Deniz Undav Extends Contract with VfB Stuttgart Until 2029
Deniz Undav has tied his future to VfB Stuttgart, signing a new contract that runs until 2029 and includes an option for a further year – a statement of intent from both striker and club at a moment when his career is accelerating on every front.
The 29-year-old has grown from smart loan signing to cornerstone of Sebastian Hoeneß’s project since arriving from Brighton and Hove Albion in the summer of 2023. Stuttgart took a calculated gamble then. It has turned into one of the Bundesliga’s defining success stories.
In 86 league appearances for VfB, Undav has produced 46 goals and 18 assists, numbers that place him firmly among the elite forwards in Germany. Those statistics tell one story; his influence tells another. He has become the reference point of Stuttgart’s attack, the player around whom Hoeneß’s front line orbits.
Undav himself made clear how deeply the club has got under his skin. He described himself as “over the moon” to be continuing in Stuttgart, calling the contract extension something that “means so much” to him. The city and the club, he said, have become a “second home” over the past three years, with supporters and staff embracing him and his family “with open arms and a lot of love”. For a player whose career has taken the long road to the top, that sense of belonging matters.
Inside the club, the mood is just as emphatic. Fabian Wohlgemuth, board member for sport, called securing Undav for another three years “an absolute winner” for both sides. His assessment is hard to argue with. During Undav’s time in Stuttgart, VfB have finished runners-up in the Bundesliga, lifted the DFB Cup and booked another return to the Champions League. Wohlgemuth was clear: Undav has had “a lot to do with” that resurgence.
The new deal also lands at a pivotal moment in Undav’s international career. His form in Stuttgart has pushed him into Julian Nagelsmann’s plans, and he has been named in Germany’s 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the USA. From loan arrival to national-team striker in the space of three years – the arc is unmistakable.
For Stuttgart, the equation is simple. In a market where reliable goalscorers are scarce and expensive, they have secured one of the Bundesliga’s most productive forwards for the long term. For Undav, the message is just as clear: the peak of his career will be written in red and white, with a World Cup on the horizon and Champions League nights returning to the Neckarstadion.
