Overview

• Hoffenheim announced a long-term contract extension for 20-year-old Austrian U21 midfielder Florian Micheler without specifying its exact duration.
• Micheler will spend the 2025–26 season on loan at newly promoted 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld under confidential terms agreed by both clubs.
• Sporting director Andreas Schicker emphasized that maximising high-level playing time is essential for Micheler’s development according to the club’s youth pipeline philosophy.
• Since joining Hoffenheim’s academy in July 2021, Micheler delivered seven goals and four assists in 21 reserve-team appearances to help secure promotion to the 3. Liga last season.
• The midfielder has also made brief senior appearances in the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal and Europa League, including his debut against Eintracht Frankfurt on matchday two.