VfL Bochum Team News Page 36 - Soccer

Ivan Ordets - Loaned to Bochum Ordets has joined VfL Bochum on a season-long loan from Dynamo Moscow, the club announced Sunday.

Impact Ordets has tallied five goals in 62 Russian Premier League appearances during his three seasons with Dynamo Moscow, and the 30-year-old center back is now moving to the Bundesliga with Bochum for the upcoming campaign.

JULY 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Cristian Gamboa - Extends contract with Bochum Gamboa has extended his contract with VfL Bochum through the 2023/24 campaign, the club announced Thursday.

Impact Gamboa made 23 appearances (20 starts) mostly at right back in his debut season in the Bundesliga, and he scored a goal against Bayern Munich in February. The 32-year-old is now signed on for two more years with Bochum.

JULY 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kostas Stafylidis - Staying with Bochum Stafylidis signed with Bochum after leaving Hoffenheim upon the expiry of his contract, it was announced Wednesday.

Impact Stafylidis was already with Bochum on loan and now commits to the club permanently. He started 15 times in 24 games and produced a respectable 64 crosses and 39 tackles in that time. Should he stay healthy, Stafylidis could have decent value on occasion.

JULY 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Philipp Forster - Transfers to Bochum Forster has signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum after transferring from Stuttgart, the club announced Friday.

Impact Forster tallied a combined five goals and two assists in 45 Bundesliga appearances (28 starts) in his last two seasons with Stuttgart, but his usage really trailed off in 2022. The 27-year-old is now moving to Bochum, where he will challenge for a spot in attacking midfield.

JULY 1, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Stoger - Transfers to Bochum Stoger has signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum after transferring from FSV Mainz, the club announced in June.

Impact Stoger made 42 Bundesliga appearances during his two years in Mainz, but he only started in five of those games, with all four of his goals in the competition in that span coming off the bench. The 28-year-old is now returning to Bochum, where he was from 2016-18 while the club was in the second division.

JUNE 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Saidy Janko - Loaned to Bochum Janko has joined VfL Bochum on a season-long loan from Real Valladolid, the club announced Monday.

Impact Janko made 15 appearances in La Liga 2 last season for Valladolid, but instead of following the club into the top division, he is moving to the Bundesliga on-loan to Bochum. The 23-year-old will compete with Cristian Gamboa for the starting right back spot on his new team.

JUNE 27, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jordi Osei-Tutu - Transfers to Bochum Osei-Tutu has signed a three-year contract with VfL Bochum after transferring from Arsenal, the club announced Thursday.

Impact Osei-Tutu made 16 appearances in all competitions while on a six-month loan last season with League One side Rotherham, but the 23-year-old is now leaving Arsenal for Germany on a permanent basis. He returns to Bochum, where he tallied five goals and three assists in the 2. Bundesliga during a loan season in 2019/20, and he can provide depth on both full back sides or farther up in midfield.

JUNE 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Jacek Goralski - Transfers to Bochum Goralski has signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum after transferring from Kairat Almaty, the club announced Friday.

Impact Goralski made 37 appearances during an 18-month stint with Kazakh club Kairat Almaty, and the 29-year-old now moves to the Bundesliga with Bochum, where he'll compete with Anthony Losilla and Elvis Rexhbecaj for a starting spot in defensive midfield. Goralski also brings past Europa League experience from his time with Bulgarian side Ludogorets Razgrad, and he has earned 21 caps with the Polish National Team as well.

JUNE 17, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Gerrit Holtmann - Nine goal contributions Holtmann scored five goals and produced four assists during 29 appearances (23 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Holtmann proved to be a consistent part of the Bochum attack throughout the 2021/22 campaign. Despite the team struggling to score throughout the campaign Holtmann did well to nearly break double-digit goal contributions. The forward will be right back on the wings for Bochum in the 2022/23 season.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sebastian Polter - Reaches double-digit goals Polter scored 10 goals and provided one assist during 33 appearances (27 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Polter scored 10 goals as he broke the double-digit barrier with a match to spare. The forward was excellent throughout the season and will be set to lead the line once more for Bochum in the 2022/23 campaign. Polter was one of the few offensive bright spots for Bochum, and will likely be a nailed-on starter.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Milos Pantovic - Misses finale Pantovic missed the final match of the season against Union Berlin.

Impact Pantovic missed the season finale but still managed 18 starts and 28 appearances on the way to seven goal contributions. The midfielder is set to be a solid fantasy play once more in 2022/23, where he will likely be a consistent part of the Bochum attack on the wing or in midfield.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Erhan Masovic - Falls out of favor Masovic made 20 appearances and 17 starts in the 2021/22 Bundesliga season, but missed a majority of the second half of the season.

Impact Masovic was a consistent starter in the first half of the campaign before COVID-19, and poor form cost him the second half. The defender made four starts in the final nine matches, including going as an unused sub in three of those matches. Masovic will have the off-season to earn a spot back in the starting XI, where he has shown to be more than competent.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Armel Bella-Kotchap - Busy in debut Bundesliga season Bella-Kotchap made 22 appearances (20 starts) in the 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign.

Impact Bella-Kotchap was a newcomer to the Bundesliga with Bochum, but it didn't look like he missed a beat. The defender was excellent throughout the campaign and was one of the key parts of the Bochum defense. A brief stint in the middle of the season was concerning as it looked like he was falling out of the starting XI, but a strong half brought Bella-Kotchap and solidified his spot in the first team.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Robert Tesche - Hampered by injuries Tesche made 11 appearances (five starts) during the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Tesche was hampered by injuries to his ankle, as well as testing positive for COVID-19. The midfielder isn't much of a fantasy option, and isn't likely to break into the starting XI moving forward. Tesche is a pure depth option, making him a non-factor for fantasy purposes.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Elvis Rexhbecaj - Goal threat disappears Rexhbecaj scored no goals and provided no assists despite 32 appearances (30 starts) during the Bundesliga campaign.

Impact Rexhbecaj was brought in to provide a goal threat from midfield after five goals and two assists with Koln in the 2020/21 campaign. That threat was utterly non-existent for the midfielder in 2021/22, where he scored no goals, despite taking more shots than in ever before in his career. Despite the awful return, the volume was still encouraging for fantasy managers as Rexhbecaj played 2,467 minutes, far and away the most of his career. He will be a nailed-on part of the starting XI once more in 2022/23.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Anthony Losilla - Starts all but one match Losilla made 33 starts and appearances during the 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign.

Impact Losilla started all over the pitch for Bochum, in central defense, central midfield, and defensive midfield. While the veteran doesn't offer much for fantasy managers, his 2,847 minutes played give him value for consistency if nothing else. Losilla's role could fall off at any time, especially as he enters his age-37 season, but until it does, he remains a safe, if not glamorous, fantasy option.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Manuel Riemann - Heroic to avoid relegation Riemann made 114 saves and kept seven clean sheets in 31 starts in the 2021/22 Bundesliga campaign.

Impact Riemann produced a truly brilliant season during the 2021/22 campaign. The keeper was absolutely astounding from start-to-finish and even earned a Goalkeeper of the Year nomination. Riemann isn't getting any younger, but he will be right back between the posts fighting to keep Bochum in the Bundesliga in the 2022/23 campaign.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Takuma Asano - Seven goal contributions Asano scored three goals and provided four assist during 27 appearances (20 starts) in the Bundesliga.

Impact Asano had the best top-flight season of his career during the 2021/22 campaign. The forward found consistent playing time, pushing him over 1,600 minutes, while also producing seven goal contributions. Asano isn't necessarily going to be a nailed-on starter in 2022/23, but has shown the potential to be a game-changer when in the staring XI. Asano started the final eight matches of the campaign.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Christopher Antwi-Adjej - Ends season with illness Antwi-Adjei missed six of the final seven matches of the season with an illness and groin injury, but still produced 25 appearances (12 starts.)

Impact Antwi-Adjei played all over the attack for Bochum, on both the left and right wing depending on where he was needed. That said he only managed one goal and assist in 25 appearances, making him a tenuous fantasy option. Antwi-Adjei will likely be a rotational option once more in the 2022/23 campaign, meaning he should be left out of most fantasy rosters barring injuries further up the depth chart.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Simon Zoller - Recovers from knee injury Zoller dealt with a knee injury throughout the 2021/22 campaign, making only 10 appearances.

Impact Zoller may have made only 10 appearances (six starts), but that was due solely to his knee injury that sidelined him for many months. The forward has shown flashes of brilliance in the Bundesliga previously and will likely get the chance to play a bigger role when healthy in 2022/23. Especially disappointing for Zoller was losing his red-hot start to the season with two goals and two assists in the first four matches before his knee injury.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Cristian Gamboa - Starts final seven matches Gamboa ended the season with seven straight starts on the way to 23 appearances and 20 starts.

Impact Gamboa struggled to stay on the pitch early in the season while dealing with an elbow injury. After he was fit though, Gamboa was a nailed-on starter, starting nearly every match in the second half of the campaign. The right-back doesn't offer too much offensively with just one goal and 13 chances created in 23 appearances, hampering his fantasy value. That said he should expect a full season's workload in 2022/23, which gives Gamboa a chance to push up those offensive numbers, especially his crossing volume.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Danilo Soares - Thirty starts at left-back Soares made 30 starts and provided one assist during the 2021/22 Bundesliga season.

Impact Soares was the nailed-on left-back throughout the 2021/22 season. The defender was a top defensive option throughout the campaign, though his offensive upside left something lacking. Soares did send in 66 crosses, though only 10 of those were accurate on the way to 19 chances created. Soares will hope for some more upside offensively in the 2022/23 campaign.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Union Berlin - VfL Bochum 3-2 ' Highlights ' Matchday 34 - Bundesliga 2021/22

MAY 15, 2022 • YOUTUBE

Michael Esser - Makes eight saves in loss Esser made eight saves and conceded three goals during Saturday's 3-2 loss against Union Berlin.

Impact Esser made his third start of the season and, despite not being able to shut the opposition down, he made several big saves that kept his side in contention. The veteran goalkeeper was a backup for Manuel Riemann during all season and it shouldn't change if he stays with Bochum for the next campaign.

MAY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Takuma Asano - Provides assist in loss Asano made an assist and had one off-target shot during Saturday's 3-2 loss against Union Berlin.

Impact Asano was having a very quiet performance until the 79th minute, when he showed a lot of hustle to recover the ball on the left flank before setting up Eduard Lowen for his side's second goal. This was the third assist for the attacker over his last three starts. He'll hope the strong finish of campaign is a sign of better things to come for the 2022-23 season.

MAY 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

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