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Bundesliga stars in Nations League and World Cup qualifier action

Numerous Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 players have been called up to represent their countries in March.
Numerous Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 players have been called up to represent their countries in March.

Xavi Simons and Michael Olise were among the Bundesliga-based stars in international action during the March break. bundesliga.com recaps who was where, as well as a full club-by-club rundown of Germany-based players called up by their countries...

Bundesliga & Bundesliga 2 players on international duty.

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Monday, 17. Mar
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Türkiye vs. Hungary

A two leg UEFA Nations League play-off between Türkiye and Hungary will see Eintracht Frankfurt's Can Uzun, Stuttgart's Atakan Karazor, and Borussia Dortmund's Salih Özcan face off against the RB Leipzig duo of Willi Orbán and Péter Gulácsi, and Union Berlin's András Schäfer in what is sure to be two fiercely contested duels.

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International break

The Bundesliga takes a pause for a week as players head off around the world to join up with their national teams competing in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, UEFA and CONCACAF Nations League knockouts and also friendlies. Keep up with how Bundesliga-based players get on this March here.

Club-by-club list of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 players on international duty in March.

Bundesliga

Bayern Munich

Leon Goretzka, Joshua Kimmich, Jamal Musiala, Leroy Sané (all Germany), Harry Kane (England), Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano (both France), Daniel Peretz (Israel), Hiroki Ito (Japan), Alphonso Davies (Canada), Josip Stanišić (Croatia), Konrad Laimer (Austria), João Palhinha (Portugal)

Bayer Leverkusen

Robert Andrich, Jonathan Tah (both Germany), Exequiel Palacios (Argentina), Piero Hincapié (Ecuador), Lukáš Hrádecký (Finland), Amine Adli (Morocco), Jeremie Frimpong (Netherlands), Victor Boniface (Nigeria), Aleix García, Alejandro Grimaldo (Spain), Matěj Kovář, Patrik Schick (both Czechia), Francis Onyeka (Germany U18s), Andrea Natali (Italy U19s)

Holders Bayer Leverkusen and Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich are taking a break from their title battle.

Mainz

Nadiem Amiri, Jonathan Burkardt (both Germany), Andreas Hanche-Olsen (Norway), Philipp Mwene (Austria), Jae-sung Lee (Korea Republic), Paul Nebel (Germany U21s), Nelson Weiper (Germany U21s)

Eintracht Frankfurt

Robin Koch (Germany), Farès Chaibi (Algeria), Michy Batshuayi (Belgium), Rasmus Kristensen (Denmark), Aurèle Amenda (Switzerland), Can Uzun (Türkiye), Nathaniel Brown, Nnamdi Collins, Ansgar Knauff (all Germany U21s), Oscar Højlund (Denmark U21s), Hugo Ekitiké (France U21s), Noah Fenyö (Hungary U19s)

RB Leipzig

David Raum (Germany), Loïs Openda, Maarten Vandevoordt (both Belgium), Lutsharel Geertruida, Xavi Simons (both Netherlands), Christoph Baumgartner, Xaver Schlager, Nicolas Seiwald (all Austria), Benjamin Šeško (Slovenia), Péter Gulácsi, Willi Orbán (both Hungary), Arthur Vermeeren (Belgium U21s), Castello Lukeba (France U21s), Tidiam Gomis (France U19s)

Freiburg

Ritsu Dōan (Japan), Florent Muslija (Kosovo), Michael Gregoritsch, Philipp Lienhart (both Austria), Noah Atubolu, Max Rosenfelder (both Germany U21s), Kiliann Sildillia (France U21s), Johan Manzambi (Switzerland U20s)

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Tim Kleindienst (Germany), Ko Itakura (Japan), Nathan Ngoumou (Cameroon), Yvandro Borges Sanches, Tiago Pereira Cardoso (both Luxembourg), Stefan Lainer, Kevin Stöger (both Austria), Joe Scally (USA), Rocco Reitz, Lukas Ullrich (both Germany U21s), Noah Pesch (Croatia U21s), Fabio Chiarodia (Italy U20s)

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Wolfsburg

Mohammed Amoura (Algeria), Joakim Mæhle, Mads Roerslev, Andreas Skov Olsen, Jonas Wind (all Denmark), Konstantinos Koulierakis (Greece), Patrick Wimmer (Austria), Jakub Kaminski (Poland), Denis Vavro (Slovakia), Bence Dárdai (Hungary), Tiago Tomás (Portugal U21s), David Odogu (Germany U19s)

Augsburg

Steve Mounié (Benin), Samuel Essende (DR Congo), Fredrik Jensen (Finland), Dimitrios Giannoulis (Greece), Elvis Rexhbeçaj (Kosovo), Kristijan Jakić (Croatia), Cédric Zesiger (Switzerland), Chrislain Matsima (France U21s), Mert Kömür (Germany U20s), Noahkai Banks (USA U20s)

VfB Stuttgart

Jamie Leweling, Maximilian Mittelstädt, Alexander Nübel, Angelo Stiller, Deniz Undav (all Germany), Ameen Al-Dakhil (Belgium), Ermedin Demirović (Bosnia-Herzegovina), El Bilal Touré (Mali), Fabian Rieder (Switzerlanf), Atakan Karazor (Türkiye), Nick Woltemade (Germany U21s), Enzo Millot (France U21s), Justin Diehl (Germany U20s), Finn Jeltsch (Germany U19s)

Borussia Dortmund

Karim Adeyemi, Pascal Groß, Nico Schlotterbeck (all Germany), Ramy Bensebaini (Algeria), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea), Julian Ryerson (Norway), Gregor Kobel (Switzerland), Salih Özcan (Türkiye), Giovanni Reyna (USA), Julien Duranville (Belgium U21s), Jamie Gittens (England U21s), Almugera Kabar, Kjell Wätjen (both Germany U19s)

Watch: Serhou Guirassy named February Player of the Month

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Werder Bremen

Issa Kaboré (Burkina Faso), Marco Grüll, Romano Schmid (both Austria), Mio Backhaus (Germany U20s)

Union Berlin

Jérôme Roussillon (Guadeloupe), Josip Juranović (Croatia), Leopold Querfeld (Austria), László Bénes (Slovakia), András Schäfer (Hungary), Tom Rothe (Germany U20s)

Hoffenheim

Oliver Baumann (Germany), Lúkas Petersson (Iceland), Andrej Kramarić (Croatia), Leo Østigård (Norway), Alexander Prass (Austria), David Jurásek (Czechia), Florian Micheler (Austria U21s), Max Moerstedt (Germany U19s)

St. Pauli

Jackson Irvine (Australia), Nikola Vasilj (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Abdoulie Ceesay (Gambia), Elias Saad (Tunisia), Danel Sinani (Luxembourg)

Bochum

Georgios Masouras (Greece), Ibrahima Sissoko (Mali), Matúš Bero (Slovakia), Tim Oermann (Germany U21s)

Heidenheim

Budu Zivzivadze (Georgia), Paul Wanner (Germany U21s), Frank Feller (Germany U20s)

Holstein Kiel

Armin Gigović (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Shuto Machino (Japan), Dominik Javorček (Slovakia), David Zec (Slovenia)

Kore Republic are without the injured Minjae Kim (l.), but Australia can count on Jackson Irvine (r.) in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying.

Bundesliga 2

Hamburg

Emir Sahiti (Kosovo), Miro Muheim (Switzerland), Immanuel Pherai (Suriname), Adebire Mebude (Scotland U21s), Alexander Røssing-Lelesiit (Norway U19s), Otto Stange (Germany U18s)

Cologne

Leart Paqarada (Kosovo), Mathias Olesen (Luxembourg), Eric Martel, Jan Thielemann (both Germany U21s), Jaka Čuber Potočnik (Slovenia U21s)

Paderborn

Casper Terho (Finland U21s), Ilyas Ansah, Mattes Hansen, Aaron Zehnter (all Germany U20s)

Kaiserslautern

Simon Simoni (Albania), Grant-Leon Ramos (Armenia), Drini Miftari (Kosovo U21s), Fabian Heck (Luxembourg U21s)

Magdeburg

Eldin Dzogovic (Luxembourg)

Hannover

Husseyn Chakroun (Lebanon), Rabbi Matondo (Wales), Nicolò Tresoldi (Germany U21s)

Nuremberg

Mahir Emreli (Azerbaijan), Jens Castrop, Caspar Jander (both Germany U21s), Berkay Yılmaz (Türkiye U21s), Tim Drexler, Rafael Lubach (both Germany U20s), Winners Osawe (Germany U19s), Eryk Grzywacz (Poland U19s)

Fortuna Düsseldorf

Ísak Jóhannesson, Valgeir Lunddal (both Iceland), Jamil Siebert (Germany U21s), Myron van Brederode (Netherlands U21s), Dženan Pejčinović (Germany U20s)

Elversberg

Lukas Petkov (Bulgaria), Fisnik Asllani (Kosovo), Elias Baum, Muhammed Damar (both Germany U20s)

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Karlsruhe

Max Weiß (Germany U20s)

Schalke

Tristan Osmani (Austria U21s), Max Grüger (Germany U20s)

Greuther Fürth

Joshua Quarshie (Germany U21s)

Darmstadt

Fabian Nürnberger (Bulgaria)

Hertha Berlin

Ibrahim Maza (Algeria), Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (Iceland), Márton Dárdai (Hungary), Tjark Ernst, Derry Scherhant (both Germany U21s)

Preußen Münster

Etienne Amenyido (Togo)

Eintracht Braunschweig

Ermin Bičakčić (Bosnia-Herzegovina), Robert Ivanov (Finland), Levente Szabó (Hungary)

Ulm

Luka Hyryläinen (Finland U21s), Aaron Keller (Switzerland U21s), Maurice Krattenmacher (Germany U20s)

Jahn Regensburg

Anssi Suhonen (Finland)

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