Patrick Ziegler

Patrick Ziegler (born 9 February 1990) is a German Australian footballer who plays as a centre-back for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Patrick Ziegler
Ziegler with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-09) 9 February 1990
Place of birth Gräfelfing, West Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back / Defensive midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers
Number 34
Youth career
0000–2003 TSV Moosach-Hartmannshofen
2003–2008 SpVgg Unterhaching
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 SpVgg Unterhaching II 9 (0)
2008–2012 SpVgg Unterhaching 51 (2)
2012–2015 SC Paderborn 07 70 (1)
2015–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 59 (0)
2018– Western Sydney Wanderers 21 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 August 2020

Personal life

Patrick's father was born in Adelaide, South Australia making him eligible to represent Germany, as well as Australia once he applies, and his application is approved, for citizenship by descent the Australian government. He would also no longer be regarded as a foreign player in the A-League, which has a limit of five such players per squad. In January 2019, Ziegler declared that he wanted to play for Australia upon receiving his citizenship, adding that even after returning to Germany, his father still supported Australia, even more so than Germany.[2] In October 2019, he told The Sydney Morning Herald that he was still waiting for permission from Germany to hold a second passport.[3][4] On Wednesday the 16th of December, Zieger officially became an Australian citizen.

References
  1. Babbel, Markus. "My first tackle at Anfield". Players' Voice. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  2. Bossi, Dominic. "Wanderers' Patrick Ziegler declares he wants to play for Australia". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. Bossi, Dominic (10 October 2019). "Ziegler spent summer with Stuttgart to end injury agony". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. Airs, Kevin (4 August 2018). "WSW's German signing could be a Socceroo". FTBL.com.au. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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