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Philipp Sander

Philipp SanderCM#16

Mönchengladbach·Bundesliga logoBundesliga·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

28 years(21/02/1998)1,86mbothGermanyContract until 30/06/2028

6.93Rating28 matches in 12 months
€4.00mMarket value#15 in Mönchengladbach · #245 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga01.117.6
Bundesliga08.118.3
Bundesliga13.126.6
Bundesliga19.127.5
Bundesliga11.017.4

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

8.00Nov
7.00Dec
6.70Jan
7.00Feb
6.90Mar
7.00Apr
6.80May
Jun
Jul
7.00Aug
6.60Sep
Oct

Key statsBundesliga · DFB Pokal

Goals08 of 23Rank
xG0.130.07 / 9015 of 22Rank
Assists10.20 / 907 of 23Rank
xA0.540.27 / 9014 of 23Rank
Shots91.80 / 906 of 22Rank
Shots on target111%16 of 22Rank
Key passes40.80 / 9016 of 23Rank
Pass accuracy86.7%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among midfielders — Bundesliga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING50TECHNIQUE51TACTICAL65DEFENDING67CREATIVITY53

Player Position average

Attacking50
Technique51
Tactical65
Defending67
Creativity53

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM · DC

Positions on the pitch

CMDMCBAttack →

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0034%
xG0.0533%
Shots1.5060%
Shots on target0.0014%
Conversion %033%
Big chances missed0.0068%
Dribbles0.2541%
Fouls won0.252%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0036%
xA0.0841%
Key passes0.7527%
Big chances created0.2555%
Accurate passes46.5091%
Pass accuracy %84.964%
Final third passes10.0068%
Long balls3.2591%
Crosses0.5043%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles3.0093%
Interceptions1.5061%
Clearances2.5068%
Blocks0.259%
Aerial duels won1.5085%
Duels won5.0068%
Recoveries5.0059%
Dribbled past2.005%
Fouls3.000%
Errors leading to goal0.252%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 22 midfielders · Bundesliga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 360′

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.5

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.5

Assists vs xA

-1.4

Assists xA · total 0 / 1.4

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 09.11.2025
Missed matches4last 12 months
Contract until30/06/2028
Market value€4.00mHighest: €4.00m (09/10/2024)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
Bundesliga logoBundesligaBorussia M'gladbach logoBorussia M'gladbach26/2743606.48——01—
DFB Pokal logoDFB PokalBorussia M'gladbach logoBorussia M'gladbach26/271907.70—11——
Transfers7
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
01/07/202424/25Holstein Kiel logoHolstein KielMönchengladbach logoMönchengladbach€1.00m€3.00m
30/06/202120/21SC Verl logoSC VerlHolstein Kiel logoHolstein KielEnd of loan€350k
21/08/202020/21Holstein Kiel logoHolstein KielSC Verl logoSC Verlloan transfer€150k
01/07/201818/19Holst. Kiel II logoHolst. Kiel IIHolstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel--
01/07/201717/18Holst. Kiel U19Holst. Kiel II--
01/07/201515/16H. Rostock U17Holst. Kiel U19free transfer-
01/07/201313/14H. Rostock Yth.H. Rostock U17--

Market value

€4.00m Current€4.00m Highest · 09/10/202427/05/2026 Last change
€4.00m
03.07.201827.05.2026
#245 Bundesliga#239 Defensive Midfield#123 Germany#15 Mönchengladbach#2.716 Worldwide#199 Year 1998
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
03/07/201820Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€100k
08/01/201920Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€100k
12/06/201921Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€100k
13/12/201921Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€150k
11/09/202022SC Verl logoSC Verl€150k
11/11/202022SC Verl logoSC Verl€200k
20/01/202122SC Verl logoSC Verl€250k
26/03/202123SC Verl logoSC Verl€300k
14/06/202123SC Verl logoSC Verl€350k
15/12/202123Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€350k
16/06/202224Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€350k
30/11/202224Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€450k
31/03/202325Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€650k
28/06/202325Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€750k
20/10/202325Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€1.20m
15/12/202325Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€1.70m
22/03/202426Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€2.00m
06/06/202426Holstein Kiel logoHolstein Kiel€3.00m
09/10/202426Borussia Mönchengladbach logoBorussia Mönchengladbach€4.00m
20/12/202426Borussia Mönchengladbach logoBorussia Mönchengladbach€4.00m
05/06/202527Borussia Mönchengladbach logoBorussia Mönchengladbach€4.00m
19/12/202527Borussia Mönchengladbach logoBorussia Mönchengladbach€4.00m
27/05/202628Borussia Mönchengladbach logoBorussia Mönchengladbach€4.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026BundesligaBorussia M.Gladbach logoBorussia M.Gladbach218000.130.1300.54430.93
2025BundesligaBorussia M.Gladbach logoBorussia M.Gladbach30247521.381.3800.81251110.06

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.

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