Take a look at SC Freiburg's most frequent penalty takers.
Freiburg have been awarded 10 penalties in all competitions this season and have partaken in one penalty shoot-out in the DFB-Pokal.
Vincenzo Grifo has taken seven of the 10 penalties given to Freiburg this season, scoring six. He also stepped up first in the shoot-out against Hertha Berlin in the cup, scoring on that occasion.
Igor Matanovic scored Freiburg's penalty against Stuttgart after Grifo had been subbed off earlier in the game, and took the penalty against Koln prior to Grifo's introduction, but saw his spot-kick saved.
With Grifo taken off at half-time against Bologna in the Europa League and Matanovic on the bench, Junior Adamu stepped up to score from the spot.
Freiburg 2025/26 penalty takers
Date | Taker | Competition | Scored? |
23rd August 2025 | Vincenzo Grifo | Bundesliga | Yes |
13th September 2025 | Igor Matanovic | Bundesliga | Yes |
20th September 2025 | Vincenzo Grifo | Bundesliga | Yes |
2nd October 2025 | Junior Adamu | Europa League | No |
6th November 2025 | Vincenzo Grifo | Europa League | Yes |
3rd December 2025 | Vincenzo Grifo | DFB-Pokal | Yes |
3rd December 2025 | Vincenzo Grifo | DFB-Pokal | No |
20th December 2025 | Vincenzo Grifo | Bundesliga | Yes |
10th January 2026 | Vincenzo Grifo | Bundesliga | Yes |
25th January 2026 | Igor Matanovic | Bundesliga | No |
Who takes penalties for Freiburg?
Grifo is the club's first-choice penalty taker. If the Italian isn't on the field, Igor Matanovic will likely step up ahead of Junior Adamu.
