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Nico Schlotterbeck

#23 · Defender · age 26

Club
Borussia Dortmund
Germany · Bundesliga
Caps
15
Intl goals
0

88

WC26 rating

high confidence
Recent form
73
Career peak
100
League level
89
Competition pedigree
98
International pedigree
60
Longevity
69

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

Career by season

Season Club Competition Apps Gls Ast Rating
25/26 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 28 5 2 —
25/26 Borussia Dortmund UEFA Champions League 7 0 0 —
25/26 Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal 2 0 0 —
24/25 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 23 0 4 —
24/25 Borussia Dortmund UEFA Champions League 12 0 2 —
24/25 Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal 2 0 0 —
23/24 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 33 2 3 —
23/24 Borussia Dortmund UEFA Champions League 12 0 2 —
23/24 Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal 3 0 0 —
22/23 Borussia Dortmund Bundesliga 28 4 5 —
22/23 Borussia Dortmund UEFA Champions League 8 0 0 —
22/23 Borussia Dortmund DFB-Pokal 3 0 0 —
21/22 Sport-Club Freiburg Bundesliga 32 4 1 —
21/22 Sport-Club Freiburg DFB-Pokal 6 0 1 —
20/21 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin Bundesliga 16 1 0 —
20/21 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin DFB-Pokal 1 1 0 —
19/20 Sport-Club Freiburg Bundesliga 13 0 0 —
19/20 Sport-Club Freiburg DFB-Pokal 1 0 0 —
18/19 Sport-Club Freiburg Bundesliga 2 0 0 —
18/19 RasenBallsport Leipzig Bundesliga 1 0 0 —
18/19 Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 Bundesliga 1 0 0 —

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Schlotterbeck offers an aggressive, vertical alternative if Nagelsmann wants more line-stepping bravery from his back four. His relationship with referees can wobble — yellow-card discipline is his recurring weakness.

Strengths

Recent form

Strong second half of 2025-26 with Dortmund, healthy entering the tournament.

His older brother Keven is also a professional footballer who has played in the Bundesliga — they faced each other across the Dortmund-Mainz league fixtures in 2022-23.