The squad restructuring at Rot-Weiss Essen continues. An offensive player leaves, it is already the 14th departure.
Rot-Weiss Essen continues to tinker with the squad for the new season in the 3rd division. Six players have joined the team, but now the club has announced the 14th player to leave.
RWE and winger Aurel Loubongo are going their separate ways. The 22-year-old terminated his contract at Hafenstraße and will join regional league team VfB Oldenburg with immediate effect.
Loubongo moved to Essen from FC St. Pauli’s U23 last summer and played 13 competitive games for RWE. “We are convinced that the move to VfB Oldenburg is the best solution for all parties involved. Aurel has a lot of potential, we would be happy for him if he continues to develop at a good level by playing regularly for a top regional league team. We would like to thank him for his commitment and wish him all the best for his future career and private life,” said Marcus Steegmann, Director of Professional Football at RWE.
Loubongo also did not play in the 8-0 test match win at VfB Bottrop on Tuesday.
The RWE squad at a glance
Contracts until 2024: Felix Wienand, José-Enrique Rios Alonso, Felix Bastians, Sandro Plechaty, Björn Rother, Thomas Eisfeld, Torben Müsel, Isaiah Young, Cedric Harenbrock, Ron Berlinski, Felix Götze, Sascha Voelcke, Fabian Rüth, Nils Kaiser, Erolind Krasniqi, Clemens Fandrich
until 2025: Mustafa Kourouma, Andreas Wiegel, Jakob Golz, Eric Voufack, Ben Heuser, Ole Springer, Ekin Celebi
Additions: Vinko Sapina (SC Verl), Aaron Manu (Rot-Weiß Erfurt), Moussa Doumbouya (FC Ingolstadt), Eric Voufack (1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig), Ekin Celebi (Hannover 96), Ole Springer (Werder Bremen II)
Departures: Simon Engelmann (SV Rödinghausen), Moritz Römling (VfL Bochum, was on loan), Meiko Sponsel (1. FC Köln, was on loan), Luca Wollschläger (Hertha BSC, was on loan), Lawrence Ennali (Hannover 96, was on loan), Raphael Koczor (FC Kray), Oguzhan Kefkir (RW Oberhausen), Niklas Tarnat, Felix Herzenbruch, Kevin Holzweiler, Michel Niemeyer, Nico Haiduk (all destination unknown), Timur Kesim (ETB SW Essen), Aurel Loubongo (VfB Oldenburg)
