Dennis Seimen

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Dennis Seimen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-12-01) 1 December 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Heilbronn, Germany [1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
SC Paderborn
(on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
Number 41
Youth career
2009–2013 FC Heilbronn
2013–2015 Karlsruher SC
2015–2023 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– VfB Stuttgart II 57 (0)
2023– VfB Stuttgart 0 (0)
2025–SC Paderborn (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2020 Germany U16 1 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U17 8 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U18 3 (0)
2023–2024 Germany U19 3 (0)
2024– Germany U20 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:38, 12 August 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2024

Dennis Seimen (born 1 December 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn, on loan from VfB Stuttgart.

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Club career

Seimen was a youth product of FC Heilbronn and Karlsruher SC, before moving to VfB Stuttgart's academy in 2015. [3] Captaining their U17s, he signed his first professional contract with Stuttgart at the age of 15 on 13 October 2021. [4] He was promoted to VfB Stuttgart II in the Regionalliga in April 2023. [1] He was called up to Stuttgart's senior team for the first time as the backup goalkeeper in a Bundesliga tie with Bayer Leverkusen on 14 May 2023. [5] Seimen was named as the second keeper for the Stuttgart team in advance of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season. [6]

On 13 September 2024, Seimen extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2029. [7]

On 30 May 2025, Seimen moved on loan to SC Paderborn in 2. Bundesliga. [8]

International career

Born in Germany, Seimen was born to Romanian parents. [9] He is a youth international for Germany. He was named captain of the Germany U17s in 2022, [10] and was part of the squad at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [11]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 August 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfB Stuttgart II 2022–23 Regionalliga Südwest 4040
2023–24 Regionalliga Südwest190190
2024–25 3. Liga 340340
Total570570
VfB Stuttgart 2022–23 Bundesliga 0000190
2023–24 Bundesliga000040
2024–25 Bundesliga0000000000
Total0000420
SC Paderborn (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 200020
Career total590000000590

    References

    1. 1 2 "Ein Heilbronner Wunderkind im Tor – Wie Dennis Seimen beim VfB durchstartet - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de. 12 August 2023.
    2. Sport, S. W. R. (26 June 2023). "Der schwierige Spagat für den VfB Stuttgart im Fall Dennis Seimen". swr.online.
    3. "Dennis Seimen | VfB Stuttgart | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
    4. "VfB sieht "großes Potenzial": 15-jähriges Torwarttalent verlängert". kicker.
    5. "VfB Stuttgart: Dennis Seimen darf sich über Kaderdebüt freuen". ligainsider.de. 14 May 2023.
    6. Germany, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart. "VfB Stuttgart: Hoeneß lobt Nübel – und erklärt den Plan mit Seimen". stuttgarter-zeitung.de.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
    7. "Dennis Seimen signs long-term extension". VfB Stuttgart. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
    8. "Dennis Seimen kommt per Leihe aus Stuttgart" [Dennis Seimen comes on loan from Stuttgart] (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
    9. "Descoperirea GSP. Avem iarăși un fotbalist în Bundesliga! Iar Stuttgart nici nu știe că are un român în lot! "Vrem ca într-o zi să stea în poarta lui VfB"". GSP.
    10. Zeitung, Eßlinger Zeitung ONLINE-Das Nachrichtenportal für die Region Esslingen- Eßlinger. "Dennis Seimen vom VfB Stuttgart: Ein Torhüter-Juwel wächst beim VfB heran - Esslinger Zeitung". www.esslinger-zeitung.de.
    11. "VfB-Quintett inklusive: Meisters U 17 für die EM steht". kicker.
    12. Dennis Seimen at Soccerway