Defender

Philipp Sander

Borussia M'gladbach
Germany
28 yrs
185 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 10
Goals: 0
Assists: 1
Average rating: 6.61

Age28

Date of birth21 Feb 1998

Height185 cm

Weight–

Preferred footRight

Market value€4.2M

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Season performance · 2026

Bundesliga

Borussia M'gladbach

Appearances / Starts8 / 8

Minutes720

Rating6.58

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)11 (2)

Passes · accuracy398 · 82%

Key passes6

Tackles / Interceptions18 / 13

Duels won42 / 91

Successful dribbles2

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.35 / 0.63

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls17

Accurate crosses2

Touches542

Possession lost99

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won19

Ground duels won23

Clearances27

Ball recoveries41

Fouls won3

Fouls committed16

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal1

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)87.05

Top speed (km/h)32.18

DFB Pokal

Borussia M'gladbach

Appearances / Starts2 / 2

Minutes129

Rating6.75

Goals / Assists0 / 1

Shots (on target)3 (1)

Passes · accuracy145 · 93%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions2 / 2

Duels won2 / 7

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 1

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls11

Accurate crosses0

Touches164

Possession lost15

Dispossessed0

Aerial duels won0

Ground duels won2

Clearances0

Ball recoveries15

Fouls won0

Fouls committed1

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)14.41

Top speed (km/h)30.19

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking49

Technical51

Tactical65

Defending67

Creativity52

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
31 Oct 2026	Borussia M'gladbach – SC Paderborn 07	0–0	90'	7.0
27 Oct 2026	Borussia M'gladbach – Karlsruher SC	2–0	39'	5.8
23 Oct 2026	VfB Stuttgart – Borussia M'gladbach	2–3	90'	6.5
18 Oct 2026	Borussia M'gladbach – TSG Hoffenheim	1–2	90'	6.3
11 Oct 2026	1. FC Köln – Borussia M'gladbach	2–1	90'	6.9
3 Oct 2026	FC St. Pauli – Borussia M'gladbach	1–1	–	–
19 Sep 2026	Borussia M'gladbach – 1. FSV Mainz 05	3–4	90'	6.8
12 Sep 2026	SC Freiburg – Borussia M'gladbach	5–0	90'	5.8
5 Sep 2026	Borussia M'gladbach – SV 07 Elversberg	3–4	90'	7.1
29 Aug 2026	RB Leipzig – Borussia M'gladbach	3–0	90'	6.2
23 Aug 2026	TSV Schott Mainz – Borussia M'gladbach	0–5	90'	7.7
15 Aug 2026	Borussia M'gladbach – Aston Villa	2–1	–	–
12 Aug 2026	SSVg Velbert – Borussia M'gladbach	0–8	–	–
7 Aug 2026	TSG Hoffenheim – Borussia M'gladbach	1–4	–	–
1 Aug 2026	FC Hansa Rostock – Borussia M'gladbach	1–3	–	–

Career and transfers

4 clubs · 4 moves · total fees 1M €

Jul 2024

Kiel To: M'gladbach

Transfer 1M €
Jun 2021

Verl To: Kiel

Loan return
Aug 2020

Kiel To: Verl

Loan
Jul 2018

Kiel II U23 To: Kiel

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 31 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)32

Average rating6.84

Last match rating7.031 Oct 2026

Matches missed41 injury record

Last 10 matches

7.0 5.8 6.5 6.3 6.9 6.8 5.8 7.1 6.2 7.7

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Bundesliga	Borussia M'gladbach	8 (8)	720	0	0	6.58
2026	DFB Pokal	Borussia M'gladbach	2 (2)	129	0	1	6.75

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Bundesliga 2026 · percentile among midfielders (51 players)

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4 matches · 360 min

Philipp Sander: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
xA / 90 min	0.08	34
Key passes / 90 min	0.75	27
Completed passes / 90 min	46.5	85
Pass accuracy	84.9%	64
Progressive carries / 90 min	1.25	39
Successful dribbles / 90 min	0.25	26
Tackles + interceptions / 90 min	4.50	83
Rating	6.48	7

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