SC Freiburg Haberleri

“Keven has developed into an experienced Bundesliga player over the past few years,” explained director of sport Jochen Saier. “He’s also a great guy who will have no problems integrating himself into the team at Augsburg. We wish him all the best for his future both on and off the pitch.”

The team’s first game, as part of its summer training camp, will see them visit Austrian Bundesliga side SCR Altach on 19th July. Exactly one week later, the training camp will conclude in Schruns as SC face Greuther Fürth at 14:00 CEST.

Gregoritsch: Really good. We were obviously disappointed after the first game, but we left with our heads held high.

Osnabrück were relegated from the 2. Liga after finishing 18th in the most recent campaign, and will therefore compete in the third division in the upcoming season. The two sides faced off against each other in the second round of the DFB-Pokal in October 2021, which ended in a Freiburg victory after the match went to penalties.

Robert Wagner came the youth ranks at hometown club SC Lahr and at the Freiburg Football School. He won promotion to the 3. Liga with Freiburg’s U23s in 2021 and went on to make his Bundesliga debut the following year. Since then, the midfielder has made 48 third-tier appearances with the U23s, in addition to further senior football in the form of four appearances in the top flight and two in the UEFA Europa League.

Huth joined SC Paderborn in 2019/20 and was the the longest-serving member of their first-team squad. He featured in six Bundesliga and 80 Bundesliga 2 games for the side, as well as five appearances in the DFB-Pokal. He was their first-choice goalkeeper in both 2021/22 and 2022/23, before being awarded the captain’s armband in 2023/24.

On his former team’s opponents for the first round, Petersen said: “It’s a tough draw – I won’t be getting a lot of positive messages from Freiburg.” Freiburg have faced Osnabrück in the cup once before, prevailing on penalties in a second-round tie in 2021/22.

Uphoff’s other clubs in his professional career include VfB Stuttgart and 1. FC Nürnberg. The shot-stopper played a total of 113 games in the 3. Liga and Regionalliga for these two sides.

Oliver Leki, board member at SC Freiburg, said: “We’re pleased that an international fixture is set to be played at the Europa-Park Stadion for the first time three years after its opening. The many football fans in the region and the Germany national team can look forward to a great atmosphere in Freiburg – as is the case with SC’s home games in the Bundesliga or in Europe.”

An overview of the upcoming internationals (all times CEST):