Dominick Drexler

Dominick Drexler (born 26 May 1990) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FC Köln.

Dominick Drexler
Drexler with 1. FC Köln in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990
Place of birth Bonn, West Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 24
Youth career
1. SF Brüser Berg
Bonner SC
Alemannia Aachen
0000–2009 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Bayer Leverkusen II 25 (4)
2010–2013 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 81 (16)
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth 9 (1)
2014–2016 VfR Aalen 55 (10)
2016–2018 Holstein Kiel 66 (19)
2018 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2018– 1. FC Köln 75 (14)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:31, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Drexler played as a teenager for Bonner SC,[1] Alemannia Aachen,[2] and Bayer Leverkusen[1] before joining Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2010.[3] He made his debut for the club in September of that year, as a substitute for Tino Semmer in a Thuringia derby against Carl Zeiss Jena which Erfurt won 2–1. He finished the 2010–11 season with four goals in 19 appearances.[4] He scored eight goals in 34 appearances in the 2011–12 season[5] and four goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season.[6]

In July 2013, he signed for Greuther Fürth, where he spent the 2012–13 season,[3] scoring a goal in 11 competitive matches.[1] He also scored four goals in five matches for the reserve team.[1] Then he joined VfR Aalen for the 2014–15 season.[3] He scored one goal in 26 competitive appearances.[7] In the following season, he scored nine goals in 32 competitive appearances.[8] He then joined Holstein Kiel for the 2016-17 season.[3] During that season, he scored seven goals in 35 appearances.[9] During the 2017–18 season, he scored 14 goals in 34 appearances.[10] This includes two goals in two appearances in the DFB Pokal and an appearance in the Promotion playoff.[10]

Drexler signed with Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season. The transfer fee paid to Holstein Kiel was reported to be €2.5 million.[11] However, during the same summer he was transferred again to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for a reported fee of €4.5 million.[12]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 27 February 2019.
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalRef.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II2009–10Regionalliga West254—254[1]
Rot-Weiß Erfurt2010–113. Liga194194[4]
2011–12348348[5]
2012–13284284[6]
Totals8116—8116—
Greuther Fürth2013–142. Bundesliga9120—111[1]
Greuther Fürth II2013–14Regionalliga Bayern54—54[1]
VfR Aalen2014–153. Liga24120261[7]
2015–1631910329[8]
Totals551030—5810—
Holstein Kiel2016–172. Bundesliga357—357[9]
2017–183112221[lower-alpha 1]03414[10]
Totals661922106921—
1.FC Köln2018–192. Bundesliga23522—10[1]
Career totals26459941027458—
  1. Appearance in the Promotion playoff.

References
  1. "Dominick Drexler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  2. "Drexler, Dominick" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. "Dominick Drexler". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  4. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. "Kiels Drexler entscheidet sich für Dänemark" (in German). kicker. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  12. "Für 4,5 Millionen Euro: 1. FC Köln holt Drexler". kicker Online (in German). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.


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