First team

The season may be over, but four SC players are heading straight into international action. Philipp Lienhart, Igor Matanovic, Yuito Suzuki and Johan Manzambi will travel with their national teams to the World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, which takes place from 11th June to 19th July.

SC Freiburg and goalkeeper Jannik Huth have agreed on an extension to the player’s contract.

SC Freiburg have extended the contract of defender Anthony Jung.

SC Freiburg have signed midfielder Rihito Yamamoto from Belgian top-flight side Sint-Truiden.

Germany U21 goalkeeper Mio Backhaus will join SC Freiburg from Werder Bremen ahead of the new season.

Nicolas Höfler, Maximilian Philipp and Kofi Kyereh will no longer be part of the first team at SC Freiburg from next season onwards. They’ve all left their mark on the club in various ways.

Maximilian Eggestein, Matthias Ginter and Johan Manzambi have been honoured by a jury for their impressive performances on the European stage this season.

Freiburg were defeated in the final of the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday, losing 3-0 to English side Aston Villa.

SC Freiburg face Aston Villa in the UEFA Europa League final at Beşiktaş Park in Istanbul on Wednesday evening at 21:00 CEST.

SC Freiburg secured seventh place and a spot in the Conference League play-offs thanks to a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig on matchday 34. Freiburg’s goals came from Niklas Beste, Igor Matanovic, Matthias Ginter and Derry Scherhant.