Nico Matern

Nico Matern (born 27 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who currently plays for VfB Oldenburg. He played futsal for Hamburg Panthers.

Nico Matern
Matern with Indy Eleven in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nico Matern
Date of birth (1992-11-27) 27 November 1992
Place of birth Buxtehude, Germany
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfB Oldenburg
Number 21
Youth career
2008–2010 FC St. Pauli
2010–2011 Hallescher FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats 21 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Wuppertaler SV 1 (0)
2012–2014 SV Drochtersen/Assel 58 (8)
2014–2015 Hansa Rostock 1 (0)
2014–2015 Hansa Rostock II 25 (4)
2015–2016 Schönberg 95 25 (2)
2016–2017 Buxtehuder SV 29 (4)
2018–2019 Indy Eleven 32 (0)
2019– VfB Oldenburg 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:57, 26 March 2020 (UTC)

Playing career

Germany (2011–2017)

In his youth, Matern played for FC St. Pauli and Hallescher FC. From the youth teams of Halleschen, he moved to Wuppertaler SV in the semi-professional Regionalliga West. He played his first and only game for Wuppertaler on 28 October 2011 under coach Hans-Günter Bruns in a 1–0 victory against the reserve squad of Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

Afte one season, he left Wuppertaler SV again and moved to SV Drochtersen/Assel in the Oberliga Niedersachsen. He debuted for Drochtersen/Assel on 3 August 2012 in a 3–0 victory against Lüneburg SK Hansa. His first goal for the team came in the 66th minute of a 17 November 2012 match against LSK Hansa. His goal was the second out of four in what would be a shut-out victory for his club.

After two seasons, he moved to F.C. Hansa Rostock, where he spent much of his time playing for the reserve squad (Hansa Rostock II). His first game in the Oberliga Nordost for Hansa Rostock II took place on 3 August 2014, a 0–4 defeat against SV Altlüdersdorf. In the 15th minute of the following game on 8 August 2014, he scored his first goal for Hansa Rostock II, ultimately resulting in a 2–0 victory over FC Pommern Greifswald. Under coach Peter Vollmann, he made his professional debut with the first team on September 6, 2014, when he was subbed in at the 80th minute of a 0–1 defeat against Hallescher FC.

For the 2015–16 season, he moved to FC Schoenberg 95 where he debuted on 26 July 2015. In his first appearance, he scored what would be the lone goal of the match for either side in the 18th minute.

After a season, he left the FC Schoenberg 95 and moved to his hometown to play for Buxtehuder SV. He made his debut in the Oberliga Hamburg on 31 July 2016 in a 1–4 defeat against Niendorfer TSV.

United States (2017–present)

In 2017, Matern left German club Buxtehuder SV to attend Indiana Wesleyan University in the United States and play for the Indiana Wesleyan Wildcats.

In 2018, he signed a two-year contract with the second-division club Indy Eleven in the United Soccer League.[1] Matern was a regular contributor for Indy, starting in all 27 of his appearances that season.[2]

Matern was one of just seven players on Indy's 2018 roster that returned for the 2019 season after a frenzy of new signings in the offseason.[3] However, as of 30 March, he had not seen much playing time in 2019.[4]


References
  1. Kormanjos, Dennis (22 March 2018). "Matern: „Unser Besitzer will sich für die MLS bewerben"". FussiFreunde Hamburg (in German). Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. "Nico Matern". USL Championship. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  3. Johnston, Kevin (8 March 2019). "Plenty of new faces, added firepower up the ante for Indy Eleven in 2019". Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  4. Johnston, Kevin (30 March 2019). "Indy Eleven top Hartford Athletic before record crowd". Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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