Daniel Ginczek

Daniel Ginczek
Ginczek with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Arnsberg, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Düsseldorf
Number 10
Youth career
1995–2007 SC Neheim
2007–2009 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Borussia Dortmund II 66 (28)
2010–2013 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
2011–2012VfL Bochum (loan) 29 (5)
2012–2013FC St. Pauli (loan) 31 (18)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 17 (3)
2013 1. FC Nürnberg II 1 (0)
2014–2018 VfB Stuttgart 67 (21)
2014–2015 VfB Stuttgart II 5 (5)
2018–2022 VfL Wolfsburg 55 (9)
2019–2022 VfL Wolfsburg II 1 (2)
2022– Fortuna Düsseldorf 41 (8)
International career
2008 Germany U17 2 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U18 6 (3)
2009–2010 Germany U19 7 (1)
2010–2012 Germany U21 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2023

Daniel Ginczek (born 13 April 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf.[1][2]

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

In the 2007–08 season, he was the best scorer in the U-17 league. In 25 games he scored 26 goals. In the U-18 national team, Ginczek scored three goals in six games, he also took part in seven matches of the U-19 national team, scoring on one occasion.

Since the 2008–09 season he was playing for the reserves of Borussia Dortmund. He made his debut in professional football on 28 July 2009 at a 0–0 draw against the reserve team of Eintracht Braunschweig.

In 2010, Ginczek was promoted to the Borussia Dortmund first team.

VfL Bochum loan spell

On 10 June 2011, Ginczek joined Bochum on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over Frankfurt on 22 July 2011.

FC St. Pauli loan spell

In June 2012, Ginczek joined FC St. Pauli on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal in the 77th minute at a 3–0 away win over Offenburger FV in the DFB-Pokal, on 18 August 2012. He became a key player for the Hamburg side, scoring 18 goals in 31 matches.

1. FC Nürnberg

3 June 2013 saw the announcement of Ginczek having agreed to join Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[3]

VfB Stuttgart

For the 2014–15 season he moved to VfB Stuttgart.[4] In May 2016 Ginczek extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020.[5]

Fortuna Düsseldorf

On 29 January 2022, Ginczek signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2024.[6]

Personal life

Ginczek's paternal grandparents are from Poland.[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2008–09 Regionalliga West 16 10 16 10
2009–10 3. Liga 29 6 29 6
2010–11 Regionalliga West 21 12 21 12
Total 66 28 66 28
VfL Bochum (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 29 5 3 2 32 7
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 31 18 1 1 32 19
1. FC Nürnberg 2013–14 Bundesliga 17 3 1 1 18 4
1. FC Nürnberg II 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 0 0 1 0
VfB Stuttgart 2014–15 Bundesliga 18 7 18 7
2015–16 Bundesliga 7 3 1 1 8 4
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 19 4 19 4
2017–18 Bundesliga 23 7 2 1 25 8
Total 67 21 3 2 70 23
VfB Stuttgart II 2014–15 3. Liga 5 5 5 5
VfL Wolfsburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 24 6 2 1 26 7
2019–20 Bundesliga 18 3 0 0 5[a] 0 23 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 1[a] 1 14 1
2021-22 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 3 0
Total 55 9 4 1 7 1 66 11
VfL Wolfsburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 1 2 1 2
Fortuna Düsseldorf[9] 2021-22 2. Bundesliga 9 3 0 0 9 3
2022-23 2. Bundesliga 23 4 2 2 25 6
2023-24 2. Bundesliga
Total 32 7 2 2 34 9
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022-23 Regionalliga West 1 1 1 1
Career total 305 99 14 9 7 1 0 0 326 109
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Ginczek" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Ginczek, Daniel" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Nürnberg sign Daniel Ginczek". 1. FC Nürnberg. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ "VfB sign Daniel Ginczek". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Important signals". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "DANIEL GINCZEK WECHSELT ZU FORTUNA DÜSSELDORF" (Press release) (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Alternative, die Hoffnung macht" (in German). reviersport.de. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  8. ^ Daniel Ginczek at kicker (in German)
  9. ^ "Germany - D. Ginczek - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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