Fabian Giefer
 Giefer with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Giefer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Adenau, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Schalke 04 | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | 1. FC Oberahr | ||
| 1999–2003 | TuRa Lommersdorf | ||
| 2003–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 64 | (0) |
| 2014– | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Germany U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Fabian Giefer (born 17 May 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.[1]
Club career
Born in Adenau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Giefer began his football career at 1. FC Oberahr as his first youth club. He then move to TuRa Lommersdorf before moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where he started his professional career. He would soon promoted to Bayer Leverkusen II.
Bayer Leverkusen
After being promoted to the first team, He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 November 2009 against Eintracht Frankfurt.[2] He had a clean sheet and the team won 4–0.
On 1 December 2010, he made his international debut for the UEFA Europa League, substituting Bayer's #1 goalkeeper, René Adler. The team won 1–0 against Norway's Rosenborg.
On 7 August 2011 against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the opening weekend of the 2011–12 Bundesliga season, Giefer was concussed and stated that he doesn't remember anything about the last month.[3][4][5]
Fortuna Düsseldorf
On 4 June 2012, it was announced that Giefer will join Fortuna Düsseldorf with a two-year contract until 30 June 2014.[6] Giefer revealed he turned down a move to Bayern Munich because he wanted a first team action as Giefer would be a back-up to first choice goalkeeper, Manuel Neuer, if he did joined.[7] He made his competitive debut, in the first round of DFB-Pokal, in a 1–0 win over Wacker Burghausen[8] In a 3–2 loss against Augsburg, Giefer says he was responsible for the conceding after the match and will not get over his mistake[9] A week on, Giefer would make amends when he provided assist for Axel Bellinghausen, in a 1–0 win over Greuther Fürth.
Schalke 04
In June 2014, it was announced that Giefer will join Schalke 04 and he was assigned the squad number 34.
References
- ↑ "Giefer, Fabian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "1, 2, 3 - nach elf Minuten war alles vorbei" (in German). kicker.de. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
- ↑ "Giefer loses month's memory". ESPN Soccernet. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Giefer: "Kompletter Filmriss"". kicker. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Bayers Pannen-Torwart fehlt "ein Monat Erinnerung"". Die Welt. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ "Fortuna verpflichtet Torhüter Fabian Giefer" (in German). 4 June 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ "Giefer: I turned down Bayern Munich". Goal.com. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "SV Wacker Burghausen 0 – 1 Fortuna Düsseldorf". ESPN Soccernet. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "After errors against Augsburg: "Everything is fine " with Fabian Giefer" [Nach Fehlern gegen Augsburg: "Alles ist gut" bei Fabian Giefer] (in German). Goal.com. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
External links
- Fabian Giefer at fussballdaten.de (German)
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