PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Alexander Esswein.
VfR Mannheim · Germany
TM 45662 · Current player profileAge today36
Recorded moves17
Peak recorded value€3.50m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Alexander Esswein
- Born
- 25 Mar 1990
- Nationality
- Germany
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 182
- Joined current club
- 02 Aug 2024
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- MSV DuisburgLast recorded move · 02 Aug 2024
- SV SandhausenLast recorded move · 15 Aug 2023
- Hertha BSCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2020
- VfB StuttgartLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2019
- FC AugsburgLast recorded move · 26 Aug 2016
- 1.FC NurembergLast recorded move · 04 Jan 2014
- SG Dynamo DresdenLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- VfL WolfsburgLast recorded move · 16 Aug 2010
- 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- 1.FC Kaiserslautern U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- 1.FC Kaiserslautern YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- SV Waldhof Mannheim YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2002
- VfR Frankenthal YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 1999
- TSV Neuleiningen YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 1998
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Sep 2026 | 36 | VfR Mannheim | €125k |
| 02 Aug 2024 | 34 | VfR Mannheim | €0 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | 34 | MSV Duisburg | €175k |
| 28 Dec 2023 | 33 | MSV Duisburg | €200k |
| 19 Oct 2023 | 33 | MSV Duisburg | €300k |
| 28 Jun 2023 | 33 | SV Sandhausen | €350k |
| 30 Nov 2022 | 32 | SV Sandhausen | €400k |
| 16 Jun 2022 | 32 | SV Sandhausen | €400k |
| 15 Dec 2021 | 31 | SV Sandhausen | €450k |
| 13 Oct 2021 | 31 | SV Sandhausen | €500k |
| 16 Jun 2021 | 31 | SV Sandhausen | €600k |
| 08 Feb 2021 | 30 | SV Sandhausen | €700k |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 30 | Hertha BSC | €800k |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 29 | Hertha BSC | €1.00m |
| 05 Jun 2019 | 29 | VfB Stuttgart | €1.00m |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 28 | Hertha BSC | €1.00m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 28 | Hertha BSC | €2.00m |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 27 | Hertha BSC | €2.50m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 27 | Hertha BSC | €2.50m |
| 07 Feb 2017 | 26 | Hertha BSC | €2.50m |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 26 | FC Augsburg | €2.50m |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 25 | FC Augsburg | €2.50m |
| 16 Oct 2015 | 25 | FC Augsburg | €2.50m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 25 | FC Augsburg | €1.50m |
| 04 Feb 2015 | 24 | FC Augsburg | €1.50m |
| 10 Jul 2014 | 24 | FC Augsburg | €1.50m |
| 12 Feb 2014 | 23 | FC Augsburg | €1.50m |
| 05 Nov 2013 | 23 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €2.00m |
| 30 Jun 2013 | 23 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €2.75m |
| 13 Jan 2013 | 22 | 1.FC Nuremberg | €2.50m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Aug 2024 | MSV Duisburg | VfR Mannheim | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2024 | MSV Duisburg | Not recorded | Not recorded | — |
| 15 Aug 2023 | SV Sandhausen | MSV Duisburg | Transfer | Free |
| 09 Oct 2020 | Not recorded | SV Sandhausen | Transfer | — |
| 01 Jul 2020 | Hertha BSC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 30 Jun 2019 | VfB Stuttgart | Hertha BSC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jan 2019 | Hertha BSC | VfB Stuttgart | Loan | €400k |
| 26 Aug 2016 | FC Augsburg | Hertha BSC | Transfer | €2.50m |
| 04 Jan 2014 | 1.FC Nuremberg | FC Augsburg | Transfer | €250k |
| 01 Jul 2011 | SG Dynamo Dresden | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | €200k |
| 16 Aug 2010 | VfL Wolfsburg | SG Dynamo Dresden | Transfer | €50k |
| 01 Jul 2008 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €100k |
| 01 Jul 2007 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U17 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2005 | 1.FC Kaiserslautern Youth | 1.FC Kaiserslautern U17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2002 | SV Waldhof Mannheim Youth | 1.FC Kaiserslautern Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 1999 | VfR Frankenthal Youth | SV Waldhof Mannheim Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 1998 | TSV Neuleiningen Youth | VfR Frankenthal Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.