Dominick Drexler

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Dominick Drexler
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Drexler in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Bonn, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Schalke 04
Number 24
Youth career
1995–2005 1. SF Brüser Berg
2005–2006 Bonner SC
2006–2007 Alemannia Aachen
2007–2009 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2010 Bayer Leverkusen II 25 (4)
2010–2013 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 81 (16)
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth 9 (1)
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth II 5 (4)
2014–2016 VfR Aalen 55 (10)
2016–2018 Holstein Kiel 66 (19)
2018 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2018–2021 1. FC Köln 87 (14)
2021– Schalke 04 61 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2024

Dominick Drexler (born 26 May 1990) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

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Career

Drexler played as a teenager for Bonner SC, [2] Alemannia Aachen, [3] and Bayer Leverkusen [2] before joining Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2010. [4] He made his debut for the club in September of that year, as a substitute for Tino Semmer in a Thuringia derby against Carl Zeiss Jena which Erfurt won 2–1. He finished the 2010–11 season with four goals in 19 appearances. [5] He scored eight goals in 34 appearances in the 2011–12 season [6] and four goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season. [7]

In July 2013, he signed for Greuther Fürth, where he spent the 2012–13 season, [4] scoring a goal in 11 competitive matches. [2] He also scored four goals in five matches for the reserve team. [2] Then he joined VfR Aalen for the 2014–15 season. [4] He scored one goal in 26 competitive appearances. [8] In the following season, he scored nine goals in 32 competitive appearances. [9] He then joined Holstein Kiel for the 2016-17 season. [4] During that season, he scored seven goals in 35 appearances. [10] During the 2017–18 season, he scored 14 goals in 34 appearances. [11] This includes two goals in two appearances in the DFB Pokal and an appearance in the Promotion playoff. [11]

Drexler signed with Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season. The transfer fee paid to Holstein Kiel was reported to be €2.5 million. [12] However, during the same summer he was transferred again to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for a reported fee of €4.5 million. [13]

On 21 July 2021, he agreed to join Schalke 04, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, signing a two-year contract. [14]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 March 2024 [2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 254254
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2010–11 3. Liga 194194
2011–12 3. Liga348348
2012–13 3. Liga284284
Total81168116
Greuther Fürth 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 9120111
Greuther Fürth II 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 5454
VfR Aalen 2014–15 3. Liga24120261
2015–16 3. Liga31910329
Total5510305810
Holstein Kiel 2016–17 2. Bundesliga357357
2017–18 2. Bundesliga3112221 [lower-alpha 1] 03414
Total661922106921
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga339223511
2019–20 Bundesliga 27320293
2020–21 Bundesliga272212 [lower-alpha 1] 0313
Total871463209517
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga23310243
2022–23 Bundesliga27423297
2023–24 2. Bundesliga11110121
Total618436511
Career total389761783040984
  1. 1 2 Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

1. FC Köln

Schalke 04

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