Dominick Drexler
Dominick Drexler (born 26 May 1990) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 1. FC Köln.
![]() Drexler with 1. FC Köln in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 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 | |||
–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.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | Ref. | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Bayer Leverkusen II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 25 | 4 | — | 25 | 4 | [1] | |||
Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 19 | 4 | 19 | 4 | [4] | ||||
2011–12 | 34 | 8 | 34 | 8 | [5] | ||||||
2012–13 | 28 | 4 | 28 | 4 | [6] | ||||||
Totals | 81 | 16 | — | 81 | 16 | — | |||||
Greuther Fürth | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | [1] | |
Greuther Fürth II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | [1] | |||
VfR Aalen | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | [7] | ||
2015–16 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 | [8] | ||||
Totals | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 58 | 10 | — | |||
Holstein Kiel | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 35 | 7 | — | 35 | 7 | [9] | |||
2017–18 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 34 | 14 | [10] | ||
Totals | 66 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 21 | — | ||
1.FC Köln | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | [1] | |
Career totals | 264 | 59 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 274 | 58 | — |
- Appearance in the Promotion playoff.
References
- "Dominick Drexler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Drexler, Dominick" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- "Dominick Drexler". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
- "Kiels Drexler entscheidet sich für Dänemark" (in German). kicker. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "Für 4,5 Millionen Euro: 1. FC Köln holt Drexler". kicker Online (in German). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
External links
- Dominick Drexler at WorldFootball.net
- Dominick Drexler at fussballdaten.de (in German)