Bundesliga 2026/27 set-piece and penalty takers
With the return of the Bundesliga just around the corner, this article highlights the players expected to take penalties, free kicks and corner kicks for all 18 teams in the league.
The comprehensive list below offers a clear overview of each Bundesliga club’s key set-piece takers heading into the 2026/27 season:
FC Bayern Munich
Penalties: Kane, Musiala, Kimmich, Olise
Direct Free-Kicks: Olise, Kane, Kimmich, Bischof
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Kimmich, Olise, Bischof, Brown
Borussia Dortmund
Penalties: Bensebaini, Can, Guirassy, Nmecha
Direct Free-Kicks: Sabitzer, Nmecha, Guirassy, Ryerson
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Ryerson, Svensson, Sabitzer, Karetsas
RB Leipzig
Penalties: Raum, Baumgartner, Romulo
Direct Free-Kicks: Raum, Nusa, Gruda
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Raum, Reitz, Gruda
VfB Stuttgart
Penalties: Mittelstädt, Undav, Stiller, Demirovic
Direct Free-Kicks: Stiller, El Khannouss, Undav, Mittelstädt
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Stiller, El Khannouss, Mittelstädt, Führich
TSG Hoffenheim
Penalties: Kramaric, Lemperle
Direct Free-Kicks: Coufal, Kramaric, Burger
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Burger, Coufal, Kramaric, Rots
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Penalties: Schick, Palacios, Garcia, Tapsoba
Direct Free-Kicks: Garcia, Maza
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Garcia, Maza, Hofmann
SC Freiburg
Penalties: Grifo, Matanovic, Ginter, Höler
Direct Free-Kicks: Grifo, Beste, Scherhant
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Grifo, Beste, Scherhant
Eintracht Frankfurt
Penalties: Burkardt, Uzun
Direct Free-Kicks: Chaibi, Uzun
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Doan, Chaibi, Uzun
FC Augsburg
Penalties: Rieder, Claude-Maurice, Gregoritsch
Direct Free-Kicks: Rieder, Claude-Maurice, Kömür
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Rieder, Claude-Maurice, Behrens, Massengo
1. FSV Mainz 05
Penalties: Amiri, Nebel, Tietz
Direct Free-Kicks: Amiri, Nebel, Lee
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Amiri, Nebel, Lee
1. FC Union Berlin
Penalties: Querfeld, Kemlein, Köhn
Direct Free-Kicks: Trimmel, Köhn, Juranovic
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Trimmel, Haberer, Köhn, Juranovic
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Penalties: Diks, Kleindienst, Stöger
Direct Free-Kicks: Stöger, Leopold, Honorat
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Honorat, Leopold, Stöger, Herold
Hamburger SV
Penalties: Grønbæk, Poulsen, Capaldo
Direct Free-Kicks: Muheim, Adeline
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Muheim, Adeline, Grønbæk
1. FC Köln
Penalties: Waldschmidt, El Mala, Bülter
Direct Free-Kicks: Johannesson, El Mala, Castro-Montes, Waldschmidt
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Johannesson, Castro-Montes
SV Werder Bremen
Penalties: Füllkrug, Grüll
Direct Free-Kicks: Mbangula, Grüll
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Mbangula, Deman, Chuki
FC Schalke 04
Penalties: Karaman, Aouchiche, Adamu
Direct Free-Kicks: Karaman, Aouchiche
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Aouchiche, El-Faouzi
SC Elversberg
Penalties: Petkov, Onyeka
Direct Free-Kicks: Zimmerscheid, Petkov, Onyeka, Keidel
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Zimmerscheid, Petkovic, Keidel
SC Paderborn
Penalties: Obermair, Klaas, Batista Meier
Direct Free-Kicks: Obermair, Batista Meier
Corner & Free-Kick Crosses: Obermair, Batista Meier, Ulrich
