First-team news

SV Werder Bremen have signed defender Isaac Schmidt on a season-long loan from Premier League outfit Leeds United. Both clubs have agreed on a buy option for the 25-year-old following the conclusion of the loan, as confirmed by Peter Niemeyer, Werder's director of professional football.

Rumors detailing SV Werder Bremen's interest in Isaac Schmidt had been circulating in the media for weeks prior to the defender's arrival in the city on Thursday. The Switzerland international has now joined the Green-Whites on a season-long loan from Leeds United, and is looking forward to making his Bundesliga debut. In an interview with WERDER.DE, he spoke about learning of SVW's interest in…

The first home game of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season is fast approaching for Horst Steffen’s Green-Whites. The match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen this Saturday, 28th August at 15:30 CEST also marks the new SVW head coach’s first Bundesliga game in charge at the Weserstadion. During his press conference on Thursday, he discussed...

Before Werder face Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Green-Whites’ first home game of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season on Saturday 30th August at 15:30 CEST, head coach Horst Steffen gave a squad update during his press conference on Thursday. 

Yukinari Sugawara is the club’s third signing from England this summer, following the arrivals of Max Wöber and Karl Hein. The 25-year-old full-back spoke in an exclusive interview with WERDER.DE about his move from Southampton to Werder, a particular encounter he had with Mio Backhaus in the Netherlands and the Japanese community in the Bundesliga.

SV Werder Bremen have strengthened their defence by signing right-back Yukinari Sugawara on a season-long loan from Southampton. The 25-year-old Japan international completed his medical on Monday and joins the Green-Whites with immediate effect. The agreement with the Championship side also includes a buy option for next summer. The move was confirmed on Tuesday by Peter Niemeyer, head of…

When Patrice Covic and Karim Coulibaly were part of the same team that won the U19 DFB-Pokal, they presumably didn’t imagine themselves making their Bundesliga debuts just four months later. Although the disappointing result in the 4-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt will cloud the memory of their first game, the duo will surely never forget the special day. 

Marco Friedl and Julian Malatini both ended the opening game of the new Bundesliga season at Eintracht Frankfurt with a knock. Team doctor Dr. Philip Heitmann examined the two defenders on Sunday.

SV Werder Bremen had hoped for a better start to the 2025/26 Bundesliga season. Instead, the Green-Whites were defeated 4-1 at Eintracht Frankfurt and will return home empty-handed. WERDER.DE gathered the post-match reaction from the team.

SV Werder Bremen have begun their 2025/26 Bundesliga campaign with a defeat. In front of 59,500 spectators in a sold-out Deutsche Bank Park, the Green-Whites were defeated 4-1 by Champions League participants Eintracht Frankfurt.

SV Werder Bremen have signed Estonia international Karl Hein following the departure of Michael Zetterer. The 23-year-old joins on a one-year loan from Arsenal. The deal was confirmed on Friday by Peter Niemeyer, head of professional football at SVW.

Karl Hein has joined SV Werder Bremen on a season-long loan from Arsenal. In an exclusive interview with WERDER.DE, the 23-year-old goalkeeper and Estonia international spoke about making the move to Bremen, which of his close friends also plays in the Bundesliga and how he's already been able to make history at the Green-Whites.

The stage is set in ‘Mainhattan’ as Werder Bremen are set to kick off their 2025/26 Bundesliga season away at Eintracht Frankfurt this Saturday at 15:30 CEST. Against a Champions League side like SGE, the Green-Whites will expect a tough game to kick off the new campaign. Keep reading to find out how Werder plan to approach the fixture after their cup exit in Bielefeld, who will be available for…

Both Werder Bremen and Olivier Deman were dealt a devastating blow on Thursday morning, with the defender suffering a broken ankle. The Belgian will now spend several months on the sidelines after his injury was confirmed by team doctor Dr. Philip Heitmann.

The friendly between SV Werder Bremen and SC Preußen Münster, originally scheduled for Friday, 5th September 2025, has unfortunately been cancelled. The reason is a combination of international call-ups and injuries within the Green-Whites’ squad. Tickets purchased via the “Reservix” portal will be refunded in full.

The Bundesliga is back! Horst Steffen will take charge of his first Bundesliga game as Werder head coach on Saturday, 23rd August, at 15:30 CEST. In the press conference on Thursday before the duel with Eintracht Frankfurt, he spoke about...

SV Werder begin their Bundesliga season at the end of August, with games against Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer Leverkusen before the first international break. Werder will use this time to play a friendly against Preußen Münster, as they did last year. The date is set for Friday, 5th September, 16:30 CEST, at the Marschweg-Stadion in Oldenburg.

It was an open secret that Michael Zetterer’s tears weren’t only a result of Werder’s DFB-Pokal defeat at Arminia Bielefeld. It’s now official that the 30-year-old will leave his long-term home in order to join Champions League side Eintracht Frankfurt. In his WERDER.DE interview, ‘Zetti’ discusses his emotional moment in the SchücoArena, special memories from his ten years in Bremen and the…

SV Werder Bremen bid farewell to a long-serving player as Michael Zetterer leaves the Green-Whites with immediate effect to join Eintracht Frankfurt. The move was confirmed on Monday by Peter Niemeyer, head of professional football at SVW. Both clubs have agreed to keep the details of the transfer undisclosed.

SV Werder Bremen will be without their defender Maximilian Wöber for the coming weeks. The 27-year-old has suffered a thigh muscle injury.