German-Nigerian centre-back Oluwaseun Ogbemudia has joined SV Waldhof Mannheim from Union Berlin on loan, returning to the 3. Liga club for the 2026-27 season.
The 20-year-old completed the move on 1 September 2026 after starting the campaign with Union, who compete in the Bundesliga. His loan at Mannheim runs until 30 June 2027, when he is scheduled to return to the Berlin club.
Ogbemudia is a right-footed central defender who was born in Bremen and stands 1.88m tall. He holds German and Nigerian nationality, and his arrival gives Mannheim another option in the centre of their defence as they compete in Germany’s third tier.
The move marks a return to a club where Ogbemudia spent the second half of the 2025-26 season. He initially joined Mannheim from Union on loan on 3 January 2026 before returning to Berlin at the end of that temporary spell on 30 June.
During his time with Mannheim last season, the defender was part of the squad that won the Baden Cup. The success was the first listed senior honour of his career and came during his first spell with the club.
Ogbemudia joined Union Berlin permanently from the club’s under-19 side on 1 July 2025, having progressed from their youth setup. Before moving to Union’s academy, he spent time with St Pauli’s under-17 and youth teams, following an earlier start at Walddorfer’s youth setup.
His return to Mannheim comes at the beginning of the new domestic campaign. He has yet to make an appearance for Union in the Bundesliga or DFB-Pokal this season, while Mannheim’s move gives him the opportunity to continue his development in the 3. Liga.
Ogbemudia’s market value is listed at €800,000, matching the highest valuation recorded for him. That figure is notably higher than the €250,000 valuation attached to his first loan move to Mannheim in January 2026, although no transfer fee is stated for the latest deal.
The defender is contracted at Mannheim until 30 June 2027, with the transfer arrangement taking him back to Union Berlin at the end of the loan. Ogbemudia has therefore completed a second loan move from Union Berlin to Waldhof Mannheim.