Peter Niemeyer

Peter Niemeyer (born 22 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer. Mainly a defensive midfielder, he can also operate as a central defender.

Peter Niemeyer

Niemeyer in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Peter Niemeyer
Date of birth	(1983-11-22) 22 November 1983
Place of birth	Hörstel, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre back
Youth career
0000–1996	Teuto Riesenbeck
1996–1999	Borussia Emsdetten
1999–2002	Twente
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Twente	106	(4)
2007–2011	Werder Bremen	32	(2)
2007–2010	Werder Bremen II	12	(1)
2010–2011	→ Hertha BSC (loan)	28	(3)
2011–2015	Hertha BSC	93	(6)
2015–2018	Darmstadt 98	50	(2)
Total		321	(18)
National team
2005–2006	Germany U21	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Although born in Germany, Niemeyer spent the first years of his professional career in the Netherlands, playing for Eredivisie's FC Twente. In mid-January 2007, he joined Bundesliga side SV Werder Bremen, appearing in three league games for the main squad during his first season.

On 29 September 2007, Niemeyer participated in the 8–1 home crushing of Arminia Bielefeld, scoring the game opener and his first Bundesliga goal. Incidentally, he also limped out of the match, after just 33 minutes.

In the 2008–09 season, Niemeyer appeared in a career-best 25 official games, including five in the UEFA Cup, as Werder reached the final against Shakhtar Donetsk, where he started in a 1–2 overtime loss.

On 9 August 2010, Niemeyer moved on loan to Hertha BSC, who were relegated to the second division the season before.[1]

On 3 August 2015, Niemeyer signed for recently promoted SV Darmstadt 98 in the Bundesliga on a three-year deal.[2] On 1 September 2018, after the closing of the 2018 summer transfer window, he announced he had not received an offer to renew his contract and would leave the club.[3]

Niemeyer retired shortly afterwards.[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup^1		Continental^2		Other^3		Total		Ref.
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Twente	2002–03	Eredivisie	3	0			—		—		3	0	[5]
	2003–04		31	1							31	1	[5]
	2004–05		27	1							27	1	[5]
	2005–06		30	2					5	0	35	2	[5]
	2006–07		15	0			4	0	—		19	0	[5]
	Total		106	4			4	0	5	0	115	4	—
Werder Bremen	2006–07	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0	[5]
	2007–08		3	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	[5]
	2008–09		15	0	4	0	6	0	—		25	0	[5]
	2009–10		11	1	3	0	7	0			21	1	[6]
	Total		32	2	8	0	13	0	1	0	54	2	—
Werder Bremen II	2006–07	Regionalliga Nord	3	0	—						3	0	[5]
	2007–08		6	0							6	0	[5]
	2008–09	3. Liga	3	1							3	1	[5]
	Total		12	1	—						12	1	—
Hertha BSC	2010–11	Bundesliga	28	3	2	0	—		—		30	3	[7]
	2011–12		31	3	4	0			2	0	37	3	[8]
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	25	2	1	0			—		26	2	[9]
	2013–14	Bundesliga	20	0	1	1					21	1	[10]
	2014–15		17	1	1	0					18	1	[11]
	Total		121	9	9	1	—		2	0	132	10	—
Darmstadt	2015–16	Bundesliga	31	2	3	0	—				34	2	[12]
	2016–17		15	0	2	0					17	0	[13]
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	4	0	0	0					4	0	[14]
	Total		50	2	5	0	—				55	2	—
Career total			321	18	22	1	17	0	8	0	368	19	—

• 1.^ Includes German Cup and Dutch Cup.
• 2.^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Cup.
• 3.^ Includes Eredivisie playoffs, German League Cup, and German relegation playoff.

Honours

• DFB-Pokal: 2008–09
• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2008–09

References

1. "Hertha zahlt 200.000 Euro für Niemeyer" [Hertha pays 200.000 Euros for Niemeyer] (in German). Berlin Online. 9 August 2010.
2. "Lilien verpflichten Peter Niemeyer von Hertha BSC" (in German). SV Darmstadt 98. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
3. "Niemeyers Zeit am Bölle ist zu Ende". kicker Online (in German). 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
4. Jahn, Michael (6 November 2018). "Ex-Hertha-Kapitän Peter Niemeyer: „Das Relegationsspiel war unmöglich"". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
5. "Peter Niemeyer » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
6. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
7. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
8. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
9. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
10. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
11. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
12. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
13. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
14. "Peter Niemeyer". kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 13 July 2018.

External links

• Peter Niemeyer at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Peter Niemeyer Interview