Julian Brandt nears milestone, third Bundesliga player with rare stats | OneFootball

Even just under four months before his contract ends on June 30, 2026, it is still not finally clear what the future holds for Julian Brandt. However, the signs are pointing towards an extension for the midfielder, who joined from Bayer Leverkusen in 2019 – and with that, also towards the chance of getting closer to a rather dubious Bundesliga record.

So far, Brandt has made a total of 373 appearances in the Bundesliga, although most of them did not last the full 90 minutes. He has been substituted off 155 times and brought on 99 times – meaning that the 29-year-old could celebrate a milestone on Saturday evening when BVB visits 1. FC Köln – and could also join a very exclusive group of players who have both been substituted on and off in triple digits in Germany’s top flight.

Patrick Herrmann still far ahead in substitutions

So far, only two players have actually “managed” to be substituted on and off that often. Clearly leading is Patrick Herrmann, who has come off the bench 155 times and has been taken off early 157 times while playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach.

In second place is Mehmet Scholl, who was a substitute 123 times and was taken off before the final whistle 114 times for Karlsruher SC and FC Bayern Munich.

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Even if Brandt extends his contract with BVB and plays another season or two in the Bundesliga, it will probably not be enough – nor particularly desirable – for him to overtake Herrmann in terms of substitutions. However, Scholl’s mark does seem quite attainable.

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