Ransford Königsdörffer joins Mainz

Ransford Königsdörffer has joined Mainz 05 from Hamburger SV. Königsdörffer made 33 Bundesliga appearances for HSV in 2025/26, scoring five goals.

The Berlin-born Ghana international also brings plenty of 2. Bundesliga experience, having made 130 appearances and scored 29 goals for HSV and Dynamo Dresden in the second division. The 24-year-old striker has played at least 30 league games in each of the past five seasons.

"It feels really good to be here"

Mainz 05 sporting director Niko Bungert said: “Ransford Königsdörffer is a quick, physical forward whose style of play will fit our attack very well. He has been on the pitch in almost every competitive game over the past few seasons and has developed into a Bundesliga regular. At 24, Ransford is at an excellent age and we’re very pleased that we were able to convince him to take the next steps in his career with us at Mainz 05.”

Ransford Königsdörffer commented: “I’m really looking forward to this new challenge here in Mainz. The talks here gave me a very clear idea of the plan the head coach and the club have for me, and that was really convincing. I’ve also liked what I’ve seen of the city and the region so far. It feels really good to be here.”