The 2016–17 VfL Wolfsburg season was the 72nd season in the club's football history.
Background VfL Wolfsburg finished the 2015–16 Bundesliga season in 8th place, thus ensuring a place in the 2016–17 Bundesliga.
Players
Squad
Transfers
In No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving fromTypeTransfer WindowContract endsTransfer feeSources 2 Defender Philipp Wollscheid Yes Stoke City Loan Summer 30 June 2017 — 5 Defender Jeffrey Bruma Yes PSV Eindhoven Transfer Summer 30 June 2021 €11,500,000 11 Midfielder Daniel Didavi Yes VfB Stuttgart Transfer Summer 30 June 2021 Free 13 Midfielder Yannick Gerhardt Yes 1. FC Köln Transfer Summer 30 June 2021 €13,000,000 14 Midfielder Jakub Błaszczykowski Yes Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer 30 June 2019 €5,000,000 17 Forward Borja Mayoral Yes Real Madrid Loan Summer 30 June 2017 — 23 Midfielder Josuha Guilavogui Yes Atlético Madrid Buy option exercised Summer 30 June 2019 €3,000,000 25 Forward Josip Brekalo Yes Dinamo Zagreb Transfer Summer 30 June 2021 €6,000,000 29 Midfielder Amara Condé Yes VfL Wolfsburg U19 Academy Summer 30 June 2018 Free 33 Forward Mario Gómez Yes Fiorentina Transfer Summer 30 June 2019 €7,000,000 39 Forward Oskar Zawada Yes Twente Return from loan Summer 30 June 2018 40 Defender Robin Ziegele Yes VfL Wolfsburg U19 Academy Summer 30 June 2018 Free — Midfielder Francisco Rodríguez Yes Arminia Bielefeld Return from loan Summer 30 June 2018 — 6 Midfielder Riechedly Bazoer Yes Ajax Transfer Winter 30 June 2021 €12,000,000 9 Forward Paul-Georges Ntep Yes Rennes Transfer Winter 30 June 2021 €5,000,000 10 Midfielder Yunus Mallı Yes Mainz 05 Transfer Winter 30 June 2021 €12,500,000 18 Forward Victor Osimhen No Ultimate Strikers Academy Transfer Winter 30 June 2020 €3,500,000 25 Midfielder Ashkan Dejagah Yes Al-Arabi Transfer Winter 30 June 2017 Free
Out No.Pos.NameAgeEUMoving toTypeTransfer WindowTransfer feeSources 3 Forward Nicklas Bendtner Yes — Release Summer — 11 Forward Max Kruse Yes Werder Bremen Transfer Summer €7,500,000 12 Forward Bas Dost Yes Sporting CP Transfer Summer €10,000,000 17 Midfielder André Schürrle Yes Borussia Dortmund Transfer Summer €30,000,000 18 Defender Dante No Nice Transfer Summer €2,500,000 25 Defender Naldo No Schalke 04 Transfer Summer Free 26 Defender Felipe No Chaves Transfer Summer Free 32 Forward Leandro Putaro Yes Arminia Bielefeld Loan Summer — 37 Defender Moritz Sprenger Yes 1. FC Magdeburg Loan Summer — — Goalkeeper Patrick Drewes Yes Preußen Münster Loan Summer — — Midfielder Francisco Rodríguez Yes Luzern Loan Summer — 6 Defender Carlos Ascues No FBC Melgar Loan Winter — 7 Midfielder Daniel Caligiuri Yes Schalke 04 Transfer Winter €2,500,000 10 Midfielder Julian Draxler Yes Paris Saint-Germain Transfer Winter €40,000,000 16 Forward Bruno Henrique No Santos Transfer Winter €4,000,000 25 Forward Josip Brekalo Yes VfB Stuttgart Loan Winter — 35 Forward Anton Donkor Yes Everton U23 Loan Winter —
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overview
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Relegation play-offs
DFB-Pokal
Statistics
Appearances and goals
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season
Goalscorers NameBundesligaDFB-PokalPlay-offsTotal133FWMario Gómez161118211MFDaniel Didavi400437MFDaniel Caligiuri200217FWBorja Mayoral200227MFMaximilian Arnold200234DFRicardo Rodríguez200275DFJeffrey Bruma10018MFVieirinha001110MFYunus Mallı100112FWBas Dost010130MFPaul Seguin100131DFRobin Knoche1001Own goal2103Totals343239
Last updated: 29 May 2017
Clean sheets NameBundesligaDFB-PokalPlay-offsTotal128GKKoen Casteels8021021GKDiego Benaglio3104Totals111214
Last updated: 29 May 2017
Disciplinary record PlayerBundesligaDFB-PokalPlay-offsTotal1GKDiego Benaglio1000000001004DFMarcel Schäfer1000000001005DFJeffrey Bruma6011000007016MFRiechedly Bazoer5000000005007MFDaniel Caligiuri2000000002008MFVieirinha30000000030010MFYunus Mallı10000000010011MFDaniel Didavi00010010020013MFYannick Gerhardt50010000060014MFJakub Błaszczykowski20000000020017FWBorja Mayoral10000000010021DFJannes Horn20000000020022MFLuiz Gustavo61010010081023MFJosuha Guilavogui60000010070025FWJosip Brekalo10000000010027MFMaximilian Arnold900100000100028GKKoen Casteels30000000030030MFPaul Seguin31010000041031DFRobin Knoche20000000020033FWMario Gómez40000010050034DFRicardo Rodríguez100100000200Totals64217004007521
Last updated: 29 May 2017
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