14 Bundesliga stars close to a season without a yellow card | OneFootball

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A whole season without injury, illness, overload control, or suspension - that's already something extraordinary in professional football. In the Football Bundesliga, 14 professionals are about to achieve this feat. If they are used on the last matchday, they will succeed in the perfect season with 34 appearances in 34 games. Some can even complete the full 3,060 minutes of play.

14. Phillip Tietz (FC Augsburg)

Starting lineup: 18 times

Substituted in: 15 times

Minutes played: 1,599

13. Ermedin Demirović (VfB Stuttgart)

Starting lineup: 20 times

Substituted in: 13 times

Minutes played: 1,820

12. Michael Olise (FC Bayern)

Starting lineup: 27 times

Substituted in: 6 times

Minutes played: 2,246

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11. Jeremie Frimpong (Bayer Leverkusen)

Starting lineup: 25 times

Substituted in: 8 times

Minutes played: 2,314

10. Vincenzo Grifo (SC Freiburg)

Starting lineup: 30 times

Substituted in: 3 times

Minutes played: 2,342

9. Ridle Baku (VfL Wolfsburg, RB Leipzig)

Starting lineup: 28 times

Substituted in: 5 times

Minutes played: 2,353

8. Benedict Hollerbach (Union Berlin)

Starting lineup: 29 times

Substituted in: 4 times

Minutes played: 2,452

7. Ritsu Dōan (SC Freiburg)

Starting lineup: 32 times

Substituted in: 1 time

Minutes played: 2,770

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6. Granit Xhaka (Bayer Leverkusen)

Starting lineup: 33 times

Minutes played: 2,888

5. Kaishū Sano (Mainz 05)

Starting lineup: 33 times

Minutes played: 2,952

1. Michael Zetterer (Werder Bremen)

Starting lineup: 33 times

Minutes played: 2,970

1. Alexander Nübel (VfB Stuttgart)

Starting lineup: 33 times

Minutes played: 2,970

1. Patrick Mainka (Heidenheim)

Starting lineup: 33 times

Minutes played: 2,970

1. Danilo Doekhi (Union Berlin)

Starting lineup: 33 times

Minutes played: 2,970

Notably, six defensive players are included in this list. And there's also good news for all 14 players: they can all hope for an appearance on the 34th matchday, unless there's a short-term failure. But beware: players like Sano, Xhaka, or Tietz have four yellow cards and would be suspended on the first matchday of the upcoming season with a fifth warning. 📸

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