New jersey, new numbers: Heidenheim starts with fresh faces!

New jersey, new numbers: Heidenheim starts with fresh faces!

A new wind blows at 1. FC Heidenheim 1846, and not only on the square, but also in the changing rooms. With the start of the 2025/26 season, there are some exciting changes to the players' back numbers. Those responsible for the club have announced which numbers the players will wear in the future. Newcomer Arijon Ibrahimović, who has just returned from a loan business at Bayern Munich, will wear number 22 on the back. A promising start for the young player.

In addition, Adam Kölle and Nick Rothweiler from the Hartmann young talent center have moved up to the professional team and will carry the rear numbers 28 and 33. A good step that shows that the club relies on its own talent and also valorized. Niklas Dorsch, on the other hand, takes over the number 30, which was previously used by Norman Theuer purchase. Theukauf has recently ended his career, and you can only hope that Dorsch will step into his footsteps.

departures and new additions

Another change affects Budu ZivziVadze, who will wear number 11 in the future. This number was previously reserved for striker Denis Thomalla, who switched to Ael Limassol in Cyprus. For the rest of the players everything remains the same; They keep their previous back numbers. Such changes are part of the preparation for a new season, which has many hopes.

But there is not only news about the back numbers: Frans Krätzig has left the Bundesliga and moves to Austria to RB Salzburg, where he would like to accept the challenge in another league. The 22-year-old, who was borrowed from FC Bayern to 1. FC Heidenheim in the second half of the 2024/25 season, will take part in the club World Cup at Salzburg, which begins on June 15. Krätzig, who enjoyed his football training at the 1st FC Nürnberg and developed through the Bayern youth academy, had a total of 21 missions in the Bundesliga.

The departures and new additions, both on and next to the square, show that there is movement at 1. FC Heidenheim. Whether the new constellation will bring the desired success will be shown in the first games of the new season. The anticipation is great and the fans can be looking forward to what is coming.

In the meantime, the team will do everything possible to prepare optimally and quickly integrate the new players. After all, every number that is carried on the back counts and every decision that is made for the future of the association. FC Heidenheim and Kicker are the best starting points for all fans of the latest reports and backgrounds to always be at the pulse of time.