Felix Bastians

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Felix Bastians
Felix Bastians 2012.jpg
Bastians with Hertha BSC in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-09) 9 May 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Bochum, West Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, left-back [1]
Youth career
0000–1997 SG Wattenscheid 09
1997–2002 VfL Bochum
2002–2003 Borussia Dortmund
2003–2005 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008 Nottingham Forest 14 (0)
2006–2007 → Northwich Victoria (loan) 4 (1)
2007 → Halifax Town (loan) 9 (4)
2007 → Gillingham (loan) 5 (1)
2007 → Chesterfield (loan) 12 (1)
2008 → Notts County (loan) 5 (0)
2008 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2009 Young Boys 20 (2)
2009–2011 SC Freiburg 79 (1)
2012–2014 Hertha BSC 24 (0)
2013 → Hertha BSC II 2 (0)
2013–2014 → VfL Bochum (loan) 13 (0)
2015–2018 VfL Bochum 92 (9)
2018–2021 Tianjin TEDA 57 (2)
2021 Waasland-Beveren 9 (0)
2021–2023 Rot-Weiss Essen 63 (10)
International career
2006 Germany U18 6 (2)
2007 Germany U19 3 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U21 [2] 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Felix Bastians (born 9 May 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back or left-back.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Bastians began his career with SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Bochum before moving to Borussia Dortmund. [3] In November 2003 at 15 years old he signed for English club Nottingham Forest. [4]

England

Bastians spent most of his time in England on the bench. He played as a defensive midfielder in the earlier stages of his career, always managing to get up for corners and head the ball goalways. Forest boss Colin Calderwood named him as an upcoming talent and already a huge asset to the club. He had a successful debut, assisting a goal in Forest's 3–2 defeat against Woking in the Football League Trophy in November 2005. [5]

He joined Northwich Victoria on loan from Nottingham Forest in November 2006, scoring once in four appearances. [6] He then joined Gillingham on 22 March 2007 on a loan until the end of the 2006–07 season. He made his Gillingham debut in the 5–0 away defeat to Carlisle United on 24 March 2007 and scored his first goal in a 3–2 away defeat to Rotherham United on 7 April 2007.

Bastians was part of the successful Forest reserve side who won the Pontins Holiday League Championship title for the 2006–07 season, beating Rotherham 2–0 in the play-off final, Bastians scored a number of goals throughout the season to help his side lift the title.

He joined Chesterfield on a month's loan in October 2007. [7] He impressed in his spell at Chesterfield, scoring one goal in thirteen appearances. His loan spell there ended on 2 January 2008. [8] Bastians signed for Notts County two days later on a month's loan. [9] On 14 February 2008, he joined another League Two club, MK Dons, once again on a month's loan. [10] He later returned to The Reds, but failed to earn himself a new deal at the club and was released by mutual consent by manager Colin Calderwood on 21 May 2008.

Bastians ended his forest career having played 33 games and scoring five goals in the process. He is the third youngest player ever to play for Forest, behind Gary Mills and Craig Westcarr.

Young Boys Bern

Bastians moved to Swiss Super League side Young Boys Bern in 2008. On 10 August 2008, he scored his first goal for his new team, the equaliser in a 2–1 win against Neuchâtel Xamax in front of over 16,000 supporters at the Stade de Suisse in Bern.

SC Freiburg

After just one year with Young Boys Bern he left on 7 July 2009 in order to transfer to SC Freiburg. At Freiburg, Bastians swapped his position from a winger to a defender, being mainly used as a centre back alongside Pavel Krmaš.

Hertha BSC

On 28 January 2012, Bastians completed a move to Hertha BSC which would see him there until the summer of 2016. [11]

VfL Bochum

In June 2013, he was loaned out to Bochum. After the loan spell, Bastians returned to Hertha Berlin. On 9 October 2014, Hertha released him. [12] On 17 November 2014, VfL Bochum announced the signing of Bastians starting 1 January 2015. [13]

Tianjin Teda

In January 2018 he moved to Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League who, managed by countryman Uli Stielike whose daughter is reportedly married to Bastian's brother, paid around €1 million for his services. [14]

Rot-Weiss Essen

On 9 November 2023, Bastians's contract with Rot-Weiss Essen was terminated by mutual consent. [15] He decided to retire from playing shortly thereafter. [16]

International career

Bastians represented Germany at U18, U19 and U21 international levels.

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 July 2022 [17] [18] [19] [1] [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2005–06 League One 110101 [lower-alpha 1] 0130
2006–07 League One2000—20
2007–08 League One10002 [lower-alpha 2] 030
Total1401030180
Northwich Victoria (loan) 2006–07 Conference National 4110—51
Halifax Town (loan) 2006–07 Conference National94001 [lower-alpha 1] 0104
Gillingham (loan) 2006–07 League One5100—51
Chesterfield (loan) 2007–08 League Two 12110—131
Notts County (loan) 2007–08 League Two5000—50
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2007–08 League Two0000—00
Young Boys Bern 2008–09 Swiss Super League 212404 [lower-alpha 3] 0292
SC Freiburg 2009–10 Bundesliga 34120—361
2010–11 Bundesliga29020—310
2011–12 Bundesliga16010—170
Total79150—841
Hertha BSC 2011–12 Bundesliga130101 [lower-alpha 4] 0150
2012–13 2. Bundesliga 11010—120
Total2402010270
Hertha BSC II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 20——20
VfL Bochum (loan) 2013–14 2. Bundesliga13000—130
VfL Bochum 2013–14 2. Bundesliga15000—150
2015–16 2. Bundesliga31240—352
2016–17 2. Bundesliga30310—313
2017–18 2. Bundesliga16420—184
Total105970—1129
Tianjin TEDA 2018 Chinese Super League 29120—311
2019 Chinese Super League14020—160
2020 Chinese Super League14100—141
Total57240—612
Waasland-Beveren 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 90101 [lower-alpha 5] 0110
Rot-Weiss Essen 2021–22 Regionalliga West 27300—273
Career total3712426010040724
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Football League Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearances in the League Cup and Football League Trophy
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in the Bundesliga relegation playoff
  5. ↑ Appearance in relegation play-offs

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  2. ↑ Felix Bastians at DFB (also available in German)
  3. ↑ "Felix Bastians mag es britisch" (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 22 June 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  4. ↑ "Schalke II: Felix Bastians träumt vom Profivertrag" (in German). reviersport.de. 27 March 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "Woking 3-2 Nottm Forest". 18 October 2005.
  6. ↑ "Felix Bastians". Centurycomm Ltd. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
  7. ↑ "Chesterfield net Bastians on loan". BBC Sport. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 28 October 2007.
  8. ↑ "Loanees Return". nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Felix Is A Magpie". nottinghamforest.premiumtv.co.uk. Nottingham Forest F.C. 4 January 2008. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  10. ↑ "Dons Bag Bastians". mkdons.premiumtv.co.uk. Milton Keynes Dons F.C. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2008.
  11. ↑ "Felix Bastians kommt sofort" [Felix Bastians is coming immediately]. official website (in German). Hertha BSC. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Causa Bastians abgeschlossen" (in German). kicker . Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Felix Bastians zurück in Bochum" (in German). VfL Bochum. 17 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "'It was exciting' - the 15-year-old whose Nottingham Forest dream turned sour". 20 May 2020.
  15. ↑ "VERTRAG VON FELIX BASTIANS AUFGELÖST" [FELIX BASTIANS' CONTRACT TERMINATED] (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
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