Fabian Giefer

Fabian Giefer (German pronunciation: [ˈɡiːfɐ]; born 17 May 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Würzburger Kickers in the 2. Bundesliga.

Fabian Giefer
Giefer with Schalke 04 in 2015
Personal information
Full name Fabian Giefer
Date of birth (1990-05-17) 17 May 1990
Place of birth Adenau, West Germany
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Würzburger Kickers
Youth career
1996–1999 1. FC Oberahr
1999–2003 TuRa Lommersdorf
2003–2009 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Bayer Leverkusen II 44 (0)
2009–2012 Bayer Leverkusen 6 (0)
2012–2014 Fortuna Düsseldorf 64 (0)
2014–2017 Schalke 04 2 (0)
2017 → Bristol City (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2018 FC Augsburg II 3 (0)
2017–2020 FC Augsburg 4 (0)
2020– Würzburger Kickers 0 (0)
National team
2005–2006 Germany U16 4 (0)
2006–2007 Germany U17 16 (0)
2008 Germany U18 1 (0)
2010 Germany U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 August 2020

Club career

Bayer Leverkusen

Born in Adenau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Giefer began his football career at 1. FC Oberahr as his first youth club. He then move to TuRa Lommersdorf before moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where he started his professional career.[1] He would soon promoted to Bayer Leverkusen II.[2] Griefer played his first Bayer Leverkusen II match in the opening game of the season, in a 2–2 draw against Verl.[3] At Bayer Leverkusen II, Giefer spent the season competing the first choice goalkeeper role with Benedikt Fernandez and Erik Domaschke, which saw him made ten appearance.[4]

Giefer was promoted to the Bayer Leverkusen first team ahead of the 2009–10 season.[5] Having signed his first professional contract with the club he was expected to fight over a first choice goalkeeper role with René Adler.[6] Following Adler's absence, he made his Bundesliga debut on 6 November 2009 against Eintracht Frankfurt, in which he kept a clean sheet in a 4–0 win.[7][8] While Adler managed to regain his first choice goalkeeper role soon after, he went on to make two appearances for the side in the 2009–10 season against Hannover 96[9] and Borussia Mönchengladbach.[10]

In the 2010–11 season, Giefer continued to remain a second choice goalkeeper behind Adler. On 1 December 2010, he made his international debut for the UEFA Europa League, substituting Bayer's #1 goalkeeper, René Adler and the team won 1–0 against Norway's Rosenborg.[11] By the end of December, Giefer made two more appearances in all competitions: once came against Atlético Madrid[12] and another in the league against Freiburg.[13] Although he suffered an injury as the season progressed, on 10 April 2011, he made his first appearance of the season, in a 2–1 win over St. Pauli.[14][15]

In the 2011–12 season, Giefer made his first appearance of the season, but was concussed during the match, which saw Bayer 04 Leverkusen lose 2–0 on 7 August 2011.[16] After the match, Giefer stated that he did not remember anything about the last month.[17][18][19] This turned out to be his only appearance, as new arrivals of David Yelldell and Bernd Leno pushed him out of the first team, as well as, his own injury concerns.[20][21] As a result, Giefer spent the most of the season playing for Bayer 04 Leverkusen II side.[22]

Fortuna Düsseldorf
Giefer at Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2013.

On 4 June 2012, it was announced that Giefer would join Fortuna Düsseldorf with a two-year contract until 30 June 2014.[23] He revealed he turned down a move to Bayern Munich because he wanted first team action whereas he would have been a back-up to Bayern's first choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer had he joined.[24]

Giefer made his competitive debut in the first round of DFB-Pokal, in a 1–0 win over Wacker Burghausen, keeping clean sheet.[25] He did well in the next game against Augsburg in the opening game of the season, where he kept a clean sheet again, in a 2–0 win.[26] Having established himself as first choice goalkeeper, Giefer kept five more clean sheets in the first six league matches until he conceded twice on 28 September 2012, in a 2–2 draw against Schalke 04.[27][28] Since then, the club's form soon slipped and began a losing streak as the season progressed. In a 3–2 loss against Augsburg on 20 January 2013, Giefer was at fault when he conceded one of the goals and after the match, he said he took a huge responsibility for his mistakes.[29] On 16 February 2013, Giefer made amends when he provided assist for Axel Bellinghausen, in a 1–0 win over Greuther Fürth.[30] Despite playing the whole game in his first season, he was unable to help the club, as they were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga next season.

In the 2013–14 season, Giefer continued to be the club's first choice goalkeeper, where he kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Energie Cottbus in the opening game of the season.[31] He was ever-present goalkeeper at the club until he received a straight red card for conceding a penalty in a 3–0 loss against Erzgebirge Aue on 24 November 2013.[32] After serving a suspension, Giefer returned to the first team on 9 December 2013, where he kept a clean sheet again, in a 1–0 win over Kaiserslautern.[33][34] He appeared at the substitute bench three times, as the season progressed, Giefer went on to make 31 appearances in all competitions.[35]

Schalke 04

It was announced on 6 December 2013 that Giefer would join Schalke 04 next season.[36] In May 2014, the move was confirmed, as he signed a four-year contract and was assigned the squad number 34.[37]

However, at the start of the season, Giefer suffered a setback when he suffered injuries and was sidelined for months.[38][39] After returning to training, he spent the rest of the year as a substitute behind Ralf Fährmann.[40] He made his Schalke 04 debut on 31 January 2015 when he kept a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Hannover 96[41] and made another appearance in the next game on 3 February 2015, in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich.[42] he suffered an injury again during the match and was out for the rest of the season.[43][44]

In the 2015–16 season, Giefer continued to rehabilitate from his injury in the first half of the season.[45] After returning to full training around January, Giefer appeared on the substitute bench between February and March.[46] Giefer suffered another injury that kept him out for the rest of the season.[47] After returning to training, Giefer made a rare appearance for the club in a year, where he played the whole game, in a 2–0 loss against Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League match.[48] At the end of the 2016–17 season, Giefer was among players to have their future discussed ahead of the 2017–18 season.[49]

Loan to Bristol City

On 19 January 2017, Bristol City announced the loan signing of Giefer until the end of the season.[50]

Giefer made his Bristol City debut on 21 January 2017, where he played the whole game, in a 1–0 loss against Nottingham Forest.[51] After making his debut, he was given a handful of first team appearances until he suffered an eye injury, and he subsequently lost his place to reserve goalkeeper, Frank Fielding.[52] He remained on the substitute bench for the rest of the season until he returned to the starting line-up on the last game of the season, in a 1–0 loss against Birmingham City.[53] Following this, Giefer returned to his parent club.[54]

FC Augsburg

On 8 June 2017, after leaving Schalke 04, Giefer joined FC Augsburg, signing a four-year contract, keeping him until 2021.[55]

International career

After representing the Germany youth team for five years, Giefer was called up by Germany U20 in November 2010.[56] He made his Germany U20 debut, where he played until he was sent-off, in a 2–1 win over Italy U20 on 17 November 2010.[57]

Two years on, Giefer was called up by Germany U21, but withdrew and was replaced by Kevin Trapp.[58]

Personal life

In April 2016, Giefer was fined and had to collect points for dangerous driving.[59]

Career statistics
As of 4 August 2020[60]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II2007–08Oberliga Nordrhein10——10
2008–09Regionalliga West100——100
2009–10130——130
2010–11100——100
2011–12100——100
Totals440——440
Bayer Leverkusen2007–08Bundesliga00000000
2009–103000—30
2010–1120002040
2011–1210000010
Totals60002080
Fortuna Düsseldorf2012–13Bundesliga34030—370
2013–142. Bundesliga30010—310
Totals64040—680
Schalke 042014–15Bundesliga20000020
2015–1600000000
2016–1700001010
Totals20001030
Bristol City2016–17Championship1001000110
FC Augsburg II2017–18Regionalliga Bayern30——30
FC Augsburg2018–19Bundesliga4000—40
2019–200000—00
Totals4000—40
Würzburger Kickers2020–212. Bundesliga0000—00
Career totals 133050301410
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