Fabian Ernst

Fabian Ernst
Ernst playing for Beşiktaş in 2010
Personal information
Full name Fabian Ernst
Date of birth (1979-05-30) 30 May 1979
Place of birth Hanover, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1983–1996 Hannover 96
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1998 Hannover 96 54 (1)
1998–2000 Hamburger SV 48 (0)
2000–2005 Werder Bremen 124 (9)
2005–2009 Schalke 04 106 (1)
2009–2012 Beşiktaş 99 (7)
2012–2013 Kasımpaşa 30 (0)
2014–2015 OSV Hannover 6 (2)
Total 461 (18)
National team
1998–2001 Germany U-21 31 (0)
2002–2003 Germany Team 2006 3 (0)
2002–2006 Germany 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2013

Fabian Ernst (born 30 May 1979) is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He was regarded as a two-way player who can stop the opposition and start attacks with his passing from central midfield.

Club career

Born in Hanover, Ernst started his career with hometown club Hannover 96. From 1998 to 2000, he played for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, playing in 48 games, but scoring no goals.[1]

The midfielder moved to Werder Bremen in 2000, where he was a major force in the league and cup double in 2004. In 152 games in the Bundesliga, he scored 11 goals.

He left after spending three and a half years at Schalke and joined Beşiktaş J.K. on 2 February 2009, signing a contract which lasted until 2012.[2] In his first season with Beşiktaş he scored two goals. An the end of the season, he was elected "The Best Player Of The Team" by the supporters.

On 16 September 2010, Ernst headed in a last-minute goal against Bulgarian side CSKA Sofia to help his team to a winning start in the group stages of the UEFA Europa League. In the 2012–13 season, he joined Kasımpaşa S.K., another football club headquartered in Istanbul. He was also captain of the team. In June 2013, he announced that he was thinking about retirement.[3]

After a career break from the summer 2013 until the summer 2014, Ernst signed a contract with OSV Hannover although he had bids from other bigger clubs.[4]

International career

In 2002, Ernst played his first international game, representing Germany against Kuwait. Ernst was a member of the German squad at Euro 2004. As of the end of 2007, he had won 24 caps and scored one goal for his country.[5]

After that first season by Schalke 04, he found himself not being selected by his national squad for FIFA World Cup 2006, just like for Euro 2008 and FIFA World Cup 2010.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 1996–97 Regionalliga Nord 23020–2[lower-alpha 1]1271 [6][7]
1997–98 31130–2[lower-alpha 2]0361 [6][7]
Total 541500041631 –
Hamburger SV 1998–99 Bundesliga 2903000–320 [7]
1999–00 1901000–200 [7]
Total 480400000520 –
Werder Bremen 2000–01 Bundesliga 282206100363 [7]
2001–02 273101000293 [7]
2002–03 31250401[lower-alpha 3]0412 [7]
2003–04 332603000422 [7]
2004–05 33240802[lower-alpha 4]0472 [7]
Total 12491601613015910 –
Schalke 04 2005–06 Bundesliga 320101212[lower-alpha 5]0471 [7]
2006–07 260101000280 [7]
2007–08 33130903[lower-alpha 6]1482 [7]
2008–09 150306000240 [7]
Total 106180281511473 –
Beşiktaş 2008–09 Süper Lig 162400000202 [8]
2009–10 28130501[lower-alpha 7]0371 [8]
2010–11 2824014100463 [8]
2011–12 272001006[lower-alpha 8]0432 [7]
Total 997110291701468 –
Kasımpaşa 2012–13 Süper Lig 300100000310 [8]
Career total 4611845073319259823 –
  1. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in 2. Bundesliga promotion playoffs
  2. ↑ Two appearances in 2. Bundesliga promotion playoffs
  3. ↑ One appearance in DFL-Ligapokal
  4. ↑ Two appearances in DFL-Ligapokal
  5. ↑ Two appearances in DFL-Ligapokal
  6. ↑ Three appearances and one goal in DFL-Ligapokal
  7. ↑ Six appearances Turkish Super Cup
  8. ↑ Six appearances in Süper Lig championship playoffs

International

[6]

Germany
YearAppsGoals
200220
200310
2004101
2005100
200610
Total241

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 October 2004Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Iran0–10–2Friendly

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen

Schalke 04

Beşiktaş

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (10 March 2016). "Fabian Ernst - Matches and Goals in Bundesliga". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fabian Ernst wechselt zu Besiktas". focus.de (in German). 1 February 2009. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Ernst erwägt Karriereende" (in German). kicker.de. 18 June 2013. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Profi Fabian Ernst: Von der Königsklasse auf die Asche" (in German). n24.de. 5 September 2014.
  5. ↑ Arnhold, Matthias (10 March 2016). "Fabian Ernst - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "Fabian Ernst". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Fabian Ernst » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "F. Ernst". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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