Robert Bauer (footballer)

Robert Bauer
Bauer training with Werder Bremen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995
Place of birth Pforzheim, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Full-back, wing-back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Nürnberg
(on loan from Werder Bremen)
Number 8
Youth career
FSV Buckenberg
0000–2014 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 FC Ingolstadt II 6 (1)
2014–2016 FC Ingolstadt 42 (1)
2016– Werder Bremen 43 (1)
2018– → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 3 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Germany U20 6 (0)
2016 Germany Olympic 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Robert Bauer (born 9 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back or as a wing-back for 1. FC Nürnberg on loan from Werder Bremen .[1]

Club career

Bauer joined FC Ingolstadt in 2014 from Karlsruher SC. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 31 October 2014 against Fortuna Düsseldorf replacing Alfredo Morales at half-time in a 0–0 away draw. He scored his first Bundesliga goal from his first shot of the campaign against Darmstadt on 22 November 2015.[2]

On 23 August 2016, Bauer signed for Werder Bremen.[3]

On 5 July 2018, it was announced that Bauer was loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2018–19 season. Nürnberg secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[4][5]

International career

Eligible to represent Germany or Kazakhstan, Bauer revealed that he had rejected an offer from the latter in February 2015 in hopes of representing Germany.[6] The next month, he received his first call-up to the Germany U20 side and represented them at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand that summer.

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[7]

Honours

International

Germany

References

  1. ↑ "Germany - R. Bauer - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  2. ↑ "FC Ingolstadt 04 vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 31 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  3. ↑ "Robert Bauer strengthens Werder". SV Werder Bremen. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Robert Bauer ist Neuzugang Nummer fünf". kicker Online (in German). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Robert Bauer verstärkt den Club". 1. FC Nürnberg. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Robert Bauer: "World Cup is the icing on the cake"". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016.
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