| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastian Kneißl | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lindenfels, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1996 | KSG Mitlechtern | ||
| 1996–1998 | FC 07 Bensheim | ||
| 1998–2000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2005 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | → Dundee (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | → Westerlo (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | SV Wacker Burghausen | 33 | (4) |
| 2007 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 13 | (2) |
| 2007 | AFC Wimbledon | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Wivenhoe Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | SpVgg Weiden | 18 | (3) |
| 2009– | 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 | 56 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sebastian Kneißl (born 13 January 1983 in Lindenfels) is a German footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Schweinfurt 05.
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After beginning as a youth player in Germany with KSG Mitlechtern, FC 07 Bensheim and Eintracht Frankfurt, Kneißl signed for English side Chelsea in 2000. He stayed with Chelsea for five years, and although he did not make any league appearances,[1] he spent loan spells in Scotland with Dundee, where he played in 11 league games, scoring one goal,[2] and in Belgium with Westerlo. After leaving Chelsea in 2005 he played for German clubs SV Wacker Burghausen and Fortuna Düsseldorf, before returning to England with AFC Wimbledon in September 2007, where he made one league appearance before leaving in October 2007.[3] He signed for Wivenhoe Town in December 2007, but left after just one league appearance. He next signed for SpVgg Weiden in July 2008, before moving to current club 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 in January 2009 on another free transfer.[4]
Kneißl represented Germany at the 2002 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship, in which Germany finished second, and 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.