Nico Schlotterbeck
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 1 December 1999|||||||||||||
Place of birth | Waiblingen, Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Borussia Dortmund | |||||||||||||
Number | 4 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
–2007 | SG Weinstadt | |||||||||||||
2007–2014 | Stuttgarter Kickers | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | VfR Aalen | |||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Karlsruher SC | |||||||||||||
2017–2018 | SC Freiburg | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2018–2020 | SC Freiburg II | 25 | (2) | |||||||||||
2019–2022 | SC Freiburg | 49 | (4) | |||||||||||
2020–2021 | → Union Berlin (loan) | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||
2022– | Borussia Dortmund | 75 | (6) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2017 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2018 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2019–2021 | Germany U21 | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||
2022– | Germany | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:26, 22 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:05, 21 November 2024 (UTC) |
Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck (German pronunciation: [ˈʃlɔtɐˌbɛk]; born 1 December 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]SC Freiburg
[edit]Schlotterbeck debuted for SC Freiburg on 9 March 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for Philipp Lienhart in the 2–1 home win against Hertha BSC.[4] In his final match for Freiburg, the club lost the DFB-Pokal Final on penalties but Schlotterbeck was awarded the man of the match.[5]
Loan to Union Berlin
[edit]On 31 July 2020, Schlotterbeck joined Union Berlin on a one-year loan.[6]
Borussia Dortmund
[edit]On 2 May 2022, Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Schlotterbeck on a five-year deal, starting from the 2022–23 season.[7] He joined for a reported €25 million transfer fee.[8] He would almost win the league with Dortmund in his first season, but merely became runners-up due to goal difference. In the 2023–24 season, he achieved the highest tackling success rate in the Bundesliga at 71%, in addition to winning possession over 240 times, he also played a crucial role in his club's qualification to the Champions League final alongside fellow centre-back Mats Hummels.[9]
International career
[edit]Schlotterbeck got his debut call-up to the Germany national team under coach Hansi Flick for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021.[10] He made his debut against Israel in a friendly on 27 March 2022.[11] Later that year, on 10 November, he was named in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[12]
Schlotterbeck was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Schlotterbeck is the nephew of former professional footballer Niels Schlotterbeck, who played for Freiburg.[14] His older brother, Keven, is a professional footballer who plays for Bavarian side FC Augsburg.[15] Schlotterbeck's cousin, Sandrine, appeared on the seventh series of the German edition of Love Island in 2022.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SC Freiburg II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 24 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||
2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 25 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||||
SC Freiburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | ||
Total | 49 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 56 | 4 | |||
Union Berlin (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 2 | |
Borussia Dortmund | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8[a] | 0 | 39 | 4 |
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12[a] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
Total | 75 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 109 | 6 | ||
Career total | 165 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 207 | 14 |
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2024[17]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 2022 | 8 | 0 |
2023 | 3 | 0 | |
2024 | 7 | 0 | |
Total | 18 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]SC Freiburg
Borussia Dortmund
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2023–24[19]
Germany U21
Individual
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2021[21]
- Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22,[22] 2022–23[23]
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22[24]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 13. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Nico Schlotterbeck". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ ""Mein Bruder hat mir einiges berichtet": Union holt Nico Schlotterbeck". kicker (in German). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Herthas Unglücksrabe heißt Ibisevic" [Hertha's misfortune is called Ibišević]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (22 May 2022). "SC Freiburg – RB Leipzig, Stimmen zum DFB-Pokalfinale: Man darf den alten Trainer nicht schlecht machen". www.spox.com (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "N ico Schlotterbeck Joins 1.FC Union Berlin on Loan". Last Word On Football. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "BVB signs Nico Schlottbeck". Borussia Dortmund. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Johnson, Paul (3 May 2022). "Borussia Dortmund Sign Nico Schlotterbeck from Freiburg for €25m". SB Nation. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
- ^ "Statistik beweist: Tackling-Monster Schlotterbeck wurde in den EM-Kader absolut verdient berufen!" (in German). Tribuna.com. 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Bundestrainer Flick beruft drei Neulinge und fünf Rückkehrer". dfb.de. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Flick on Schlotterbeck's Germany debut: "Hopefully, it will be a good lesson for him"". Bulinews. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Flick beruft Moukoko, Füllkrug und Götze in WM-Kader" [Flick names Moukoko, Füllkrug and Götze to World Cup squad] (in German). German Football Association. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Keven Schlotterbeck". scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ Frahm, Daniela (14 March 2019). "SC mit einem Schlotterbeck – oder auch mit zwei" [SC with a Schlotterbeck – or with two]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
- ^ Möller, Domescu (23 March 2022). ""Love Island"-Kandidatin Sandrine ist gleich mit zwei Ex-Unionern verwandt – raten Sie mal mit wem!". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b Nico Schlotterbeck at Soccerway
- ^ "DFB-Pokal 2021/22, Finale in Berlin: SC Freiburg 2:4 RB Leipzig: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2021/22, Final in Berlin: SC Freiburg 2:4 RB Leipzig: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (1 June 2024). "Real Madrid 2–0 Borussia Dortmund". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Germany beat Portugal for third U21 EURO title". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ "The EA Sports Bundesliga Team of the Season 2021/22 is here!". Bundesliga. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23". Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Sechs Klubs vertreten: Die kicker-Elf der Saison 2021/22". kicker.de (in German). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the Borussia Dortmund website
- Nico Schlotterbeck at DFB (also available in German)
- Nico Schlotterbeck – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Waiblingen
- German men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Germany men's international footballers
- SC Freiburg II players
- SC Freiburg players
- 1. FC Union Berlin players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- 2022 FIFA World Cup players
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- People from Rems-Murr-Kreis
- Footballers from Stuttgart (region)
- 21st-century German sportsmen