War of Soccer
Nico Schlotterbeck portraitDF
Photo: Sandro Halank, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Player profile

Nico Schlotterbeck

Defender · Borussia Dortmund

GermanyActive

Nico Schlotterbeck was the joint-most prolific defender in the 2025-26 Bundesliga before his 2026 World Cup ended early with an ankle injury sustained against Cote d'Ivoire.

Career

Schlotterbeck made 28 Bundesliga appearances for Borussia Dortmund in 2025-26, scoring five goals and adding one assist — joint-most goals by a defender in the league alongside teammate Ramy Bensebaini — as Dortmund finished runners-up to Bayern with the league's best defensive record, conceding only 34 goals.

He scored a header against Curacao in Germany's World Cup opener.

Schlotterbeck sustained an ankle injury in Germany's 2-1 win over Cote d'Ivoire that ended his tournament.

How they play

A goalscoring threat from centre-back, reflected in his joint-league-high tally among defenders in 2025-26.

Where they are now

Schlotterbeck returns to Dortmund for 2026-27 recovering from the ankle injury that cut his World Cup short after just two games.

Bio

Date of birthDecember 1, 1999 (age 26)
BirthplaceWaiblingen
Height1.91 cm
PositionDefender
StatusActive
Current clubBorussia Dortmund

Club career

  1. Borussia DortmundSince 2022Current
  2. SC Freiburg2019–2022
  3. 1. FC Union Berlin2020–2021
  4. SC Freiburg II2018–2020

International career

  1. Germany men's national association football teamSince 2022Current

Youth caps: U21 (2019–2021) · U20 (2018) · U19 (2017–2018) · U18 (2017)

Honours

No honours on record yet.

Defining moments

  1. Header vs Curacao in World Cup opener2026

    Schlotterbeck scored with a header in Germany's opening World Cup match against Curacao.

  2. Ankle injury ends World Cup vs Cote d'Ivoire2026

    An ankle injury sustained in Germany's 2-1 win over Cote d'Ivoire ended Schlotterbeck's tournament.

Latest season stats (ESPN)

Starts (sub-ins): 0 (0)Goals: 0Assists: 0Tackles: 0

In our archive

0 appearances0 goals0 assists

We haven’t archived a match featuring this player yet — appearances appear here the moment we cover one.

Sources

Read for this profile

Profile written / last reviewed August 6, 2026.

← All players · Results · Play War of Soccer →

Comments

0/2000

Be decent. No links. Slurs are held for review, not published.

Loading comments…

War of Soccer is not affiliated with FIFA, Borussia Dortmund, any federation or Nico Schlotterbeck. This page compiles publicly available data (ESPN, Wikidata) descriptively, for identification and commentary only — not an endorsement by or of the player.