Justin Ospelt

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Justin Ospelt
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Nassau, Bahamas
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Sportfreunde Siegen
Number 1
Youth career
–2017 Vaduz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Vaduz 16 (0)
2021–2022Uerdingen 05 (loan) 5 (0)
2022–2023FC Dornbirn (loan) 24 (0)
2023–2025 FSV Frankfurt 50 (0)
2025– Sportfreunde Siegen 1 (0)
International career
2015 Liechtenstein U17 1 (0)
2016–2017 Liechtenstein U19 3 (0)
2018 Liechtenstein U21 2 (0)
2020– Liechtenstein 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025

Justin Ospelt (born 7 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German Regionalliga West club Sportfreunde Siegen. Born in the Bahamas, he represents the Liechtenstein national team. [1]

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Early life

Ospelt was born Nassau, Bahamas to Rhonda (née Wilson) and Armin Ospelt. [2] His father is Liechtensteiner and his mother is Afro-Bahamian. [3] [4]

Club career

After joining Vaduz in July 2017, Ospelt signed an extension in January 2021. [5] Ospelt joined Regionalliga side KFC Uerdingen 05 in the summer of 2021. However, he injured a muscle in his knee during his debut for Uerdingen, and had to have surgery. [6] He was sent on another loan on 13 June 2022, joining Austrian Second League club FC Dornbirn. [7]

On 16 June 2023, FSV Frankfurt announced the signing of Ospelt. [8]

International career

Ospelt made his international debut for the Liechtenstein national team on 7 October 2020 in a friendly match against Luxembourg. [9]

Career statistics

International

As of 9 June 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Liechtenstein 202010
202110
202220
202300
202410
202510
Total60

References

  1. Justin Ospelt at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Obituary for Alcott Edwin Wilson". The Tribune (Bahamas).
  3. "Interview with Justin Ospelt". fussball.de.
  4. "Die Kapitänsfrage ist beim KFC Uerdingen weiter ungeklärt". rp-online.de. 23 August 2021.
  5. "Ospelt verlängert und Iodice kommt neu zum FC Vaduz". www.radio.li (in German). Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. Haidinger, Peter. "KFC Uerdingen: Knie-OP bei Torhüter Justin Ospelt". MSPW - Media Sportservice (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. "Justin Ospelt komplementiert das Torwartteam! | FC Mohren Dornbirn 1913". FC Dornbirn 1913 (in German). 13 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  8. "FSV VERPFLICHTET JUSTIN OSPELT". FSV Frankfurt (in German). Archived from the original on 29 August 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  9. "Luxembourg v Liechtenstein". UEFA .