| Season | League | Apps | Min | Goals | Assists | G+A / 90 | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/2009 | Bundesliga | 4 | 79 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2009/2010 | Bundesliga | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2010/2011 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2010/2011 | 3. Liga | 31 | 2783 | 17 | 0 | 0.55 | — |
| 2011/2012 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1826 | 4 | 3 | 0.35 | — |
| 2012/2013 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1678 | 2 | 1 | 0.16 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Bundesliga | 13 | 608 | 0 | 1 | 0.15 | — |
| 2013/2014 | Regionalliga: Nord | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/2015 | Bundesliga | 19 | 861 | 1 | 3 | 0.42 | — |
| 2015/2016 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1809 | 3 | 1 | 0.2 | 7.08 |
| 2016/2017 | Bundesliga | 29 | 1322 | 2 | 2 | 0.27 | — |
| 2017/2018 | Bundesliga | 16 | 612 | 2 | 1 | 0.44 | 6.87 |
| 2018/2019 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.74 |
| 2018/2019 | Regionalliga: Nordost | 6 | 540 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 | — |
| 2018/2019 | Regionalliga: Nord | 4 | 360 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Regionalliga: Nordost | 2 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019/2020 | Bundesliga | 7 | 209 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.92 |
| 2020/2021 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1275 | 2 | 2 | 0.28 | 6.89 |
| 2021/2022 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1293 | 2 | 0 | 0.14 | 6.76 |
| 2022/2023 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 1924 | 4 | 7 | 0.51 | 7.01 |
| 2023/2024 | 3. Liga | 31 | 1851 | 5 | 1 | 0.29 | 6.93 |
Domestic league competitions only (SportMonks sub_type='domestic'); national-team, continental and cup competitions are excluded. Classification resolved by league id against the canonical leagues index. G+A/90 computed from minutes actually played.
Figures computed from the GioScore season-stats database · as of 2026-08-02
Player stats against each opponent club
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FC Bayern München | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Werder Bremen | 16 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 VfL Wolfsburg | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Borussia Mönchengladbach | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Schalke 04 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 FSV Mainz 05 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hannover 96 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Hamburger SV | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 TSG Hoffenheim | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 VfB Stuttgart | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 SC Freiburg | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 FC Augsburg | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 FC Köln | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hertha BSC | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 RB Leipzig | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darmstadt 98 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ingolstadt | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Player stats against each opponent national team
| Team | MP | W | D | L | G | A | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Marino U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Switzerland U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cyprus U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the 2023/2024 3. Liga, Alexander Esswein made 31 appearances (1,851 minutes), with 5 goals and 1 assist — 0.29 goal involvements per 90. Per-match rating over the season: 6.93.
His best-rated season remains 2015/2016 (7.08, Bundesliga); his lowest was 2018/2019 (6.74).
