Best RB Leipzig players of all time

Leipzig's rise to the level of Germany and Europe's best team has been miraculous. It was founded in 2009 by energy drink famous brand, Red Bull and in less than ten years after their start they have managed to reach the highest level of club football.

It took

just 6 years to rise through the divisions and reach Bundesliga. Moreover, they weren't baffled by their promotion to Bundesliga and in their first ever experience they reached the top four and qualified for the Uefa Champions League.

Leipzig best season in history was the 2019-2020 season, in which they reached the semi-final of the

in only their third appearance in the competition. Their fairy tale ended when they suffered a 3-0 loss to eventual runners-up, Paris Saint Germaine. 

Although the club has been around only for 10 years, it has its own brand identity. Leipzig always tries to sign energetic young talents. So it is understandable that the best RB Leipzig players of all time would all be young stars. In this article we take a look at the

greatest RB Leipzig players of all time

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In the following article we will have a close look at the list of Best RB Leipzig players of all time. Stars like Diego Demme, Dominik Kaiser and Timo Werner are among All-time Best RB Leipzig players. Let's have a look at their stats and history at the club.

Peter Gulacsi – Goalkeeper

The only goalkeeper in the list of the

Best RB Leipzig players of all time

, Peter Gulacsi joined Leipzig in 2015 and has stayed with the club ever since. The 30 years old Hungarian played for Egypt national team at the youth level, but later decided to play for Hungary senior national team.

played 17 games for Leipzig in his debut season. His best season was the 2017-18 season in which he played 47 games. Collectively Gulacsi and Leipzig had their best season in 2019-20 in which they went all the way to the UCL semi-final. In total Peter Gulacsi has played 181 games across all competitions for Leipzig.

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Marcel Halstenberg- Defender

The first defender in our list of

Best footballers in history of RB Leipzig

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joined Leipzig in 2015 and made his debut in a 2–0 win over Paderborn on September of the same year. His first goal for the club came a weak later, a 1–1 draw against Heidenheim.

In the 2016–17 season, Halstenberg reached Bundesliga with Leipzig and made his league debut in a 2–2 draw again versus Hoffenheim in the opening game of the season.

The 28 years old German professional has been amazing when it comes to scoring goals and providing assists. In his 155 games across all competitions, Halstenberg has registered 11 goals and an impressive 21 assists. These stats alone justify his inclusion in the list of best RB Leipzig players of all time.

Halstenberg is under contract with Leipzig until 2022. His fine form at the club level has also earned him a call up for Germany International team. He has played 6 games for Germany, scoring one goal. He is rightfully considered as one of best players in RB Leipzig History.

Willi Orban- Defender

joined Leipzig in 2015 after making a name for himself at Kaiserslautern. He made his debut in the opening game of the season, a 1–0 win over Frankfurt and from then on he has been a key player for Leipzig under any manager who took charge at the club.

Orban was one of Leipzig best players during the past three seasons. He is the second record holder for most appearances for Leipzig with 157 games. In total he has played 157 games for Leipzig, scoring 13 times and providing 5 assists across all competitions.

 Orban is under contract until 2022, but with many big clubs trying to register his services, he may leave Leipzig before his contract expires. Whatever happens Orban will always be among the All-time greatest RB Leipzig players.

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Lukas Klostermann- Defender

is surely one of Best RB Leipzig players ever. He made his Leipzig debut against Erzgebirge in DFB-Pokal on October 2014. The game had a bitter sweet taste for him as he scored an own–goal, but helped the side win 3–1 with an assist later in the game. Klostermann scored his first goal for the club six months later, in a win against Darmstadt.

Klostermann was one of Leipzig's best players in their historic 2019-20 season, when they finished the league at the third place and reached Champions League Semi-final, where they were beaten by PSG by three goals.

With 170 games under his belt, Klostermann is the record holder for most appearances in the clubs history. In addition to that, he has scored 12 goals and 10 assists across all competitions. the 24 years old powerful defender is under contract with Leipzig until 2024 and Considering his young age, is well on course to become one of the best ever RB Leipzig players.

Stefan Ilsanker-Midfielder

Stefan Ilsanker was a goalkeeper at the start of his amateur career since he is the son of Herbert Ilsanker, the goalkeeper coach of

. He decided to play as midfielder when he turned Professional.

Ilsanker joined Leipzig in 2015. He played 28 games his first season and scored his only goal for Leipzig in Bundesliga 2. He had the best campaigns of his Leipzig career in his second and fourth seasons with Leipzig as he played 34 games in each campaign.

Ilsanker was sidelined for the majority of Leipzig's historic 2019-20 season due to injury. He played only 7 games and joined Eintracht Frankfurt at the winter transfer window.In total, Stefan Ilsanker played 131 games for RB Leipzig across all competitions. He is the third midfielder with most appearances in the history of Leipzig.

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Dominik Kaiser-Midfielder

One of the two Best RB Leipzig players of all time, Dominik Kaiser started his football career in 2009 and joined Leipzig in 2012, after three years with

. He made his debut for Leipzig in the opening game of the season, a 1–1 draw against Union Berlin. His first goal for the club was scored in a 3–0 win over Germania Halberstadt.

Kaiser is the second Midfielder behind Demme with the most appearances in the history of Leipzig. He played six seasons at Leipzig. His best season was the 2013-14 season in which he scored 13 goals and provided 14 assists in 37 games, when Leipzig were playing in 3. Liga.

Kaiser left Leipzig for Brondby in 2018. In total he scored 34 goals and provided 35 assists in his 167 games for Leipzig across all competitions. Kaiser was awarded a testimonial match by RB Leipzig on May 2018. He is indeed one of the Greatest RB Leipzig players of all time.

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Diego Demme-Midfielder

Diego Demme joined Leipzig in 2014 and made his Leipzig debut as a started in a 1–0 loss against Wacker Burghausen. Demme set up Leipzig's only goal for Daniel Frahn in the next match, a 2–1 loss against Duisburg.

Demme was one of Leipzig's captains on their way to the UEFA Champions League semi-final. He scored his second and last goal for the club, in a 2-0 win against Zenit in UCL's group stage. He left Leipzig at the end of last season to join the Italian side,

.

Demme is the joint third player with the highest number of appearances for the club. In total Demme played 214 games for Leipzig, scoring 2 goals and assisting a further 18 in seven seasons. He definitely is one of the

Best RB Leipzig players of all time.

Emil Forsberg- Midfielder

The energetic Swedish left-winger is the last midfielder in our list of Best RB Leipzig footballers of all time. He joined Leipzig from Malmo on a three and a half year deal in 2015 and is under contract till 2022. He is the fifth RB Leipzig top scorers of all despite being only 28 years old.

has scored 38 goals in 173 matches during his five seasons with the club. In addition to his impressive goal scoring stats, Forsberg was the highest assister in the Bundesliga and top 5 leagues in Europe with 22 assists, and made the Bundesliga team of the season in the 2016–17 season.

Forsberg wrote his name in the history of the club when he scored RB Leipzig's first ever Uefa Champions League goal in their first match ever in the competition against AS Monaco. He is surely one of the

Best players in RB Leipzig history

.

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Yussuf Poulsen- Forward

joined Leipzig from Lyngby BK in 2013, when the team was still in lower divisions and went on to become the third record holder in RB Leipzig top scorers of all time. The giant Danish center forward has scored 63 goals in 252 games during the past 8 seasons with the club.

Poulsen is the first-ever Leipzig player to score a hat-trick in the Bundesliga. His treble in the game against Hoffenheim also took him to 15 league goals for that campaign which meant he became only the third Danish player, after Ebbe Sand and Allan Simonsen to score more than 14 Bundesliga goals in a single season.

Poulsen is under contract with Leipzig till 2022 and whether he stays at his long-time club or leave for other big teams, he is considered among the

All-time greatest RB Leipzig players

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Daniel Frahn- Forward

Born in 1988, Frahn is considered among the

Best RB Leipzig players ever

. He began his career with Energie Cottbus and Babelsberg before signing for RB Leipzig along with strike partner Stefan Kutschke. He joined Leipzig from Hoffenheim in 2012 and stayed there for six seasons.

Frahn was one of Leipzig key players on their way from lower divisions to 

. He stayed with the team until they reached success in Bundesliga, but he left the club before the historic 2019-2020 season. In total he scored 88 goals in 154 games for Leipzig.

Frahn decided to leave Leipzig two years ago and signed for Brondby at 2018 on a free transfer. He was the All-time top goal scorers in RB Leipzig history until Werner broke his record in 2020. Definitely one of the Best footballers in history of RB Leipzig.

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Timo Werner- Forward

is one of the

Best RB Leipzig footballers of all time

. He is Leipzig's highest goal scorer ever. Werner joined the club from Stuttgart in 2016 and during his three seasons spell with the team managed to score almost a hundred goal.

In his two first clubs, Stuttgart and Leipzig, Werner broke many of  the domestic records including the youngest player to reach 50, 100, 150 and 200 appearances in the Bundesliga, although his last two records were later broken by his now Chelsea teammate, Kai Havertz.

Werner is Leipzig's top scorers of all time with 95 goals in 159 games. In the historic 2019-2020 season Werner was at his best in and helped his team to reach the top 8 ranks of the Uefa Champions League.

When the 2019-2020 Bundesliga season ended and Leipzig were on his way to Lisbon to play for the final rounds of UCL, Werner decided to join

's pre-season camp. Leipzig still managed to reach semi-final without their talisman but were eventually eliminated at the hands of PSG. Werner will forever be among the Best RB Leipzig players of all time.

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