Danny Latza

Danny Latza (born 7 December 1989) is a German footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for 1. FSV Mainz 05.[1]

Danny Latza
Personal information
Full name Danny Latza
Date of birth (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FSV Mainz 05
Number 6
Youth career
1995–1998 DJK Arminia Ückendorf
1998–2007 FC Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 FC Schalke 04 3 (0)
2007–2011 → FC Schalke 04 II 61 (9)
2011–2013 SV Darmstadt 98 73 (10)
2013–2015 VfL Bochum 64 (4)
2015– 1. FSV Mainz 05 70 (6)
National team
2004–2005 Germany U16 6 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U17 9 (0)
2006–2007 Germany U18 4 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U19 15 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U20 8 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:59, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Career

Latza began his footballing career in 1995, at the age of five, as a youth player with his local team, DJK Arminia Ückendorf. He stayed as a player for three years before moving to Schalke 04 where he started his professional career. Latza's first professional appearance was in the Bundesliga on 14 February 2009 against VfL Bochum, when he came on as a substitute for Levan Kobiashvili.[2]

Latza joined the SV Darmstadt 98 for the 2011–12 3. Liga season. On 22 May 2013, it was announced that the MSV Duisburg had signed Latza.[3] However this contract was valid only for the 2. Bundesliga and was voided when the Deutsche Fußball Liga denied Duisburg the license to play in the 2013–14 2. Bundesliga season. After a brief trial spell, Latza signed with the 2. Bundesliga side Bochum.[4]

On 17 December 2016, Latza scored his first Bundesliga goals, a hat-trick for 1. FSV Mainz 05, in a 3–1 home victory against Hamburger SV.[5]

Career statistics
As of match played on 23 February 2018[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Schalke 042008–11Bundesliga 30000030
Darmstadt 982011–123. Liga 3660000366
2012–13 3740000374
Total 731000007310
VfL Bochum2013–142. Bundesliga 3432100364
2014–15 3012000321
Total 6444100685
Mainz 052015–16Bundesliga 2702000290
2016–17 2140000214
2017–18 2924000262
Total 7766000766
Career totals 271291010028130

    Early life

    Latza completed his realschulabschluss at the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.[7]

    References
    1. "Danny Latza" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
    2. "Dabrowski bestraft zu lässige Schalker" [Dabrowski punishes too nonchalant Schalke] (in German). kicker. 14 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
    3. ""Zebras" verpflichten Danny Latza" ["Zebras" sign Danny Latza] (in German). DFL. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
    4. "Bochum greift bei Latza zu" [Bochum snatches Latza] (in German). kicker. 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
    5. "Latza hat-trick upends Hamburg in Mainz". Bundesliga. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
    6. Danny Latza at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
    7. "Darmstadts Danny Latza: "Ich werde es allen zeigen"". DFB 3. Liga. Deutscher Fussball-Bund. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2018. Mit neun ging es zum FC Schalke 04, wo er alle Jugendmannschaften durchlief und nebenbei an der Gesamtschule Berger Feld, einer DFB-Eliteschule des Fußballs, seinen Realschulabschluss machte.
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