Ralf Fährmann

Ralf Fährmann (German pronunciation: [ˈʁalf ˈfɛːɐ̯man]; born 27 September 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Brann, on loan from Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga.

Ralf Fährmann
Fährmann with Schalke 04 in 2013
Personal information
Full name Ralf Fährmann[1]
Date of birth (1988-09-27) 27 September 1988
Place of birth Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Brann
(on loan from Schalke 04)
Number 44
Youth career
1995–1998 VfB Chemnitz
1998–2003 Chemnitzer FC
2003–2007 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Schalke 04 II 39 (0)
2007–2009 Schalke 04 3 (0)
2009–2011 Eintracht Frankfurt II 6 (0)
2009–2011 Eintracht Frankfurt 18 (0)
2011– Schalke 04 175 (0)
2019–2020 → Norwich City (loan) 1 (0)
2020 → Brann (loan) 0 (0)
National team
2003–2004 Germany U16 5 (0)
2004–2005 Germany U17 14 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U18 3 (0)
2006 Germany U19 4 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U20 5 (0)
2008 Germany U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2020

Club career
Fährmann playing for Schalke 04

Fährmann made his professional debut for Schalke 04 on 13 September 2008 in 3–3 draw away to Borussia Dortmund.[2] On 16 September 2008, he played his first international match, against APOEL in a UEFA Cup tie.

At the end of the 2008–09 season, he left Schalke and moved to Eintracht Frankfurt on free transfer, signing a contract valid to 30 June 2012.[3]

Fährmann returned to Schalke in 2011 after the team sold Manuel Neuer to Bayern Munich. In the 2011 DFL-Supercup, Fährmann was named Man of the Match. After 90 minutes, the game finished 0–0 and it went on directly to a penalty shootout. Fährmann saved two penalty kicks, one from Kevin Großkreutz and one from Ivan Perišić, thus allowing Schalke to raise the Supercup trophy for the first time in the club's history. In the start of the 2013–14 season, he was named second choice goalkeeper behind Timo Hildebrand. While Hildebrand was injured, he became the first choice goalkeeper and his impressive performances saw him keep the number one spot for the remainder of the season.

Fährmann playing for Schalke 04 (2018)

On 4 May 2014, Schalke announced that Fährmann extended his contract with Schalke until 30 June 2019.[4]

Fährmann made his 200th appearance in all competitions for Schalke 04 on 18 April 2018 in a 0–1 home defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt in DFB-Pokal.[5]

On 5 July 2019, Fährmann joined Norwich City on loan until the end of 2019–20 season.[6] On 10 March 2020, he left Norwich and was loaned to SK Brann until 30 June 2020.[7]. On 23 April 2020, he left for Germany due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 June, Brann confirmed that Fährmann would not return for the last day of the loan contract,[8] so he did not play a competitive game for the club.

International career

Fährmann is a former member of several Germany national youth football teams.[9]

Personal life

Fährmann attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld.[10] His brother Falk Fährmann is also a goalkeeper, who played for FSV Zwickau.[11]

Ralf Fährmann interviewed at the Das aktuelle sportstudio television program on broadcaster ZDF in 2014

Career statistics

Club
As of 10 March 2020.[12]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II2007–08Oberliga Westfalen280———280
2008–09Regionalliga West110———110
Totals390———390
Schalke 042008–09Bundesliga30101[lower-alpha 1]0—50
Eintracht Frankfurt II2009–10Regionalliga Süd60———60
Eintracht Frankfurt2009–10Bundesliga3000——30
2010–1115010——160
Totals18010——190
Schalke 042011–12Bundesliga90004[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0140
2012–13000000—00
2013–14220104[lower-alpha 4]0—270
2014–15250106[lower-alpha 4]0—320
2015–16340108[lower-alpha 2]0—430
2016–173404011[lower-alpha 2]0—490
2017–1834050——390
2018–19170206[lower-alpha 4]0—250
Totals1750140390102290
Schalke 04 II2012–13Regionalliga West20———20
2013–1420———20
Totals40———40
Norwich City (loan)2019–20Premier League1010—1[lower-alpha 5]030
Brann (loan)2020Eliteserien0000——00
Career totals2460170400203050
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Cup.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  3. Appearance in the DFL-Supercup.
  4. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.
  5. Appearance in the League Cup.

Honours

Schalke 04

References
  1. "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. "Ralf Fährmann" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. "Fährmann signed with Frankfurt" (in German). Frankfurter Rundschau. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  4. "Ralf Fährmann verlängert seinen Vertrag vorzeitig bis 2019" (in German). FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. "Schalke 04 vs. Eintracht Frankfurt 0 – 1". Soccerway. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  6. "Ralf Fährmann signs for Norwich City". Norwich City. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. "Ralf Fährmann joins SK Brann on loan until the end of the season". FC Schalke 04. 10 March 2020.
  8. "Ahamada klar for Brann" (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 9 June 2020.
  9. "National team player Ralf Fährmann". DFB.de. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  10. "Das Talentmodell Gelsenkirchen". RevierSport. Funke Medien. 27 November 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2018. Zwölf von ihnen haben den Sprung in die Bundesliga geschafft, darunter Manuel Neuer, Ralf Fährmann (beide Schalke), Mesut Özil, Sebastian Boenisch (beide Werber Bremen), Tim Hoogland (Mainz 05), Michael Delura (Panionios Athen) und Alexander Baumjohann (Borussia Mönchengladbach).
  11. "Heinicke: Haupstache gesund" (in German). kicker.de. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  12. "Ralf Fährmann - Club matches". worldfootball.net. Worldfootball.
  13. "Borussia Dortmund 3:4 FC Schalke 04: Takt. aufstellung" [Borussia Dortmund 3:4 FC Schalke 04: Tactical lineup]. Kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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