Simon Zoller

Simon Zoller (born 26 June 1991) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for VfL Bochum.

Simon Zoller
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991
Place of birth Friedrichshafen, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 VfL Bochum
Number 9
Youth career
TSV Fischbach
TSG Ailingen
Germania Singen
1. FC Pforzheim
0000–2005 VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–2007 VfB Stuttgart
2007–2008 SSV Ulm 1846
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Karlsruher SC II 56 (18)
2010–2012 Karlsruher SC 13 (1)
2012–2013 VfL Osnabrück 36 (15)
2013–2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern 28 (13)
2014–2018 1. FC Köln 78 (11)
2015 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 13 (3)
2015–2018 1. FC Köln II 2 (0)
2019– VfL Bochum 49 (18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:37, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Zoller began his career with Karlsruher SC, and made his debut for the club in November 2010, as a substitute for Patrick Dulleck in a 0–0 draw with VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruhe were relegated to the 3. Liga at the end of the following season.

Zoller left the club, signing for VfL Osnabrück, along with teammates Marcus Piossek and Timo Staffeldt.

In June 2013, he signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1]

A year later, after outstanding performances for Kaiserslautern, he signed for recently promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal. Köln had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €3 million.[2]

However, Zoller could not fulfill the high expectations during the first half of the 2014–15 campaign and returned subsequently in the winter break on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the remainder of the season.[3] After an extended period of limited playing time in 2018, it was announced that Zoller would join VfL Bochum from January 2019.[4]

Career statistics
As of 25 October 2020[5]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karlsruher SC II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 50———50
2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 176———176
2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 195———195
2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 157———157
Total 56180000005618
Karlsruher SC 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 7000——70
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 6100——61
Total 131000000131
VfL Osnabrück 2012–13 3. Liga 361500—2[lower-alpha 1]03815
Kaiserslautern 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 281322——3015
Köln 2014–15 Bundesliga 9121——112
2015–16 Bundesliga 24621——267
2016–17 Bundesliga 26230——292
2017–18 Bundesliga 1722231—225
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 2010——30
Total 781110431009116
Köln II 2015–16 Regionalliga West 10———10
2018–19 Regionalliga West 10———10
Total 2000000020
Kaiserslautern (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 13310——143
VfL Bochum 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 82———82
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 23620——256
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 5311——64
Total 36113100003912
Career totals 26270167312027379
  1. Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs

Personal life

Zoller married television presenter Laura Wontorra on 12 November 2016.[6] Laura is the daughter of journalist Jörg Wontorra.

References
  1. "Zoller zieht es auf den Betzenberg" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. "Perfekt! Zoller wird ein "Geißbock"" [Perfect! Zoller becomes a "Geißbock"] (in German). Kicker. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. "Simon Zoller kehrt zum FCK zurück" [Simon Zoller returns to FCK] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/1--fc-koeln/fc-bestaetigt-zoller-wechselt-ins-revier-zum-vfl-bochum-31784082.express.de. Retrieved 23 December 2018
  5. Simon Zoller at Soccerway
  6. "SIMON ZOLLER + LAURA WONTORRA - Details zur Hochzeit". Gala.de (in German). 2 November 2016.


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