2022–23 VfL Wolfsburg season

VfL Wolfsburg
2022–23 season
Owner	Volkswagen AG (of GmbH)
Executive Director	Frank Witter
Manager	Niko Kovač
Stadium	Volkswagen Arena
Bundesliga	8th
DFB-Pokal	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Yannick Gerhardt; Jonas Wind; (6 each); All: ; Yannick Gerhardt; Omar Marmoush; Jonas Wind; (6 each)
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 78th season in the existence of VfL Wolfsburg and the club's 26th 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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 January 2023^[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)
2	DF	GER	Kilian Fischer
3	DF	BEL	Sebastiaan Bornauw
4	DF	FRA	Maxence Lacroix
5	DF	NED	Micky van de Ven
6	DF	BRA	Paulo Otávio
7	FW	GER	Luca Waldschmidt
8	DF	FRA	Nicolas Cozza
10	FW	GER	Lukas Nmecha
12	GK	AUT	Pavao Pervan
16	MF	POL	Jakub Kamiński
18	FW	GER	Dzenan Pejcinovic
20	MF	GER	Ridle Baku


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	MF	GER	Felix Nmecha
23	FW	DEN	Jonas Wind
27	MF	GER	Maximilian Arnold (captain)
29	MF	FRA	Josuha Guilavogui
30	GK	GER	Niklas Klinger
31	MF	GER	Yannick Gerhardt
32	MF	SWE	Mattias Svanberg
33	FW	EGY	Omar Marmoush
35	GK	GER	Philipp Schulze
36	MF	CZE	Lukáš Ambros
38	MF	CRO	Bartol Franjić
39	FW	AUT	Patrick Wimmer
40	MF	USA	Kevin Paredes
42	DF	GER	Felix Lange

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
—	MF	USA	Bryang Kayo (on loan at Nürnberg II until 30 June 2023)
8	MF	BEL	Aster Vranckx (on loan at AC Milan until 30 June 2023)
17	FW	GER	Maximilian Philipp (on loan at Werder Bremen until 30 June 2023)
18	DF	IRL	Anselmo García MacNulty (on loan at NAC Breda until 30 June 2023)
21	FW	POL	Bartosz Białek (on loan at Vitesse until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	USA	Ulysses Llanez (on loan at SKN St. Pölten until 30 June 2023)
34	DF	CRO	Marin Pongračić (on loan at U.S. Lecce until 30 June 2023)
39	DF	GER	Tim Siersleben (on loan at 1. FC Heidenheim until 30 June 2023)
49	MF	ESP	Fabio Di Michele Sanchez (on loan at NAC Breda until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
14	MF	Josip Brekalo	Torino	Loan Return	30 June 2022
34	DF	Marin Pongračić	Borussia Dortmund	Loan return
33	FW	Omar Marmoush	VfB Stuttgart	Loan return
37	MF	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	Vfl Bochum	Loan return
29	MF	Joshua Guilavogui	Bordeaux	Loan return
45	GK	Lino Kasten	St. Pölten	Loan return
2	DF	Kilian Fischer	1. FC Nürnberg	€2,500,000	1 July 2022	^[3]
16	FW	Jakub Kamiński	Lech Poznań	€10,000,000		^[4]
39	MF	Patrick Wimmer	Arminia Bielefeld	€5,000,000		^[5]
38	MF	Bartol Franjić	Dinamo Zagreb	€7,500,000		^[6]
18	FW	Dženan Pejčinović	FC Augsburg U19	€1,250,000	14 July 2022	^[7]
32	MF	Mattias Svanberg	Bologna	€9,000,000	16 July 2022	^[8]
8	DF	Nicolas Cozza	Montpellier	€500,000	25 January 2023	^[9]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
28	FW	Dodi Lukebakio	Hertha BSC	Loan return	30 June 2022
2	DF	William	Free transfer		1 July 2022
24	MF	Xaver Schlager	RB Leipzig	€12,000,000		^[10]
25	DF	John Brooks	Benfica	Free transfer		^[11]^[12]
18	DF	Anselmo Garcia MacNulty	NAC Breda	Loan	19 July 2022	^[13]
49	MF	Fabio Di Michele Sanchez	NAC Breda	Loan	19 July 2022	^[13]
19	DF	Kevin Mbabu	Fulham	€7,000,000	27 July 2022	^[14]
37	MF	Elvis Rexhbeçaj	FC Augsburg	€1,700,000	27 July 2022	^[15]
34	DF	Marin Pongračić	Lecce	Loan^[A]	22 August 2022	^[16]
21	FW	Bartosz Białek	Vitesse	Loan	29 August 2022	^[17]
11	MF	Renato Steffen	FC Lugano	€750,000	30 August 2022	^[18]
8	MF	Aster Vranckx	AC Milan	Loan^[B]	1 September 2022	^[19]
45	GK	Lino Kasten	Contract termination		1 September 2022	^[20]
9	FW	Max Kruse	Contract termination		28 November 2022	^[21]
15	DF	Jérôme Roussillon	Union Berlin	Undisclosed	12 January 2023	^[22]
14	MF	Josip Brekalo	Fiorentina	Undisclosed	28 January 2023	^[23]
17	FW	Maximilian Philipp	Werder Bremen	Loan	30 January 2023	^[24]

^ Includes an option to sign permanently.
^ Includes an option to sign permanently.

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

25 June 2022 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	9–1	Veltins XI	Wolfsburg, Germany
18:00	Lange 8' Paredes 24' Berkemer 31' Arnold 33' Waldschmidt 53', 57', 66', 85' Baku 77'	Report	Helms 64'	Stadium: Sportzentrum Fallersleben Attendance: 1,850

2 July 2022 Volkswagen Cup	VfL Osnabrück	3–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Osnabrück, Germany
14:00	Higl 9', 32' Tesche 25'	Report	Waldschmidt 36'	Stadium: Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,712
Note: Match was one half of 45 minutes.

2 July 2022 Volkswagen Cup	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	Hannover 96	Osnabrück, Germany
15:00	Bornauw 25'	Report	Weydandt 4'	Stadium: Bremer Brücke Attendance: 5,712
Note: Match was one half of 45 minutes.

9 July 2022 Friendly	WSG Tirol	1–7	VfL Wolfsburg	Wattens, Austria
17:30	Prica 26'	Report	Waldschmidt 14', 32' Philipp 16' Rexhbeçaj 60' Wind 72' Steffen 75', 79'	Stadium: Gernot Langes Stadion

16 July 2022 Friendly	Mechelen	3–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Alkmaar, Netherlands
16:00	Shved 43' Hernandez 57' Vanlerberghe 70' Hairemans 78'	Report	L. Nmecha 9' Waldschmidt 11' Marmoush 33' Baku 36'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion

23 July 2022 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	Brentford	Wolfsburg, Germany
16:00	Wimmer 27' Bornauw 56' Wind 66' Kamiński 86'	Report		Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 3,512 Referee: Felix Bickel (Germany)

31 July 2022 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	3–1	Hessen Kassel	Wolfsburg, Germany
11:00				Stadium: AOK Stadion

22 September 2022 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Hansa Rostock	Wolfsburg, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: AOK Stadion Attendance: 0

10 December 2022 Friendly	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	Nordsjælland	Wolfsburg, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Svanberg 28'	Report	Nygren 78'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Referee: Felix Bickel (Germany)

17 December 2022 Friendly	Brentford	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Brentford, England
15:00 GMT (UTC±0)	Mbeumo 21' Toney 37'	Report	Waldschmidt 13' Pejčinović 67'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

6 January 2023 Friendly	1899 Hoffenheim	2–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Almancil, Portugal
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Skov 30', 73'	Report	Waldschmidt 42' Paredes 72' Kamiński 87'	Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Almancil

14 January 2023 Friendly	FC Augsburg	0–4	VfL Wolfsburg	Augsburg, Germany
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ambros 10' L. Nmecha 12' Baku 49', 55'	Stadium: FCA-Trainingsgelände

14 January 2023 Friendly	FC Augsburg	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Augsburg, Germany
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vargas 73'	Report	Arnold 90+3'	Stadium: FCA-Trainingsgelände

Competitions

Overall record

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	6 August 2022	27 May 2023	Matchday 1	8th	34	13	10	11	57	48	+9	038.24
DFB-Pokal	30 July 2022	31 January 2023	First round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Total					37	15	10	12	61	51	+10	040.54

Source: Soccerway

Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Bayer Leverkusen	34	14	8	12	57	49	+8	50	Qualification to Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Eintracht Frankfurt	34	13	11	10	58	52	+6	50	Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	VfL Wolfsburg	34	13	10	11	57	48	+9	49
9	Mainz 05	34	12	10	12	54	55	−1	46
10	Borussia Mönchengladbach	34	11	10	13	52	55	−3	43

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.^[25]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, 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	13	10	11	57	48	+9	49	6	7	4	34	25	+9	7	3	7	23	23	0

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	L	D	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	L
Position	8	14	14	15	17	16	17	13	13	13	14	12	11	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	9	9	9	8	7	7	6	7	8

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 17 June 2022.^[26]

6 August 2022 1	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	Werder Bremen	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	L. Nmecha 11', 90+3' Van de Ven 52' Guilavogui 84'	Report	Füllkrug 21' Bittencourt 23' Weiser 56' Pieper 58'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,015 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

14 August 2022 2	Bayern Munich	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Munich
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Hernandez 15' Ulreich 23' Musiala 33' Müller 44'	Report	Svanberg 52'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

20 August 2022 3	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bornauw 26'	Report	Latza 4' Thiaw 25' Terodde 45+3' Bulter 65'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,959 Referee: Felix Zwayer

27 August 2022 4	RB Leipzig	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Nkunku 5' (pen.), 90' Henrichs 8' Laimer 47' Werner 88'	Report	Arnold 26' Otávio 51' Baku 53'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 41,243 Referee: Bastian Dankert

3 September 2022 5	VfL Wolfsburg	2–4	1. FC Köln	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	L. Nmecha 2', 79' Van de Ven 38' Marmoush 82'	Report	Ljubičić 22' Otávio 31' (o.g.) Kainz 45+2' (pen.) Duda 63' Adamyan 81'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,654 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck

10 September 2022 6	Eintracht Frankfurt	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Frankfurt
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sow 15' Tuta 62'	Report	Otávio 10' Svanberg 52' Lacroix 60' L. Nmecha 86' Arnold 90+1'	Stadium: Deutsche Bank Park Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Tobias Reichel

18 September 2022 7	Union Berlin	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Pefok 54' Becker 77'	Report		Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Robert Schröder

1 October 2022 8	VfL Wolfsburg	3–2	VfB Stuttgart	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Marmoush 23' Arnold 38' Wimmer 42' Baku 53' Arnold 71' Gerhardt 90+1'	Report	Guirassy 22', 47' Mavropanos 45+1' Anton 48' Ito 70' Karazor 79' Millot 84'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,125 Referee: Felix Zwayer

8 October 2022 9	FC Augsburg	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bauer 38' Gruezo 40' Gouweleeuw 40' Gumny 55' Iago 84' Caligiuri 90'	Report	Gerhardt 27', 37' Otávio 40' Guilavogui 75'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 26,220 Referee: Daniel Siebert

15 October 2022 10	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gerhardt 43' Wimmer 65' Marmoush 69' Otávio 81' Arnold 84'	Report	Thuram 13', 48' Weigl 45+2' Stindl 84' Koné 86'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,701 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

22 October 2022 11	Bayer Leverkusen	2–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Leverkusen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Diaby 10', 17' Tah 49' Frimpong 75' Andrich 80' Fosu-Mensah 90'	Report	Andrich 28' (o.g.) Arnold 54' (pen.) F. Nmecha 60'	Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 26,294 Referee: Felix Brych

29 October 2022 12	VfL Wolfsburg	4–0	VfL Bochum	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bornauw 24' F. Nmecha 27', 58' Baku 35' Wind 80'	Report	Heintz 57'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,037 Referee: Robert Hartmann

5 November 2022 13	Mainz 05	0–3	VfL Wolfsburg	Mainz
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Stach 75'	Report	Wimmer 33' Arnold 70' Baku 53', 84'	Stadium: Mewa Arena Attendance: 26,750 Referee: Daniel Siebert

8 November 2022 14	VfL Wolfsburg	2–0	Borussia Dortmund	Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Van de Ven 6' F. Nmecha 45+1' Marmoush 54' L. Nmecha 76', 90+1'	Report	Hummels 84' Modeste 90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 28,675 Referee: Christian Dingert

12 November 2022 15	1899 Hoffenheim	1–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Sinsheim
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Baumgartner 42'	Report	Bornauw 14' Kabak 45+4' (o.g.) Fischer 49' Van de Ven 55' Baku 56'	Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 18,014 Referee: Daniel Schlager

21 January 2023 16	VfL Wolfsburg	6–0	SC Freiburg	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Wimmer 1' Otávio 22' Wind 28', 37' Gerhardt 56' Baku 80' Waldschmidt 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Jeong 53' Eggestein 72'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 25,849 Referee: Felix Zwayer

24 January 2023 17	Hertha BSC	0–5	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rogel 28' Lukebakio 30'	Report	Svanberg 4' Arnold 31' (pen.) Wind 34' Baku 72' Marmoush 86'	Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 29,483 Referee: Tobias Reichel

28 January 2023 18	Werder Bremen	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Bremen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Füllkrug 24' (pen.), 77' Stark 39' Friedl 90+2' Weiser 90+6'	Report	Baku 67' Paredes 90', 90+6' Van de Ven 90+6'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Daniel Siebert

5 February 2023 19	VfL Wolfsburg	2–4	Bayern Munich	Wolfsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Otávio 38' Kamiński 44' Svanberg 80' Bornauw 90+5'	Report	Coman 9', 14' Müller 19' Kimmich 34' 54' Sané 35' Goretzka 45+2' Musiala 73' Wanner 90' Tel 90+2'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Harm Osmers

10 February 2023 20	Schalke 04	0–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zalazar 48'	Report	Arnold 9' Wimmer 29' Gerhardt 48' Svanberg 90+2' Guilavogui 90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,836 Referee: Benjamin Brand

18 February 2023 21	VfL Wolfsburg	0–3	RB Leipzig	Wolfsburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bornauw 90'	Report	Forsberg 14' Raum 65' Laimer 85' Szoboszlai 90+2'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 24,831 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

25 February 2023 22	1. FC Köln	0–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Cologne
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hector 66'	Report	Gerhardt 4' Arnold 68' (pen.) Svanberg 73' F. Nmecha 90+4'	Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 49,300 Referee: Frank Willenborg

5 March 2023 26	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	Eintracht Frankfurt	Wolfsburg
17:30 CET (UTC+1)	Marmoush 10' Gerhardt 43' Wimmer 48' Otávio 84' Arnold 84'	Report	Kolo Muani 22' Ndicka 26' Götze 45+4' Rode 58' Jakić 84'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,853 Referee: Daniel Schlager

12 March 2023 27	VfL Wolfsburg	1–1	Union Berlin	Wolfsburg
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Bornauw 73' Wimmer 84'	Report	Khedira 6' Thorsby 14' Juranović 72' (pen.) Leite 75' Behrens 90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,554 Referee: Robert Schröder

18 March 2023 25	VfB Stuttgart	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Stuttgart
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karazor 9'	Report	Marmoush 56'	Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Arena Attendance: 44,900 Referee: Felix Brych

1 April 2023 26	VfL Wolfsburg	2–2	FC Augsburg	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnold 21' Baku 51' Wimmer 56' Waldschmidt 84' Paredes 90+3' F. Nmecha 90+6'	Report	Arnold 2' (o.g.) Berisha 32' Valentin 87' Maier 90+4'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,107 Referee: Martin Petersen

9 April 2023 27	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Mönchengladbach
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ngoumou 34' Thuram 63'	Report	Lacroix 52'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 51,127 Referee: Timo Gerach

16 April 2023 28	VfL Wolfsburg	0–0	Bayer Leverkusen	Wolfsburg
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Amiri 61' Hincapié 72' Kossounou 77' Diaby 85' Wirtz 88'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 20,137 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

22 April 2023 29	VfL Bochum	1–5	VfL Wolfsburg	Bochum
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Stöger 21' Mašović 31' Antwi-Adjei 37' Broschinski 69'	Report	Svanberg 10', 56' Kamiński 21' Wimmer 24', 33' Wind 77' Waldschmidt 77' Guilavogui 80' Van de Ven 84'	Stadium: Vonovia Ruhrstadion Attendance: 24,834 Referee: Felix Brych

30 April 2023 30	VfL Wolfsburg	3–0	Mainz 05	Wolfsburg
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Wind 5', 28' Bornauw 13', 86'	Report	Bell 45' Kohr 54' Martín 66'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 23,817 Referee: Daniel Siebert

7 May 2023 31	Borussia Dortmund	6–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Dortmund
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Adeyemi 14', 59', 65' Haller 28' Malen 37' Bellingham 54', 86'	Report	Fischer 64'	Stadium: Signal Iduna Park Attendance: 81,365 Referee: Marco Fritz

13 May 2023 32	VfL Wolfsburg	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamiński 15' Baku 31' Guilavogui 49' Waldschmidt 75'	Report	Bebou 51' Akpoguma 88' Guilavogui 90+3' (o.g.)	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 22,617 Referee: Tobias Stieler

19 May 2023 33	SC Freiburg	2–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Freiburg
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sallai 31' Günter 71' Petersen 75' Höfler 90+3'	Report	Wind 39' Wimmer 54' Gerhardt 67'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion Attendance: 33,300 Referee: Bastian Dankert

27 May 2023 34	VfL Wolfsburg	1–2	Hertha BSC	Wolfsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kamiński 2' Bornauw 67'	Report	Serdar 44' Kenny 45+5' Plattenhardt 48' Maza 55' Richter 68', 90+1' Boëtius 90+3'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 26,775 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

DFB-Pokal

30 July 2022 First round	Carl Zeiss Jena	0–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Jena
18:01 CEST (UTC+2)	Dahlke 23' Lange 27' Itoi 78' Muiomo 90+5'	Report	Baku 25' Marmoush 90+2'	Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Florian Heft

18 October 2022 Second round	Eintracht Braunschweig	1–2	VfL Wolfsburg	Braunschweig
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Schultz 37' Multhaup 40' Lauberbach 42' Krauße 51' Multhaup 90'	Report	Svanberg 8' Bornauw 33' Van de Ven 57' Kamiński 65' Wimmer 72' Otávio 87'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Daniel Schlager

31 January 2023 Round of 16	Union Berlin	2–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Berlin
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Knoche 12' Khedira 42' Gießelmann 42' 87' Behrens 79'	Report	Waldschmidt 5' Svanberg 57' Van de Ven 77' F. Nmecha 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei Attendance: 22,012 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Bundesliga		DFB-Pokal
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BEL	Koen Casteels	36	0	34	0	2	0
12	GK	AUT	Pavao Pervan	1	0	0	0	1	0
30	GK	GER	Niklas Klinger	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	GK	GER	Philipp Schulze	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	GER	Kilian Fischer	10	0	5+5	0	0	0
3	DF	BEL	Sebastiaan Bornauw	28	1	23+3	1	2	0
4	DF	FRA	Maxence Lacroix	26	1	18+6	1	2	0
5	DF	NED	Micky van de Ven	36	1	33	1	3	0
6	DF	BRA	Paulo Otávio	27	0	25	0	2	0
8	DF	FRA	Nicolas Cozza	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
42	DF	GER	Felix Lange	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
16	MF	POL	Jakub Kamiński	33	5	25+6	4	1+1	1
20	MF	GER	Ridle Baku	36	5	29+4	5	3	0
22	MF	ENG	Felix Nmecha	32	3	19+11	3	0+2	0
27	MF	GER	Maximilian Arnold	34	5	32	5	2	0
29	MF	FRA	Josuha Guilavogui	26	1	11+12	1	1+2	0
31	MF	GER	Yannick Gerhardt	31	6	22+7	6	2	0
32	MF	SWE	Mattias Svanberg	35	5	21+11	4	3	1
36	MF	CZE	Lukáš Ambros	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
38	MF	CRO	Bartol Franjić	6	0	3+2	0	0+1	0
39	MF	AUT	Patrick Wimmer	29	4	23+3	4	2+1	0
40	MF	USA	Kevin Paredes	24	1	1+21	1	0+2	0
Forwards
7	FW	GER	Luca Waldschmidt	20	5	4+14	4	2	1
10	FW	GER	Lukas Nmecha	18	4	10+6	4	2	0
18	FW	GER	Dženan Pejčinović	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	FW	DEN	Jonas Wind	26	6	15+9	6	1+1	0
33	FW	EGY	Omar Marmoush	36	6	15+18	5	2+1	1
Players transferred out during the season
8	MF	BEL	Aster Vranckx	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
9	FW	GER	Max Kruse	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
11	MF	SUI	Renato Steffen	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	CRO	Josip Brekalo	7	0	3+3	0	0+1	0
15	DF	FRA	Jérôme Roussillon	4	0	0+4	0	0	0
17	FW	GER	Maximilian Philipp	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
21	FW	POL	Bartosz Białek	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	CRO	Marin Pongračić	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	GK	GER	Lino Kasten	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 27 May 2023
Source: Competitions

Goalscorers

As of 25 February 2023

Rank	No.	Pos.	Player	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	31	MF	Yannick Gerhardt	6	0	6
2	20	MF	Ridle Baku	5	0	5
	27	MF	Maximilian Arnold	5	0	5
	33	FW	Omar Marmoush	4	1	5
5	10	FW	Lukas Nmecha	4	0	4
5	23	FW	Jonas Wind	4	0	4
7	32	MF	Mattias Svanberg	2	1	3
8	7	FW	Luca Waldschmidt	1	1	2
	16	MF	Jakub Kamiński	1	1	2
	22	MF	Felix Nmecha	2	0	2
	39	MF	Patrick Wimmer	2	0	2
12	4	DF	Maxence Lacroix	1	0	1
	5	DF	Mickey van de Ven	1	0	1
	29	MF	Joshua Guilavogui	1	0	1
	40	MF	Kevin Paredes	1	0	1
Own goals				2	0	2
Totals				42	4	46

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[16] Includes an option to sign permanently.

[20] Includes an option to sign permanently.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.56714891063382-27] Since the 2022–23 DFB-Pokal winners, RB Leipzig, 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.

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[2] "VfL Wolfsburg Squad". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2022.

[3] "VfL sign Kilian Fischer". June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 18, 2022.

[4] "Official: Wolfsburg sign Polish youngster". 10 January 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[5] "Patrick Wimmer: Who is the Arminia Bielefeld winger bound for Wolfsburg?". 13 April 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2022.

[6] Mihaitalazarica (27 June 2022). "Bartol Franjic signs until 2027". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 6 August 2022.

[7] "Wolves sign Pejcinovic". VfL Wolfsburg. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.

[8] "Svanberg signs". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de. Retrieved 2022-07-16.

[9] "New arrival from France". VfL Wolfsburg. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[10] "RB Leipzig recruit Austria's Schlager from Wolfsburg". Yahoo Sports. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.

[11] Mendola, Nicholas (March 2, 2022). "USMNT defender John Brooks will leave Wolfsburg this summer". NBC Sports. Retrieved March 3, 2022.

[12] "Brooks é do Benfica!" (in Portuguese). Benfica. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[13] "Two out on loan". VfL Wolfsburg. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[14] FC, Fulham. "Fulham Sign Mbabu". Fulham FC. Retrieved 2022-07-27.

[15] "Augsburg-bound". VfL Wolfsburg. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[17] "Pongracic loaned to Lecce". VfL Wolfsburg. 22 August 2022. Retrieved 22 August 2022.

[18] "VITESSE HUURT TARGETMAN BARTOSZ BIALEK VAN VFL WOLFSBURG" (in Dutch). Vitesse. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[19] "RENATO STEFFEN ALL'FC LUGANO FINO AL 2025" (in Italian). Lugano. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.

[21] "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: ASTER VRANCKX" (in Italian). Milan. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[22] "Vertrag aufgelöst" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[23] Mihaitalazarica (28 November 2022). "Contract terminated". VfL Wolfsburg. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[24] "Moving to the capital". www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en. 12 January 2023.

[25] "Brekalo joins Fiorentina". VfL Wolfsburg. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

[26] "Loaned to Werder". VfL Wolfsburg. 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.

[28] "Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF). Deutsche Fußball Liga (DFL). p. 3. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

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