Fin Bartels

Fin Bartels

Bartels training with Werder Bremen in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-02-07) 7 February 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kiel, West Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, striker
Youth career
	TSV Russee
0000–2002	SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee
2002–2005	Holstein Kiel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Holstein Kiel II	10	(1)
2005–2007	Holstein Kiel	50	(5)
2007	Hansa Rostock II	8	(4)
2007–2010	Hansa Rostock	77	(14)
2010–2014	FC St. Pauli	117	(22)
2014–2020	Werder Bremen	120	(22)
2019	Werder Bremen II	2	(1)
2020–2023	Holstein Kiel	78	(20)
Total		462	(89)
International career
2008	Germany U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fin Bartels (born 7 February 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played either as midfielder or as a striker. ^[1]

Club career

Early career

Bartels began his career at TSV Russee and later played for SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee before joining Holstein Kiel in 2002. In 2005 Bartels moved up to Holstein Kiel II. Later that year he broke into the first team squad at Kiel, before joining Hansa Rostock of the Bundesliga in 2007.

Rostock

Bartels made his debut for Rostock against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 defeat. He then scored his first Bundesliga goal with a bicycle kick on 1 March 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld to tie the game late on. ^[2]

St. Pauli

Bartels became an instant regular at FC St. Pauli, making 31 appearances in his debut season. His first start came on matchday 6, against Borussia Dortmund. ^[3] However, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga having finished in last place. His strongest two seasons for St. Pauli were the 2012–13 season and 2013–14 season, in both of which he scored seven league goals in the 2. Bundesliga. In January 2014, he announced his decision to not renew his St. Pauli contract but to leave the club for Werder Bremen. ^[4]

Werder Bremen

Bartels signed a three-year contract with Werder Bremen. ^{[4] [5]} In his first season he was able to command a regular place in the team from matchday 3 onwards and made 29 league appearances scoring four goals. ^[6]

In the following 2015–16 season he played 30 matches taking his goal tally up to eight, mostly on the right of the midfield. ^{[6] [7]}

In July 2016, Bartels agreed to a contract extension, reportedly until 2019. ^{[8] [9]}

In December 2017, in a 2–1 win against Borussia Dortmund, Bartels tore his achilles tendon which required surgery. ^[10] In March 2018, his contract was extended until 2020 after he and Werder Bremen decided to exercise such an option in his running contract. ^[11]

On 1 March 2019, following a long time out of action with complications during the healing process, it was announced he would play in two matches for the club's reserves before he would return to the first team squad. ^[12] He scored in his first match with the reserves, a 1–1 draw away to SC Weiche Flensburg 08 on 3 March. ^[13] In March, he made two substitute appearances for the first team, in a 4–2 win against Schalke 04 on matchday 25, and in a 3–1 away win against Bayer Leverkusen. ^[14] He missed the rest of the season due to a muscle injury with manager Florian Kohfeldt expecting him to return in time for pre-season preparation in the summer. ^[15]

Holstein Kiel

On 5 August 2020, Bartels moved back to boyhood club Holstein Kiel, playing in the 2. Bundesliga, for a second spell. He signed a two-year contract. ^[16] On 13 January 2021, he scored a goal and the winning penalty for Holstein Kiel as they knocked out defending champions Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal. ^[17] Bartels agreed a one-year contract extension until 2023 with Holstein Kiel in February 2022. ^[18]

Bartels retired from playing at the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[19]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^{[6] [20]}

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Holstein Kiel II	2005–06	Oberliga Nord	10	1	—		—		—		10	1
Holstein Kiel	2005–06	Regionalliga Nord	17	0	0	0	—		—		17	0
	2006–07		33	5	—		—		—		33	5
	Total		50	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	5
Hansa Rostock II	2007–08	Oberliga Nordost	8	4	—		—		—		8	4
Hansa Rostock	2007–08	Bundesliga	19	4	1	0	—		—		20	4
	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	28	6	2	0	—		—		30	6
	2009–10		30	4	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	33	4
	Total		77	14	4	0	0	0	2	0	83	14
FC St. Pauli	2010–11	Bundesliga	31	2	1	0	—		—		32	2
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	32	6	1	0	—		—		33	6
	2012–13		27	7	2	0	—		—		29	7
	2013–14		27	7	1	0	—		—		28	7
	Total		117	22	5	0	0	0	0	0	122	22
Werder Bremen	2014–15	Bundesliga	29	4	3	1	—		—		32	5
	2015–16		30	8	4	1	—		—		34	9
	2016–17		31	8	1	0	—		—		32	8
	2017–18		14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
	2018–19		2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
	2019–20		14	0	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	17	0
	Total		120	22	9	2	0	0	2	0	131	24
Werder Bremen II	2018–19	Regionalliga Nord	2	1	—		—		—		2	1
Holstein Kiel	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	31	11	5	2	—		—		36	13
	2021–22		27	4	2	1	—		—		29	5
	2022–23		20	5	0	0	—		—		20	5
	Total		78	20	7	3	0	0	0	0	85	23
Career total			462	89	25	5	0	0	4	0	487	94

1. Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs
2. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation playoffs

References

1. Fin Bartels at kicker (in German)
2. "Stürmisches Remis in Rostock: Hansa Rostock - Arminia Bielefeld 1:1 (0:0)". kicker online. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
3. "Großkreutz und Kagawa schießen den BVB am Millerntor zum fünften Sieg in Folge: FC St. Pauli - Borussia Dortmund 1:3 (1:1)". kicker online - In German. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
4. "Ist das bitter! FC St. Pauli: Fin Bartels wechselt ablösefrei zu Werder Bremen" [Is that bitter! FC St. Pauli: Fin Bartels joins Werder Bremen on a free transfer]. Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). 30 January 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
5. Knips, Björn (27 June 2014). "Der bescheidene Fin Bartels" [The modest Fin Bartels]. Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
6. "Bartels, Fin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
7. "Fin Bartels Football Statistics - WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
8. "Bartels bleibt Bremer" [Bartels remains a Bremen player]. SV Werder Bremen (in German). 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
9. Geidel, Andreas (8 July 2016). "Fin Bartels verlängert bei Werder Bremen" [Fin Bartels extends contract with Werder Bremen]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 8 July 2016.
10. Lappe, Carsten; Blancke, Lars (11 December 2017). "Bartels Saison-Aus trübt ersten Bremer Auswärtssieg" [Bartels out for season clouds Bremen's first away win]. NWZ Online (in German). Retrieved 1 March 2019.
11. "Ein Gesicht der Mannschaft: Bartels bleibt Bremer" [A face of the team: Bartels remains a Bremen player]. kicker Online (in German). 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
12. "Bartels gibt Comeback in der U 23" [Bartels makes comeback in the U 23]. kicker Online (in German). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
13. Lübben, Karsten (2 March 2019). "Ein (fast) perfektes Comeback für Bartels". Buten und Binnen (in German). Retrieved 8 March 2019.
14. "Doppelpack Rashica, Harnik raubt S04 die Hoffnung". kicker Online (in German). 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
15. "Saison für Bargfrede und Bartels beendet" [Season over for Bargfrede and Bartels]. MeinWerder (in German). Weser Kurier. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
16. "Auch Bartels verlässt Werder – Rückkehr nach Kiel" [Bartels also leaves Werder - return to Kiel]. Buten und Binnen (in German). Radio Bremen. 5 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
17. "Holstein Kiel vs. Bayern Munich - Football Match Summary - January 13, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
18. "Holstein Kiel verlängert mit Routinier Bartels" [Holstein Kiel verlängert mit Routinier Bartels]. kicker (in German). 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
19. "Bartels läuft in der Kreisklasse für Eidertal Molfsee II auf" [Bartels plays in the Kreisklasse for Eidertal Molfsee II]. kicker (in German). 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
20. "F. Bartels". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2017.

External links

• Fin Bartels at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Fin Bartels at WorldFootball.net