Bavarian Loan Works: A jam-packed update

I have said this before, but I always have the best intentions on writing when I go on vacation, but it never happens. Good news for you is that you get two weeks of updates of Bayern loanees all wrapped into one article! We will be looking back at the entire month of December so far. This includes the last round of Pokal (and other cup competitions), a European competition window, and two weekends of league play. Pertetz got back into action and Krattenmacher had a goal and an assist off the bench in the Pokal matches. Nübel allowed five goals against Bayern, but then had two great results since. Palhinha has been on a terrible streak without a shot attempt in four matches. Plus, Guzmán helped her team secure a league-cup double in the final match of the season.

FC Bayern Munich

There are nine players from on loan from the first team.

Germany – Bundesliga

There are four players on loan to the German Bundesliga: Alexander Nübel, Ibrahimović, Daniel Peretz, and Armindo Sieb.

Alexander Nübel – VfB Stuttgart

Nübel was on the bench for Stuttgart’s 2-0 win against Bochum in the DFB-Pokal.

He returned to the starting lineup against his parent club that weekend against at home against Bayern. Things did not go well for him. Although he saved five shots, he also conceded five goals — one of which was due to an error he made. He received no help from his offense and fell at home 5-0.

Nübel remained in the lineup for Stuttgart’s home match against Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa League. He only saved one attempt on goal in this match, but also conceded a goal. Luckily he did receive scoring support from his team in this match and Suttgart won 4-1.

Stuttgart travelled to face Werder Bremen on Sunday. Nübel was in goal again and saved all three shots on goal that he faced and earned the shutout for Stuttgart. His teammates were able to score four road goals to earn a 4-0 win far from home.

Stuttgart will host Hoffenheim on Saturday.

Arijon Ibrahimović – 1. FC Heidenheim

Ibrahimović was on the bench for the beginning of Heidenheim’s match against Freiburg. He came into the match at halftime with his team down 1-0. He did not have a shot attempt but created two chances for his teammates to shoot. Although he did not directly contribute to a goal, his teammates were able to score two goals and earn the 2-1 win at home.

Ibrahimović started for Heidenheim on the road against St Pauli in Hamburg. He had one shot — on goal — and created three chances for his teammates to shoot. This was not enough for Heidenheim to find more than one goal and they fell on the road 2-1.

Heidenheim will host Bayern on Sunday in the final fixture of the calendar year.

Daniel Peretz – Hamburger SV

Peretz started for Hamburg against Holstein Kiel in the DFB-Pokal last Wednesday. The match was scoreless after 90 minutes and Peretz kept a shutout through 118 minutes. He had three saves in that time, but the one goal was enough to send the match to penalties. In penalties he only saved one attempt but he allowed four goals. They fell 4-2 in penalties and HSV were eliminated from the tournament.

Peretz was on the bench for the next two matches: a 3-2 home win against Werder Bremen and a 4-1 road loss against Hoffenheim.

Armindo Sieb – 1. FSV Mainz 05

Sieb was not in the matchday lineup for Mainz’ 1-0 home loss against Borussia Monchengladbach. He was on the bench for Mainz’ 1-1 draw in Poland against Lech Poznan in the Conference League and a 2-2 road draw against Bayern in league play, but he did not get into either match.

Mainz will host Turkish side Samsunspur on Thursday in the Conference League. They will also host St Pauli on Sunday in the last league match of the year.

England – Premier League

There are two player on loan to the English Premier League: João Palhinha and Jonah Kusi-Asare.

João Palhinha – Tottenham

Palhinha was on bench on 12/3 for Spurs’ 2-2 draw at Newcastle but did not get into the match.

Palhinha was again on the bench last weekend at home against Brentford. He entered the match in the 65th minute up 2-0. He did not have a shot attempt nor did he create a shot for his teammates to shoot either. The score did not change while he was on the pitch as Spurs earned the 2-0 win at home.

Spurs hosted Slavia Prague on Tuesday in the Champions League and Palhinha returned to the starting lineup. He again did not have a shot nor a chance created for his teammates to shoot, but Spurs were able to score three goals through an own goal and two penalties. Palhinha helped Spurs keep a shutout with three clearances, an interception, and five recoveries. Spurs earned a lackluster 3-0 home win.

Spurs were away to Nottinham Forest on Sunday and Palhinha started back on the bench. He came into the match in the 59th minute right after Spurs went down 2-0. He again had zero shot attempts and zero chances created for his teammates to shoot. He helped back on defense again with two clearances and four recoveries, but this was not enough to keep Forest from scoring again. Spurs fell 3-0 on the road.

Tottenham will host Liverpool on Saturday.

Jonah Kusi-Asare – Fulham

Kusi-Asare started on the bench for Fulham as they hosted Manchester City on 12/3. He entered the match in the second half with his team down 5-3. He did not have a shot attempt and created one shot for his teammates to shoot. Fulham were able to score one more, but could not find an equalizer, falling 5-4 at home.

Fulham host cross-town rivals Crystal Palace last weekend. Kusi-Asare was on the bench, but did not make it into the match for their 2-1 loss. He was not in the matchday squad for the 3-2 road win against Burnley.

Fulham will go on the road to face Newcastle in the EFL Cup on Wednesday in their only match this week.

Spain – La Liga

Bryan Zaragoza is the only player on loan to Spain’s La Liga.

Bryan Zaragoza – Celta Vigo

Zaragoza was not in the matchday squad for Celta Vigo’s Copa del Rey match against second division Sant Andreu. Celta Vigo advanced to the next round after both teams scored in extra time, requiring penalties. They won the penalty shootout 7-6.

Zaragoza returned to the squad and started at Real Madrid last weekend. He did not have a shot attempt but assisted the opening goal in the 53rd minute to put his team up 1-0. Ten minutes later Madrid’s Garcia received two yellows within two minutes. Zaragoza was subbed off in the 71st minute and watched Madrid do the same thing in stoppage time as Carreras received two quick yellows and went down to nine men. Celta Vigo scored again directly after and secured a 2-0 win on the road.

Celta Vigo returned home to host Italy’s Bologna in the Europa League. After assisting Swedberg against Madrid, Swedberg returned the favor and assisted Zaragoza’s opening goal in the 17th minute. That was his only shot attempt and he also had zero chances created for his teammates to shoot. He was subbed off at halftime with his goal still the only one in the match. Unfortunately his goal was not enough for his teammates to see the win out. Two second half goals for the road team led to a 2-1 road loss.

Zaragoza was on the bench for Celta Vigo’s 2-0 home win against Athletic Club Bilbao, but did not make it into the match.

Celta Vigo will play twice on the road this week: on Wedenday against second division side Albacete in the Copa del Rey and on Saturday in league play against Real Oviedo.

Switzerland – Super League

Lovro Zvonarek is the only player on loan from the first team to the Swiss Super League.

Lovro Zvonarek – Grasshopper

Zvonarek started for Grasshopper in their lone win this month so far on the road against Cham in the Swiss Cup. He did not directly contribute to a goal, but his team scored two quick goals in the first half. He was subbed off in the 62nd minute with his team up 2-0. Cham scored a late goal in stoppage time, but it was not enough. Grasshopper won 2-1 to advance to the next round.

Zvonarek started again for Grasshopper last weekend in a home league match against Servette. He had four shots — three blocked and one missed wide — and two chances created for his teammates to shoot. Zvonarek was on the field for the entire match, but could not help his teammates find a goal, and they fell 1-0 at home.

Grasshopper travelled to face Sion on Saturday. Zvonarek started again and played the full 90 minutes. He did not have a shot attempt and had two chances created. He also helped back on defense with an interception and seven recoveries. Grasshopper were shutout again in this match and fell 1-0 on the road.

Grasshopper will travel to face Young Boys on the road on Wednesday and then will host St. Gallen on Sunday for their last match of 2025.

Germany – 2. Bundesliga

There are two players from the first team on loan to the 2. Bundesliga: Maurice Krattenmacher and Tarek Buchman.

Maurice Krattenmacher – Hertha BSC

Hertha BSC faced Kaiserslautern at home in the DFB-Pokal on 12/2. Krattenmacher started on the bench and saw a three-goal first half for his team. Hertha scored one more goal before bringing him on in the 72nd minute, up 4-1. Just three minutes later, he recorded an assist on Hertha’s fifth goal. In the 80th minute Krattenmacher scored the sixth and final goal as Hertha cruised to a massive 6-1 home win.

Krattenmacher started on the bench for Hertha’s home league match against Magdeburg last weekend. He entered the match in the 65th minute with his team down 1-0. He had two shots — both blocked — and created one shot for his teammates to shoot. Unfortunately there were not able to find a goal and Magdeburg scored a late goal to end Hertha’s winning streak with a 2-0 shutout for the road team.

Hertha travelled to face Greuther Fürth on Friday. Krattenmacher entered the match in the 86th minute after a wild back and forth match led to a 3-3 score. He had one shot on goal and created a chance for his teammates to shoot, but it was not enough to find a winner. The match ended 3-3.

Hertha will finish off the year with a home match against Arminia Bielefeld on Friday.

Tarek Buchmann – 1. FC Nürnberg

Buchmann is no longer on the injury list, but has not made it back onto a matchday squad since. He missed the 2-2 draw at home against local rivals Greuther Fürth and the 1-0 road loss against Schalke 04.

Nürnberg will host Aseko’s Hannover 96 for their last match of the year.

FC Bayern Munich II

There are seven players on loan from the second team.

Germany – 2. Bundesliga

There are two players on loan from the second team in the 2. Bundesliga: Noel Aseko and Paul Scholl.

Noel Aseko – Hannover 96

Aseko started last weekend for Hannover 96 on the road to Preussen Münster. He did not have a shot attempt nor did he create a shot attempt for his teammates. In fact, he had the least amount of touches for anyone that played the full 90 minutes. Hannover took a two-goal lead into the 90th minute but allowed two stoppage time goals — including one from Bavarial Loan Works alum, Oliver Batista-Meier — and had to settle for a 2-2 draw on the road.

Hannover hosted Bochum on Saturday. He again had a low number of touches, but this time only played 82 minutes. He again did not have a shot, nor did he create any chances. His best stat was his 100% completed passes, even if he only attempted 12 passes. The match ended scoreless.

Hannover will finish the year with a trip to nothern Bavaria to take on Nürnberg.

Paul Scholl – Karlsruher SC

Scholl was on the bench for KSC’s 3-2 road loss to SV Darmstadt but did not make it onto the pitch.

Scholl was on the bench against as Karlsruhe hosted Paderborn on Saturday. He came into the match in the 82nd minute when KSC was down three goals and a man. One minute later a second Karlsruhe player was sent off. Scholl had just six touches in his short time on the pitch. Paderborn added a fourth goal and won 4-0.

KSC will be on the road against Bochum on Saturday.

Germany – 3. Liga

Max Schmitt is the only player on loan in the 3. Liga.

Max Schmitt – SSV Ulm 1846

Schmitt was the second keeper for Ulm’s 1-0 win away to Viktoria Köln and a 5-3 home loss against VfL Osnabrück.

Ulm will face RW Essen on the road on Saturday.

Germany – Regionalliga

There are two players on loan in the Regionalliga Südwest: Benedikt Wimmer and David Emmanuel.

Benedikt Wimmer – SV Sandhausen

Wimmer was not in the matchday squad for Sandhausen’s 3-2 win over Hessen Kassel in their final match of the year.

David Emmanuel – Hessen Kassel

Emmanuel was on the bench for Kassel’s 3-2 home loss against Sandhausen but did not make it onto the pitch. This was Kassel’s final match of the year

Switzerland – Super League

Johnathan Asp Jensen is the only player from the second league on loan to the Swiss Super League.

Johnathan Asp Jensen – Grasshopper

Asp started for Grasshopper on the road against Cham in the Swiss Cup back on 12/2. He did not directly contribute to a goal, but his team scored two quick goals in the first half. Asp was subbed off in the 76th minute with his team up 2-0. The home team scored a late goal in second half stoppage time, but it was not enough. Grasshopper won 2-1 to advance to the next round.

Asp started last weekend in a home league match against Servette and played the full 90 minutes. He had one shot — blocked before it got to the keeper — and two chances for his teammates to shoot. Asp was not able to help his team find a goal and they fell 1-0 at home.

Asp started for Grasshopper again on the road against Sion. He had a busy day with seven shot attempts — two on goal, four missed high or wide, and one that hit the crossbar — and created one chance for his teammates to shoot. His seventh and final shot attempt came from the penalty spot. His shot was on goal but he was not able to get it past Sion’s keeper. This would have been a late equlizer but instead Grasshopper fell 1-0 on the road.

Grasshopper will travel to face Young Boys on the road on Wednesday and then will host St. Gallen on Sunday for their last match of 2025.

Austria – Bundesliga

Maximilian Hennig is the only player on loan to the Austrian Bundesliga.

Maximillian Hennig – TSV Hartberg

Hennig started last weekend for Hartberg at home against LASK. He assisted a goal in the 25th minute to make it 2-0. He also helped on defense with four clearances and a recovery. He was subbed off at halftime with his team up 2-1 and up a man after a late first half red card. He watched a crazy second half as the keeper, Bavarian Loan Works alum Tom Hülsmann received two yellows and was also sent off. LASK equalized in second half stoppage time and the match ended with a 2-2 draw.

Hennig was not on the matchday squad for Hartberg’s final match of year — a 2-1 win against WSG Tirol.

Austria – 2. Liga

Mudaser Sedat is the only person on loan to Austria’s second league.

Mudaser Sedat – Amstetten

Sedat was not in the matchday squad for Amstetten’s 3-3 road draw against Sturm Graz II. Incidentally, Amstetten’s keeper was also sent off in this match. He also missed Amstetten’s last match of the year, a 2-1 win against Admira Wacker.

FC Bayern Munich Frauen

There are two players on loan from the women’s team.

Spain – Primera División Femenina

Edna Imade is the only player on loan to Spain’s Primera División Femenina.

Edna Imade – Real Sociedad

Imade was on the bench for Sociedad’s trip to face Real Madrid. She came into the match in the 58th minute with her team down 1-0. She only had four touches in the time she was on the pitch but created a chance for her teammates to shoot. Her efforts were not enough and Sociedad fell 1-0 on the road.

Imade started for Sociedad and played most of the match at home against Deportivo La Coruna. She had six shots — one on goal, one blocked, two missed, and two that hit the woodwork. Luckily her teammates were able to score three goals, even if Imade could not put one of her attempts in.

Real Sociedad will travel to face Deportivo La Coruna again on Sunday, but this time in the Copa del Reina.

Brazil – Brasileirão Feminino

Ana Guzmán is the only player on loan to Brazil’s Brasileirão Feminino.

Ana Guzmán – SE Palmerias

Guzmán started on the bench for Palmerias’ second leg of the semifinals of the league playoff. She came into the match in the 78th minute with the match level at 1-1 and up 2-1 aggregate. She had one clearance and one recovery to help her team hold this result and move onto the finals.

Last weekend, in the first leg of the finals, Palmerias hosted Corinthians. Guzmán started on the bench and was subbed in in the 90th minute with her team up 4-1. She was not able to contribute anything to the match, but saw her team score one more goal to make it 5-1.

On Sunday, Palmerias travelled to face Corinthians in the second leg of the finals with that 5-1 aggregate lead in hand. Guzmán started and played 74 minutes. Palmerias allowed one goal, but still secured the trophy with a 5-2 aggregate win. This secures the league-cup double for Palmerias. With Guzmán’s loan due to end at the end of December, this was a great way to end her loan.