Daniel Ginczek
Daniel Ginczek (born 13 April 1991) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.[1][2] His paternal grandparents are from Poland.[3]
.jpg.webp) Ginczek with VfB Stuttgart in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Ginczek | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Arnsberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2007 | SC Neheim | ||
| 2007–2009 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Borussia Dortmund II | 66 | (28) |
| 2010–2013 | Borussia Dortmund | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → VfL Bochum (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2012–2013 | → FC St. Pauli (loan) | 31 | (18) |
| 2013–2014 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 17 | (3) |
| 2013 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | VfB Stuttgart | 67 | (21) |
| 2014–2015 | VfB Stuttgart II | 5 | (5) |
| 2018– | VfL Wolfsburg | 47 | (9) |
| 2019– | VfL Wolfsburg II | 1 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U18 | 6 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Germany U21 | 6 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:23, 21 December 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2013 | |||
Club career
Borussia Dortmund
In the 2007–08 season, he was the best scorer in the U-17 league. In 25 games he scored 26 goals. In the U-18 national team, Ginczek scored three goals in six games, he also took part in seven matches of the U-19 national team, scoring on one occasion.
Since the 2008–09 season he was playing for the reserves of Borussia Dortmund. He made his debut in professional football on 28 July 2009 at a 0–0 draw against the reserve team of Eintracht Braunschweig.
In 2010, Ginczek was promoted to the Borussia Dortmund first team.
Bochum loan spell
On 10 June 2011, Ginczek joined Bochum on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over Frankfurt on 22 July 2011.
St. Pauli loan spell
In June 2012, Ginczek joined St. Pauli on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal in the 77th minute at a 3–0 away win over Offenburger FV in the DFB-Pokal, on 18 August 2012. He became a key player for the Hamburg side, scoring 18 goals in 31 matches.
Nürnberg
3 June 2013 saw the announcement of Ginczek having agreed to join Bundesliga side ürnberg for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[4]
Stuttgart
For the 2014–15 season he moved to Stuttgart.[5] In May 2016 Ginczek extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 4 October 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | 10 | |||
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | 21 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 28 | — | — | — | 66 | 28 | |||||
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| St. Pauli (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 19 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| Total | 67 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 23 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 53 | 11 | |||
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 261 | 91 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 278 | 99 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- "Daniel Ginczek" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- "Ginczek, Daniel" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- "Alternative, die Hoffnung macht" (in German). reviersport.de. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- "Nürnberg sign Daniel Ginczek". 1. FC Nürnberg. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- "VfB sign Daniel Ginczek". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- "Important signals". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- Daniel Ginczek at kicker (in German)