Nicky Adler
Nicky Adler (born 23 May 1985) is a retired German professional footballer who played as a striker and current assistant coach of Lokomotive Leipzig.
Adler playing for Erzgebirge Aue in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nikolas Adler | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Leipzig, East Germany | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
–1997 | SG Rotation Leipzig | ||
1997–2003 | VfB Leipzig | ||
2003–2004 | 1860 Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | 1860 Munich II | 66 | (26) |
2005–2007 | 1860 Munich | 33 | (5) |
2007–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 13 | (0) |
2007–2008 | 1. FC Nürnberg II | 15 | (7) |
2008–2010 | MSV Duisburg | 42 | (5) |
2008–2010 | MSV Duisburg II | 8 | (5) |
2010–2011 | VfL Osnabrück | 31 | (7) |
2011 | Wacker Burghausen | 31 | (8) |
2012–2015 | SV Sandhausen | 56 | (12) |
2015–2018 | Erzgebirge Aue | 58 | (10) |
2018–2019 | Lokomotive Leipzig | 21 | (2) |
National team | |||
2004 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Germany U20 | 14 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
2019–2020 | Lokomotive Leipzig (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
During his career, he has played for 1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg, MSV Duisburg, VfL Osnabrück, Wacker Burghausen, SV Sandhausen, and Erzgebirge Aue. Adler has played internationally for Germany twice at under-19 and fourteen times at the under-20 level.
Career
In 2003, he moved from the amateur ranks into the professional game as a player for TSV 1860 Munich and played 68 times in lower-league football before starting out as a senior player.
Adler made his debut in the top flight of German football on 1 September 2007 at Energie Cottbus. He was brought on late in the game for Gláuber and scored three minutes from time. However, the goal was disallowed despite no visible infringement. He resigned his contract with MSV Duisburg on 7 July 2010[1] and signed a two-years contract for VfL Osnabrück one day later.[2]
International career
Adler played twice for the Under-19's national team, eleven times for the Under-20s (scoring four goals in the process).
Coaching career
Retiring at the end of the 2018–19 season, Adler took his coaching license. On 8 December 2019, he was hired as an assistant coach for his last club, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, under head coach Wolfgang Wolf.[3] On 18 May 2020, the club announced that Adler would leave the club at the end of the season so he could obtain the coaching license for the next level.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 31 July 2018.
Club[5] | Season[5] | League | Cup | Continental | Other1 | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
1860 Munich II | 2004–05 | Regionalliga Süd | 31 | 12 | — | — | — | 31 | 12 | [6] | |||
2005–06 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 11 | [7] | ||||||||
2006–07 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | [8] | ||||||||
Totals | 66 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 26 | — | ||
1860 Munich | 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | [6] | ||
2005–06 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [7] | ||||||
2006–07 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | [8] | ||||||
Totals | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | — | ||
Nürnberg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | [9] | |
Nürnberg II | 2007–08 | Bayernliga | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | [5] | |||
Duisburg | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | [10] | ||
2009–10 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | [11] | ||||||
Totals | 42 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 6 | — | ||
Osnabrück | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 33 | 7 | [5] | |
Wacker Burghausden | 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | [12] | |||
Sandhausen | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | [13] | ||
2013–14 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 9 | [14] | ||||||
2014–15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | [15] | ||||||
Totals | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | — | ||
Erzgebirge Aue | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | [16] | ||
2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 4 | [5] | |||||
Totals | 58 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | — | ||
Lokomotive Leipzig | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nordost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | [5] | ||
Career totals | 345 | 81 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 360 | 82 | — |
- 1.^ Includes relegation playoff.
References
- "MSV Duisburg und Adler lösen Vertrag" (in German). MSV Duisburg. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- "VfL verpflichtet Mamadou Diabang & Nicky Adler" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- "Wolf bleibt bis Saisonende Trainer bei Lok Leipzig". rtl.de (in German). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "DANKE, NICKY ADLER!". 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (in German). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- "Nicky Adler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Adler, Nicky" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
External links
- Nicky Adler at fussballdaten.de (in German)