| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Spiess [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Wesel, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Notts County | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Lewes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Corby Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Torquay United | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Alfreton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Boston United | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Alfreton Town | 38 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Nantwich Town | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fabian Spiess (born 22 February 1994) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Spiess joined the Notts County youth system in the 2010–11 season, [2] and while still in the club's academy he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lewes on loan in October 2011. [3] [4] He made his debut on 26 October in a Sussex Senior Challenge Cup 4–0 victory over Wick, before making his league bow in a 4–0 defeat of A.F.C. Hornchurch on 29 October. [4] Having made three appearances for Lewes the loan came to an end in November after Spiess was injured in a training session with parent club County. [4] [5] He joined Corby Town of the Conference North on a youth loan on 1 March 2012. [3] Spiess made his debut two days later in a 2–0 defeat away at Nuneaton Town and finished his loan at Corby with five appearances. [6] His debut for County came as a 74th minute substitute for Stuart Nelson in the final day 4–1 victory at home to Colchester United on 5 May. [7]
Spiess joined Bristol Rovers on an emergency loan on 5 December 2014 due to injuries to Steve Mildenhall and Will Puddy. [8]
He moved to Nantwich Town in June 2017. [9]
Spiess completed a Masters in Sports Business Management from the University of Central Lancashire in 2019, going on to work with Athletes USA, a sport scholarship company. [10]
| Club | Season | League [A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other [B] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 2011–12 [7] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13 [11] | EFL League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 [12] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 [13] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Lewes (loan) | 2011–12 [4] | Isthmian League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Corby Town (loan) | 2011–12 [14] | Football Conference | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2014–15 [13] | Football Conference | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Torquay United | 2015–16 [15] | National League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||