Bundesliga wandering birds: Darmstadt addition Polter now at seven clubs

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With his move to Darmstadt 98 on Deadline Day, Sebastian Polter secured a temporary place in the history books of the Bundesliga. For the 32-year-old striker, the “Lilien” are the seventh club in the German upper house. Only one professional can also boast such a list: Michael Spies.

Wandervogel: Player with the most clubs in the Bundesliga

Srdjan Lakic – 107 games for 6 clubs

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1. FC Kaiserslautern, Eintracht Frankfurt, VfL Wolfsburg, SC Paderborn, Hertha BSC, TSG Hoffenheim

Jürgen Rynio – 186 games for 6 clubs

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Borussia Dortmund, FC St. Pauli, Rot-Weiß Essen, 1. FC Nuremberg, Karlsruher SC, Hannover 96

Sandro Wagner – 180 games for 6 clubs

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TSG Hoffenheim, Hertha BSC, Darmstadt 98, Werder Bremen, FC Bayern and 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Markus Feulner – 204 games for 6 clubs

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1. FC Nuremberg, FC Augsburg, Mainz 05, 1. FC Cologne, Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern

Stefan Kohn – 244 games for 6 clubs

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1. FC Cologne, VfL Bochum, Hannover 96, Werder Bremen, Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Schalke 04

Max Kruse – 307 games for 6 clubs

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Werder Bremen, Borussia Mönchengladbach, VfL Wolfsburg, Union Berlin, SC Freiburg, FC St. Pauli

Kevin Vogt – 322 games for 6 clubs

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TSG Hoffenheim, FC Augsburg, 1.FC Cologne, VfL Bochum, Werder Bremen, Union Berlin

Bruno Labbadia – 328 games for 6 clubs

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FC Bayern, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, Werder Bremen, Hamburger SV, 1. FC Cologne, Arminia Bielefeld

Sebastian Polter – 116 games for 7 clubs

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Darmstadt 98, VfL Bochum, 1. FC Nürnberg, Schalke 04, Union Berlin, Mainz 05, VfL Wolfsburg

Michael Spies – 219 games for 7 clubs

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Karlsruher SC, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hansa Rostock, Dynamo Dresden, Hamburger SV, VfL Wolfsburg, VfB Stuttgart

Polter began his career in the Bundesliga in 2011 with VfL Wolfsburg, for whom he only played twelve games. After a loan to 1. FC Nürnberg, he went on to Schalke 04 via Mainz 05, Union Berlin, two stations abroad and VfL Bochum. He has already shared second place with six clubs since 2022, which means he has moved to Darmstadt Polter is now at the top.

Spies secured the record in 1997 by winning promotion to the Bundesliga with Wolfsburg; the midfielder previously worked for Karlsruher SC, Borussia Mönchengladbach, Hansa Rostock, Dynamo Dresden, Hamburger SV and VfB Stuttgart.

Kevin Vogt, who left TSG Hoffenheim and joined Union Berlin, has been at six clubs since this winter. Remarkable: Jessic Ngankam, loaned to Mainz from Eintracht Frankfurt on Deadline Day, is already with four Bundesliga clubs at the age of 23.

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