20 – Nick Woltemade scored 20 competitive goals at club level in 2025 (for VfB Stuttgart and Newcastle United) – more than any other German player in Europe's five major leagues during that period. BigNick.

3 - At 20 years and 308 days, VfL Wolfsburg's Dženan Pejčinović is the youngest German player to score three goals in a Bundesliga match since Thomas Müller did so for FC Bayern in 2010 (20 years and 230 days). Treble.

70 – Vincenzo Grifo scored his 70th Bundesliga goal for SC Freiburg, setting a new club record ahead of Nils Petersen (69). Dethroned.

1 - Der 1. FSV Mainz 05 qualifizierte sich erstmals für ein Achtelfinale in einem europäischen Hauptwettbewerb und steht als erster deutscher Verein überhaupt im Achtelfinale der UEFA Conference League. Hoffnungsschimmer.

1 - Since joining FC Bayern for the 2024-25 season, birthday boy Michael Olise (24) ranks first in the Bundesliga during this period for each of: 🥇 Assists - 23 🥇 Shot involvements - 253 🥇 Chances created - 120 🥇 Big chances created - 41 🥇 Dribbles completed - 97 Doer.

2 – VfB Stuttgart's Josha Vagnoman (2025 and 2024) is the only player besides George Weah (1992 and 1991) to have scored a goal in major European competition on his birthday in two consecutive years. Double-congrats.

3 - At 19 years and 22 days, RB Leipzig’s Yan Diomande is the second youngest player to score a hat-trick in Bundesliga history behind Frankfurt’s Walter Bechtold (18y 118d in November 1965). Triple.

6 – Saïd El Mala has scored six goals in the Bundesliga this season, more than any other teenager in the top 5 leagues in 2025-26. Only Lukas Podolski (18y 325d) was younger than El Mala (19y 102d) when he scored his sixth Bundesliga goal for Köln. Prinz.

58 – Harry Kane has scored a total of 58 goals for club and country in 2025, more than he has ever scored before in a calendar year as a professional (previous best 56 in 2017). Peak. @optajoe.com @optaanalyst.optajoe.com

3 & 0 – Borussia Mönchengladbach won their third consecutive Bundesliga away game without conceding a goal, equalling their club record last achieved in 1985 under Jupp Heynckes. Flawless.

1-2-3 – At the 2026 World Cup, Germany will face Curacao for the first time ever, the Ivory Coast for the second time (2-2 H in a friendly in 2009) and Ecuador for the third time (3-0 at the 2006 World Cup and 4-2 in a friendly in 2013). Diversity.

906 – Union Berlin's Leopold Querfeld is the first player to score two penalties against Manuel Neuer in the keepers 906th professional match for club and country. Unique.

16 – At 16 years and 128 days, Kennet Eichhorn of Hertha BSC is the youngest goalscorer in the DFB-Pokal after the Second World War – replacing Jude Bellingham (17 years and 77 days). Gem.

6 – Deniz Undav scored VfB Stuttgart's sixth Bundesliga goal in a row – a new club record, beating the old record held by Jürgen Klinsmann, with five VfB goals in a row in March 1986. Solo.

20 – FC Bayern Munich have scored multiple goals in their 20th consecutive Bundesliga match, equalling the Bundesliga record – only Bayern themselves had previously such a long run in 2013-14 under Pep Guardiola. Flood.

534 - Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer makes his 534th Bundesliga appearance, equalling Eike Immel in second place among the most capped goalkeepers in Bundesliga history. Only Oliver Kahn has played more Bundesliga matches (557). Icon.

8 - Deniz Undav has been directly involved in eight goals in all competitions matches since the start of November (6G 2A) - the best record of all players from the top five leagues ahead of Kylian Mbappé (7). Class.

7 - Deniz Undav has been directly involved in seven goals in all competitions since the beginning of November, the joint-best number of all players from the top 5 leagues alongside Kylian Mbappé (6G 1A each). Novembav. #GAEVfB

1 – The U17 team will become the first Austrian national football team to play in a World Cup final. Novelty. #U17WC

8 – Alejandro Grimaldo scored his 8th goal for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in all competitions this season, the most of any player for the club in 2025-26 and twice as many as he managed last season (4 in 48 apps). Leader.

6 - Only Erling Haaland in 2020 (7) has been directly involved in more goals as a teenager in his first eight Bundesliga starts on record (since 2004-05) than Assan Ouédraogo (6; 3 goals, 3 assists). OuédraoGOAL.

23 & 345 – At 23 years and 345 days, Michael Olise today became the youngest Bayern Munich player to be involved in five goals (2 goals, 3 assists) in a Bundesliga match on record (since 2004-05). Class.

2 & 5 – Deniz Undav scored 2+ goals in two consecutive Bundesliga matches for the first time, and he has scored more goals against Borussia Dortmund (5) than against any other opponent in the German top flight. Form.

17 & 273 – Today against Freiburg, Lennart Karl scored and assisted at the age of 17 years and 273 days, with only Youssoufa Moukoko doing so at a younger age (17 years and 265 days in August 2022, also against Freiburg) in a Bundesliga match on record (since 2004-05). Elite.

9 - Mainz's Dominik Kohr was sent off for the ninth time in the Bundesliga, no other player has been sent off so often in the competition’s history (Luiz Gustavo and Jens Nowotny each 8 times). HardKohr.

500 - Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver Baumann makes his 500th Bundesliga appearance - he is the fifth goalkeeper and 14th player overall to break the 500 Bundesliga games mark. Legend.

3 - For the third time after 1934 and 1954, Germany, Austria and Switzerland will each participate as sovereign states in the same FIFA World Cup in 2026. DACH.

21 – Germany has qualified for the World Cup for the 21st time, surpassed only by Brazil (23, including 2026). Anticipation.

19 & 192 – At 19 years and 192 days, Assan Ouédraogo is the youngest player to score on his debut for Germany since Klaus Stürmer, who did so in October 1954 at the age of 19 years and 68 days. Ecstasy.

29 - Leipzig's Yan Diomande, who celebrates his 19th birthday today, has completed 29 dribbles in this Bundesliga season, at least 11 more than any other Bundesliga player and the second-highest total for a teenager in Europe's top five leagues (Lamine Yamal: 33). Diamond.

#17 - Klara Bühl legte beim 3-2 des FC Bayern gegen Arsenal in der #UWCL alle drei Tore auf. Sie sammelte 2025/26 in der Liga und #UWCL kombiniert 19 Scorerpunkte (5T 14A) - das ist klarer Bestwert aller Spielerinnen aus den Top-Fünf-Ligen Europas. Unaufhaltsam.

1 – Frankfurt vs Mainz is the 6516th Bundesliga match since detailed data collection began in 2004-05, but the first since then, that only saw one shot in the first half. Drab. #SGEM05 @optaanalyst.optajoe.com

83 - Werder Bremen equalised in the 83rd minute, only twice before have the Green-Whites managed to equalise later in a Bundesliga home win from behind (in 2016 against Wolfsburg in the 86th minute and in 2002 against Rostock in the 89th minute). Spirit.

1.35 - Cologne's Saïd El Mala has generated an xG of 1.35 following take-ons this Bundesliga season, more than any other player in Europe's big five leagues in 2025-26. Threat.

2 - Luis Díaz is only the second player to score twice and be sent off in a UEFA Champions League match, after Antoine Griezmann in October 2021 for Atlético against Liverpool. Double.

6 - Borussia Dortmund kept their sixth clean sheet of this Bundesliga season - a joint best in Europe's big five leagues with Arsenal and a new club record for BVB after nine matches of a BL season. Stronghold.

13 – FC Bayern Munich started the 2025-26 season with 13 competitive wins, equalling the record in Europe's big five leagues, which had previously only been achieved by Milan in 1992-93. InVINCibles.

6 - SC Freiburg have won each of their last six Europa League home matches, setting a new record for a German club in the competition’s history. Fortress. #UEL @scfreiburg.com

12 - Niko Kovac remained unbeaten in his 12th game in charge in the group/league phase of the UEFA Champions League (W9 D3), a feat previously achieved only by Louis van Gaal (the first 13) and Fabio Capello (12). Unbeatable.

2 - Felix Nmecha is the first Dortmund player to score twice from outside the box in a UEFA Champions League match. Screamer.

10 - Vincenzo Grifo is only the fifth player to have scored 10+ direct free kicks in the Bundesliga since data collection in 2004-05, after Diego (13), Hakan Calhanoglu (11), Maximilian Arnold (11) and Sejad Salihovic (10). Artist.

11 - Harry Kane played 11 successful long passes against Borussia Dortmund, the most he has ever managed in a single game in Europe's big five leagues. Quarterback.

12 – Harry Kane has scored 12 goals in the Bundesliga this season. Apart from Bayern Munich, Eintracht Frankfurt (17) and Bayer 04 Leverkusen (16) are the only sides to have scored more goals as a team, than Kane did on his own. Cheatcode. @optajoe.com @optaanalyst.optajoe.com

38 - Robert Andrich has gone 38 away games unbeaten in the Bundesliga, setting a new record in the competition. Andrich surpassed the previous record held by Dante and Philipp Lahm (37 each). Wanderlust.

2 - Saïd El Mala scored in consecutive Bundesliga matches, at the age of 19 years and 53 days - the second youngest Cologne player to do so this millennium after Lukas Podolski (18 years, 195 days). Impressive.

9 - Union Berlin's Danilho Doekhi has scored nine headed goals in the Bundesliga since making his league debut in August 2022. No other defender in Europe's five big leagues has scored more headed goals since then (Arsenal's Gabriel Magalhães also 9). Set-piece.

3.9 - Die 17-jährige Lotta Wrede vom Hamburger SV ist die Spielerin mit den meisten erfolgreichen Dribblings (3.9) pro 90 Minuten in Europas fünf großen Ligen 2025/26 (mind. 200 Einsatzminuten). Wirbelwind.

0 - Der VfB Stuttgart startete mit drei Heimsiegen ohne Gegentor in diese BL-Saison - das gelang dem VfB zum Auftakt zuletzt 1991/92 unter Christoph Daum. In Europas fünf großen Ligen kassierten sonst nur der FC Bayern und Paris Saint-Germain zu Hause noch kein Gegentor. Festung.

11 – Bayern München’s Harry Kane is the first player in Bundesliga history to score 11 goals on the first six matchdays of a season. Historic. #SGEFCB @optajoe.com @optaanalyst.optajoe.com

19y 67d - At 19 years and 67 days, Christian Kofane is Bayer 04 Leverkusen's youngest-ever goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League. Diamond. #UCL #B04PSV