Overview

• Hoffenheim exercised the option to extend Philipp’s expiring contract through June 2026.
• Philipp joined the club’s youth academy in 2013 and was promoted to the professional squad ahead of the 2020/21 season.
• He made his first-team debut in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Europa League during eight appearances last season.
• Sports director Andreas Schicker praised Philipp’s reliability, work ethic and growing influence within the dressing room.
• The contract renewal underscores Hoffenheim’s confidence in Philipp as a reliable understudy for Oliver Baumann.