{"id":75741,"date":"2025-07-22T12:06:53","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:06:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=75741"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:07:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T11:07:01","slug":"leeds-united-sign-germany-midfielder-anton-stach-from-hoffenheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/leeds-united-sign-germany-midfielder-anton-stach-from-hoffenheim\/","title":{"rendered":"Leeds United Sign Germany Midfielder Anton Stach From Hoffenheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds United have confirmed the signing of Germany international Anton Stach from Hoffenheim in a deal worth &pound;17 million. The 26-year-old midfielder has signed a four-year contract at Elland Road. Stach becomes Leeds&rsquo; sixth signing of the summer as they prepare for their return to the Premier League following promotion from the Championship last season.<\/p><p>Stach leaves Hoffenheim after two seasons, where he made 71 appearances in all competitions. He contributed four goals and six assists and played a crucial role last season as Hoffenheim avoided relegation, finishing 15th in the Bundesliga. Before his time at Hoffenheim, Stach played for Mainz till 2023. His performances over the past two seasons made him one of the Bundesliga&rsquo;s most reliable defensive midfielders.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#9997;&#65039; &#120298;&#120306;&#120313;&#120304;&#120316;&#120314;&#120306;, &#120276;&#120315;&#120321;&#120316;&#120315;!<br>Anton Stach joins from TSG Hoffenheim, after signing a four year contract with the club!<\/p>&mdash; Leeds United (@LUFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LUFC\/status\/1947559740701118529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 22, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/why-has-new-signing-noni-madueke-not-travelled-with-arsenal-squad-for-the-asia-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>ALSO READ: Why Has New Signing Noni Madueke Not Travelled With Arsenal Squad for the Asia Tour?<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Will Stach Bring to Leeds?<\/h2><p>Stach&rsquo;s defensive numbers underline his pedigree. Over the past two seasons, he recorded 120 interceptions, which is more than any other player in the Bundesliga. He also won possession 393 times, the third-highest times in Germany&rsquo;s top flight. Additionally, he ranks fourth for tackles attempted and duels won during that period, making him a valuable addition for Leeds in the Premier League&rsquo;s high-intensity midfield battles.<\/p><p>While primarily a holding midfielder at Hoffenheim, Stach showed his versatility last season by playing at centre-back before shifting into a more advanced midfield role under new coach Christian Ilzer. At 6ft 4in, Stach will offer a strong aerial presence in both penalty areas. <\/p><p>Manager Daniel Farke is adding physical players to his squad that won promotion from the Championship last season. He has already brought in Jaka Bijol (6ft 3in), Sebastiaan Bornauw (6ft 3in), and Lukas Nmecha (6ft<strong> 1in)<\/strong> this summer. Leeds fans will hope Stach&rsquo;s arrival adds both defensive security and physical dominance to the team as they aim to cement their top-flight status.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&ldquo;I&rsquo;m excited to play in front of these fans&rdquo; | Anton Stach joins Leeds United\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VwgUNi-KRSI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leeds fans will hope Anton Stach\u2019s arrival adds both defensive security and physical dominance to their team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":75744,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5618,4038],"tags":[8720,8719,6045,1182,8618],"class_list":["post-75741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-soccer","tag-anton-stach","tag-hoffenheim","tag-leeds-united","tag-premier-league","tag-premier-league-2025-26"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - 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