Fabian Schönheim

Fabian Schönheim (born 14 February 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender. He is a free agent.

Fabian Schönheim
Personal information
Full name Fabian Schönheim
Date of birth (1987-02-14) 14 February 1987
Place of birth Kirn, West Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Youth career
1993–1997 FSV Rehborn
1997–1998 SG Desloch-Jeckenbach
1998–2001 FSV Rehborn
2001–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 1. FC Kaiserslautern 47 (2)
2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 3 (0)
2009–2011 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 74 (4)
2010 SV Wehen Wiesbaden II 1 (0)
2011–2012 Mainz 05 II 10 (0)
2011–2012 Mainz 05 1 (0)
2012–2019 Union Berlin 110 (4)
National team
Germany U-19 6 (0)
2006–2009 Germany U-21 10 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:25, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

Early career

After spending the first part of his youth career with local side Rehborn, Schönheim signed for Kaiserslautern and played in their youth team for a further four years. He then, in 2005, began in the first team aged 18. He went on to make nearly 50 league appearances for the club and the reserves. He was at the club when they were relegated from the Bundesliga in the 2005–06 season.

Club career

SV Wehen Wiesbaden

He joined newly relegated 3. Liga side Wehen Wiesbaden. He played a big role at the club for two seasons, played in 74 league games and scored 4 times.

Mainz 05

The defender then moved to 1. FSV Mainz 05 in 2011 but struggled to break into the first team and only played ten games for the reserve side.

Union Berlin

The following season Schönheim joined 2. Bundesliga outfit Union Berlin. He has been involved in many unsuccessful promotion pushes since joining and has now played more than 100 games for the club. He has also spent the majority of his professional career at Union and scored 5 goals.

International career

Schönheim made six appearances at U-19 level for Germany. He also played ten times at U-21 level.


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