Felix Bastians
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Felix Bastians | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Bochum, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Wingback, Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | VfL Bochum | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
β1997 | SG Wattenscheid 09 | ||
1997β2002 | VfL Bochum | ||
2002β2003 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
2003β2005 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Appsβ | (Gls)β |
2005β2008 | Nottingham Forest | 14 | (0) |
2006β2007 | β Northwich Victoria (loan) | 4 | (1) |
2007 | β Halifax Town (loan) | 9 | (4) |
2007 | β Gillingham (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2007 | β Chesterfield (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2008 | β Notts County (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2008 | β Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2008β2009 | Young Boys | 20 | (2) |
2009β2011 | SC Freiburg | 79 | (1) |
2012β | Hertha BSC | 24 | (0) |
2013 | β Hertha BSC II | 2 | (0) |
2013β | β VfL Bochum (loan) | 7 | (0) |
National team | |||
2006 | Germany U18 | 7 | (2) |
2007 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
2009β2010 | Germany U21[1] | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2013. β Appearances (Goals). |
Felix Bastians (born 9 May 1988) is a German footballer playing for German club VfL Bochum on loan from Hertha BSC. He can play as either a wingback or winger.
Career
Early career
Bastians began his career with SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Bochum before moving to Borussia Dortmund.[2] In November 2003 at 15 years old he signed for English club Nottingham Forest.[3]
England
Bastians spent most of his time in England on the bench. He played as a defensive midfielder in the earlier stages of his career, always managing to get up for corners and head the ball goalways, Forest boss Colin Calderwood named him as an upcoming talent and already a huge asset to the club. He had a successful debut, assisting a goal in forest's 3β2 win against Woking F.C. in the Football League Trophy November 2005.
He joined Northwich Victoria on loan from Nottingham Forest in November 2006, scoring once in four appearances.[4] He then joined Gillingham on 22 March 2007 on a loan until the end of the 2006β07 season. He made his Gillingham debut in the 5β0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March 2007 and scored his first goal in a 3β2 away defeat to Rotherham United on 7 April 2007.
Bastians was part of the successful Forest reserve side who won the Pontins Holiday League Championship title for the 2006β07 season, beating Rotherham 2β0 in the play-off final, Bastians scored a number of goals throughout the season to help his side lift the title.
He joined Chesterfield on a month's loan in October 2007.[5] He impressed in his spell at Chesterfield, scoring one goal in thirteen appearances. His loan spell ended on 2 January 2008 and he signed for Notts County[6] two days later on a month's loan. On 14 February 2008 he joined another League Two club, MK Dons, once again on a month's loan.[7] He later returned to The Reds, but failed to earn himself a new deal at the club and was released by mutual descent by manager Colin Calderwood on 21 May 2008.
Bastians ended his forest career having played 33 games and scoring five goals in the process. He is the third youngest player ever to play for Forest, behind Gary Mills and Craig Westcarr.
Young Boys Bern
Bastians had been linked with FC Schalke 04, Leeds and League One newcomers Hereford United. But he eventually made a move to Swiss Super League side Young Boys Bern.
On 10 August 2008, he scored his first goal for his new team, the equaliser in a 2β1 win against NeuchΓ’tel Xamax in front of over 16,000 supporters at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.
SC Freiburg
After just one year with Young Boys Bern he left on 7 July 2009 in order to transfer to SC Freiburg. Since his return to Germany, Bastians has swapped his position as a Winger to a defender, being mainly used as a centre back alongside Pavel KrmaΕ‘.
Hertha BSC
On 28 January 2012, Bastians completed a move to Hertha BSC which would see him there until the summer of 2016.[8]
VfL Bochum
On June 2013, he was loaned out to VfL Bochum.[9]
Statistics
As of 7 September 2013[10]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2005β06 | Nottingham Forest | League One | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 12 | 0 | |
2006β07 | Northwich Victoria | Conference National | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 5 | 1 | |
2006β07 | Halifax Town | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | β | 9 | 4 | ||
2006β07 | Gillingham | League One | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | β | 5 | 1 | |
2006β07 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 2 | 0 | ||
2007β08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |||
2007β08 | Chesterfield | League Two | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | β | 13 | 1 | |
2007β08 | Notts County | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 5 | 0 | ||
2007β08 | Milton Keynes Dons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | ||
Switzerland | League | Swiss Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2008β09 | Young Boys Bern | Super League | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
2009β10 | SC Freiburg | Bundesliga | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | β | 36 | 1 | |
2010β11 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | β | 31 | 0 | |||
2011β12 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 17 | 0 | |||
2011β12 | Hertha BSC | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 14 | 0 | ||
2012β13 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | β | 12 | 0 | ||
2012β13 | Hertha BSC II | Regionalliga Nordost | 2 | 0 | β | β | 2 | 0 | ||
2013β14 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 1 | 0 | |
Total | England | 49 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | |
Switzerland | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
Germany | 106 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 1 | ||
Career total | 175 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 193 | 10 |
International career
He has represented Germany at U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19 level and is an U-21 international where he has yet to win his first cap. Bastians has a sweet left foot, although he can competently use his right, and can play in a number of positions in midfield, on the wing or up front. His main attributes are his pace and strength and he is able to hold the ball up well as well as turn a defender with his pace.
References
- β "Felix Bastians". DFB. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- β "Felix Bastians mag es britisch" (in German). SC Freiburg. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- β "Schalke II: Felix Bastians trΓ€umt vom Profivertrag" (in German). reviersport.de. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- β "Felix Bastians". Centurycomm Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- β "Chesterfield net Bastians on loan". BBC Sport. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
- β "Felix is a Magpie". Nottingham Forest. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
- β "Dons Bag Bastians". Milton Keynes Dons F.C. official website. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
- β "Felix Bastians kommt sofort" [Felix Bastians is coming immediately]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- β "VfL Bochum verpflichtet Bastians von Hertha BSC" (in German). transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- β "Bastians, Felix" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
External links
- Felix Bastians at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Felix Bastians career stats at Soccerbase
- Felix Bastians profile at Soccerway
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