 Borussia Dortmund Matthias Maier Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 132 138 40% 121% 25.0M — — —
Marc Pubill DR 23 Atlético Madrid Matthias Maier Transfer Request Active 03.08.2026 03.08.2026 1 0 140 138 40% 122% 31.0M — — —

Scouting Reports

26
Player Position Club Assignment Request Recommendation CA PA Confidence Role Fit Value Risk Origin
Sergej Milinković-Savić DM Al-Hilal #16 — Strong Buy 162 173 40% 121% 13.0M Age Active
Israel Reyes DC Club America #19 — Strong Buy 146 154 40% 122% 14.0M Active
Luis Milla DM Como #20 #47 Strong Buy 145 152 40% 116% 15.0M Age Active
Fabrício Bruno DC Cruzeiro #19 — Strong Buy 138 144 40% 117% 10.0M Active
Víctor Guzmán DC Monterrey #20 #47 Strong Buy 132 139 40% 116% 10.0M Active
Joel Ordóñez DC Club Brugge #17 — Strong Buy 127 135 40% 117% 19.0M Active
Luís Esteves DM Atlas #15 — Strong Buy 126 140 40% 117% 7.9M Active
Metinho DM Basel #15 — Strong Buy 126 139 40% 114% 13.0M Active
Edoardo Motta GK Lazio #12 — Strong Buy 118 128 40% 111% 7.3M Active
Metinho DM Basel #14 — Buy 135 136 40% 114% 13.0M Active
Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao DC Rapid Wien #14 — Buy 127 131 40% 112% 6.5M Active
Youssoufa Moukoko ST FC Copenhagen #10 — Buy 120 121 40% 107% 8.3M Active
Arjan Malić DR Sturm Graz #17 — Buy 119 131 40% 111% 3.8M Active
Juan Pablo Vargas DC Puebla #17 — Buy 113 118 40% 105% 2.5M Age Active
Nick Homan GK AZ #12 — Buy 97 117 40% 97% 700.0K Active
Nino DC Zenit #16 — Consider 156 154 40% 120% 19.0M Active
Leon Goretzka DM Torino #18 — Consider 154 153 40% 120% 19.0M Age Active
Reinildo DL Sunderland #20 #47 Consider 149 137 40% 125% 15.0M Age Active
Víctor Guzmán DC Monterrey #15 — Consider 145 143 40% 115% 10.0M Active
Erik Lira DC Cruz Azul #13 — Consider 144 143 40% 117% 13.0M Active
Joel Ordóñez DC Club Brugge #18 — Consider 138 136 40% 117% 19.0M Active
Rubén Duarte DL Pumas UNAM #13 — Consider 134 125 40% 120% 4.0M Age Active
Bojan Kovačević DC Cádiz #19 — Consider 134 124 40% 117% 20.0M Active
Edmund Baidoo AMR Red Bull Salzburg #11 — Consider 130 124 40% 106% 6.1M Active
Alemão ST Rayo Vallecano #10 — Consider 128 120 40% 113% 9.3M Active
Sven Köhler DC Grasshopper #18 — Consider 119 116 40% 107% 4.7M Active

Scouting Assignments

1
# Request Position Min CA Age Max Budget Scout Obs Reports Status Role Profile
#20 #47 DM 123 18–32 1.7M Marc Albrecht 3 3 Completed T 9.0 · M 11.0 · P 12.0

Match Scouting Assignments

7
Scout Target Team Linked Last Attended
Christian Maier Borussia Dortmund U18 #11 02.01.2027
Peter Hoffmann Borussia Mönchengladbach U18 #11 02.01.2027
Marc Albrecht RB Leipzig U20 #11
Stephan Sauer Borussia Mönchengladbach U20 #20
Marc Albrecht Köln U20 #20
Stephan Sauer Bayern Munich U20 #19
Matthias Maier Borussia Dortmund U20 #20

Recruitment Meetings

6
04.01.2027 #6
Participants: Marc Albrecht Chief ScoutChristian Maier ScoutPeter Hoffmann ScoutMatthias Maier ScoutStephan Sauer ScoutKlaus Weber ScoutMaximilian Lehmann ScoutAndreas Stein Head of RecruitmentGeorg Becker Director of FootballLeon Lange ManagerTobias Bauer Data Analyst
Meeting Decisions
Player Decision Request Consensus Chief Data Board Risk Budget Fit Reason
Phillip Tietz Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.62 Split or insufficient confidence
Connor Metcalfe Keep Monitoring — 1.19 ✓ — 0.10 0.36 Split or insufficient confidence
Patrick Mainka Keep Monitoring — 0.92 — — 0.20 0.68 Split or insufficient confidence
Patrice Čović Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.13 Split or insufficient confidence
Karim Coulibaly Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.29 Split or insufficient confidence
Aaron Zehnter Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 0.56 Split or insufficient confidence
Nicolas Höfler Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 0.06 Split or insufficient confidence
Scout Votes
Scout Player Vote Score Confidence Reason
Georg Becker Phillip Tietz Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
Marc Albrecht Connor Metcalfe Approve 1.19 69% Role Fit
Christian Maier Patrick Mainka Approve 0.92 79% Role Fit
Georg Becker Patrice Čović Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
Georg Becker Karim Coulibaly Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
31.08.2026 #5
Participants: Marc Albrecht Chief ScoutChristian Maier ScoutPeter Hoffmann ScoutMatthias Maier ScoutStephan Sauer ScoutKlaus Weber ScoutMaximilian Lehmann ScoutAndreas Stein Head of RecruitmentGeorg Becker Director of FootballLeon Lange ManagerTobias Bauer Data Analyst
Meeting Decisions
Player Decision Request Consensus Chief Data Board Risk Budget Fit Reason
Phillip Tietz Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.47 Split or insufficient confidence
Assan Ouédraogo Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.33 1.42 Split or insufficient confidence
Anthony Caci Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 0.82 Split or insufficient confidence
Hiroki Ito Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.40 1.53 Split or insufficient confidence
Johan Bakayoko Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.49 1.69 Split or insufficient confidence
Scout Votes
Scout Player Vote Score Confidence Reason
Georg Becker Phillip Tietz Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
24.08.2026 #4
Participants: Marc Albrecht Chief ScoutChristian Maier ScoutPeter Hoffmann ScoutMatthias Maier ScoutStephan Sauer ScoutKlaus Weber ScoutMaximilian Lehmann ScoutAndreas Stein Head of RecruitmentGeorg Becker Director of FootballLeon Lange ManagerTobias Bauer Data Analyst
Meeting Decisions
Player Decision Request Consensus Chief Data Board Risk Budget Fit Reason
Phillip Tietz Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.62 Split or insufficient confidence
Assan Ouédraogo Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.60 1.86 Split or insufficient confidence
Anthony Caci Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 1.07 Split or insufficient confidence
Hiroki Ito Reject — 0.00 — — 0.68 2.00 Votes negative or budget out of reach
Johan Bakayoko Reject — 0.00 — — 0.81 2.22 Votes negative or budget out of reach
Scout Votes
Scout Player Vote Score Confidence Reason
Georg Becker Phillip Tietz Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
17.08.2026 #3
Participants: Marc Albrecht Chief ScoutChristian Maier ScoutPeter Hoffmann ScoutMatthias Maier ScoutStephan Sauer ScoutKlaus Weber ScoutMaximilian Lehmann ScoutAndreas Stein Head of RecruitmentGeorg Becker Director of FootballLeon Lange ManagerTobias Bauer Data Analyst
Meeting Decisions
Player Decision Request Consensus Chief Data Board Risk Budget Fit Reason
Phillip Tietz Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.38 Split or insufficient confidence
Johan Bakayoko Keep Monitoring — 0.79 — — 0.30 1.36 Split or insufficient confidence
Assan Ouédraogo Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 1.14 Split or insufficient confidence
Anthony Caci Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 0.66 Split or insufficient confidence
Hiroki Ito Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.22 1.23 Split or insufficient confidence
Scout Votes
Scout Player Vote Score Confidence Reason
Georg Becker Phillip Tietz Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
Matthias Maier Johan Bakayoko Approve 0.79 69% Role Fit
10.08.2026 #2
Participants: Marc Albrecht Chief ScoutChristian Maier ScoutPeter Hoffmann ScoutMatthias Maier ScoutStephan Sauer ScoutKlaus Weber ScoutMaximilian Lehmann ScoutAndreas Stein Head of RecruitmentGeorg Becker Director of FootballLeon Lange ManagerTobias Bauer Data Analyst
Meeting Decisions
Player Decision Request Consensus Chief Data Board Risk Budget Fit Reason
Anthony Caci Keep Monitoring — 0.75 — — 0.20 0.66 Split or insufficient confidence
Phillip Tietz Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.38 Split or insufficient confidence
Eric Smith Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 0.39 Split or insufficient confidence
Assan Ouédraogo Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.20 1.14 Split or insufficient confidence
Hiroki Ito Keep Monitoring — 0.00 — — 0.22 1.23 Split or insufficient confidence
Scout Votes
Scout Player Vote Score Confidence Reason
Stephan Sauer Anthony Caci Approve 0.75 69% Role Fit
Georg Becker Phillip Tietz Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit
03.08.2026 #1
Participants: Marc Albrecht Chief ScoutChristian Maier ScoutPeter Hoffmann ScoutMatthias Maier ScoutStephan Sauer ScoutKlaus Weber ScoutMaximilian Lehmann ScoutAndreas Stein Head of RecruitmentGeorg Becker Director of FootballLeon Lange ManagerTobias Bauer Data Analyst
Meeting Decisions
Player Decision Request Consensus Chief Data Board Risk Budget Fit Reason
Eric Smith Keep Monitoring — 0.88 — — 0.20 0.39 Split or insufficient confidence
Assan Ouédraogo Keep Monitoring — 0.79 — — 0.20 1.14 Split or insufficient confidence
Anthony Caci Keep Monitoring — 0.75 — — 0.20 0.66 Split or insufficient confidence
Hiroki Ito Keep Monitoring — 0.86 — — 0.22 1.23 Split or insufficient confidence
Phillip Tietz Keep Monitoring — 0.77 — — 0.20 0.38 Split or insufficient confidence
Scout Votes
Scout Player Vote Score Confidence Reason
Christian Maier Eric Smith Approve 0.88 76% Role Fit
Matthias Maier Assan Ouédraogo Approve 0.79 69% Role Fit
Stephan Sauer Anthony Caci Approve 0.75 69% Role Fit
Klaus Weber Hiroki Ito Approve 0.86 72% Role Fit
Georg Becker Phillip Tietz Approve 0.77 70% Role Fit

Known Players

0
No persistent player memory recorded yet.

Shadow Reports

0
No shadow reports carried over.

Transfer Requests

11
# Position Priority Reason Min CA Ideal CA Age Budget Status Named Target Board
#22 ST Optional Depth Cover 120 130 20–32 7.6M Negotiating Youssoufa Moukoko ✓
#24 GK Optional Development 105 130 16–21 1.3M Negotiating Nick Homan ✓
#26 DC Optional Staff Tip 129 134 18–32 2.1M Negotiating — —
#28 DM Optional Staff Tip 107 112 18–32 2.1M Negotiating — —
#29 DC Optional Staff Tip 117 122 18–32 2.1M Negotiating — —
#23 MC Optional Development 105 130 16–21 3.8M Shortlisted Edmund Baidoo ✓
#25 DM Optional Staff Tip 122 127 18–32 2.1M Fulfilled — —
#27 DL Optional Staff Tip 118 123 18–32 2.1M Abandoned — —
#30 DM Optional Staff Tip 123 128 18–32 2.1M Abandoned — —
#37 DM Optional Staff Tip 123 128 18–32 2.1M Abandoned — —
#47 DM Optional Staff Tip 123 128 18–32 1.7M Abandoned — —