Sebastian Polter

Sebastian Polter
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Polter
Date of birth (1991-04-01) 1 April 1991
Place of birth Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Union Berlin
Number 9
Youth career
1994–2003 Heidmühler FC
2003–2004 SV Wilhelmshaven
2004–2005 Werder Bremen
2005–2006 SV Wilhelmshaven
2006–2007 Eintracht Braunschweig
2007–2010 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 VfL Wolfsburg II 68 (19)
2011–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 12 (2)
2012–2013 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 26 (5)
2012–2013 → 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) 2 (1)
2013–2015 1. FSV Mainz 05 13 (0)
2013–2014 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 7 (3)
2014–2015 → Union Berlin (loan) 30 (14)
2015–2017 Queens Park Rangers 51 (10)
2017– Union Berlin 39 (19)
National team‡
2008–2009 Germany U18 6 (3)
2012 Germany U20 1 (2)
2012–2013 Germany U21[1] 10 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:00, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:50, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Sebastian Polter (born 1 April 1991) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Union Berlin.

Club career

Polter played for VfL Wolfsburg II from July 2008 until June 2012.[2] During the 2008–09 season, Polter made 10 appearances without scoring a goal.[3] During the 2009–10 season, Polter scored three goals in 15 appearances.[4] During the 2010–11 season, Polter scored 11 goals in 25 appearances.[5] He played for both the first team and reserve team during the 2011–12 season.[6] He scored two goals in 12 appearances for the first team and five goals in 18 appearances for the reserve team.[6]

Polter played for 1. FC Nürnberg between July 2012 and June 2013 and for the reserve team in April 2013.[2] He scored five goals in 27 appearances for the first team and a goal in two appearances for the reserve team.[6]

Polter played for 1. FSV Mainz 05 between July 2013 and August 2014 and 1. FSV Mainz 05 II between September 2013 and June 2014.[2] For the first team, he played in 15 matches without scoring a goal, and for the reserve team, he scored three goals in seven appearances.[6]

In late August 2014, he was loaned to 2. Bundesliga club Union Berlin for the season.[2] He scored 14 goals in 29 appearances.[7]

In July 2015 it was announced that Queens Park Rangers had signed Polter from FSV Mainz 05 on a three-year-deal for an undisclosed fee. Polter made an instant impact on his debut scoring QPR's third goal in their 10–0 win over Italian side Verona Stars in the clubs first pre-season fixture of the summer. Polter's league debut came in a 2–0 away loss to London rivals Charlton Athletic as he came on as a sub for Charlie Austin in the 84th minute.[8] His full debut came in a League Cup match against Yeovil Town, he scored the first goal for QPR as they secured a comfortable 3–0 victory.[9] He finished the 2015–16 season with seven goals in 33 appearances.[6] During the 2016–17 season for Queens Park Rangers, he scored 12 goals in 23 appearances.[6]

He went back to Union Berlin on 10 January 2017.[10] During the 2016–17 season for Union Berlin, he scored seven goals in 15 appearances.[6] He finished the 2017–18 season with 12 goals in 26 appearances.[11]

International career

Polter was a member of several German youth national teams and also appointed to the squad for 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Israel where Germany were eliminated at the group stage.

Career statistics

As of matches played on 9 October 2018.
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]League Cup[lower-alpha 2]TotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg II2008–09Regionalliga Nord100—100[3]
2009–10153153[4]
2010–1125112511[5]
2011–12185185[6]
Totals6819—6819—
VfL Wolfsburg2011–12Bundesliga12200—122[6]
1. FC Nürnberg (loan)2012–1326510275[6]
1. FC Nürnberg II (loan)2012–13Regionalliga Bayern21—21[6]
1. FSV Mainz 052013–14Bundesliga13020150[6]
1. FSV Mainz 05 II2013–14Regionalliga Südwest73—73[6]
Union Berlin (loan)2014–152. Bundesliga2914002914[7]
Queens Park Rangers2015–16Championship3160021337[6]
2016–172040030234[6]
Totals511000515611—
Union Berlin2016–172. Bundesliga15700—157[6]
2017–182412202612[11]
2018–19310031
Totals422020—4420—
Career totals25074505126075—
  1. ↑ Appearances in the German Cup.
  2. ↑ Appearances in the English League Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "U 21-Männer: Sebastian Polter" [U 21-men: Sebastian Polter] (in German). DFB. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Sebastian Polter". World Football. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Sebastian Polter". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Sebastian Polter". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Sebastian Polter". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Sebastian Polter » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Sebastian Polter". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Charlton 2–0 QPR". BBC Sport. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Yeovil 0–3 QPR". BBC Sport. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  10. ↑ ""Wie eine Heimkehr": Polter zurück bei Union Berlin". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 10 January 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. 1 2 "Sebastian Polter". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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