What is Transfermarkt?
Transfermarkt is world soccer's reference database — founded in Hamburg in 2000, publishing market values, complete transfer histories, contract data and career statistics for hundreds of thousands of players across every professional league on Earth.[1]
How is it compiled?
Transfer facts — clubs, dates, fees — are documented from official announcements, while its signature market values are set by an editorial process weighing performance data and a large expert community, reviewed league by league. Majority-owned by publisher Axel Springer since 2008, it operates editions in a dozen languages.[1] [2]
Why does it matter?
Its valuations and transfer records are cited daily by the world's sports press and used across the industry as the public benchmark of a player's standing — a career's clubs, fees and market-value curve, verifiable on one page.[1] [2]
References
- Transfermarkt — official site. Accessed August 2026.
- Axel Springer — Transfermarkt. Accessed August 2026.