Luis Zwick

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Luis Zwick
Personal information
Full name Luis Maria Zwick
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Berliner AK 07
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2009 Teltower FV 1913
2009–2013 Hertha Zehlendorf
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Hertha Zehlendorf 32 (0)
2014–2017 Dundee United 17 (0)
2017–2018 Hansa Rostock 0 (0)
2017Hertha Berlin II (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 Optik Rathenow 24 (0)
2019–2022 Schweinfurt 05 42 (0)
2022– Berliner AK 07 60 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Luis Maria Zwick (born 24 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Berliner AK 07.

Contents

Zwick rose to prominence at the age of 21 after winning the starting spot at Dundee United, making 17 appearances in the Scottish Premiership. Following the arrival of Japanese international Eiji Kawashima, Zwick moved to German 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock. With playing time limited, he joined Hertha Berlin II on loan and in 2018, parted ways with parent club, Rostock. After a season with Optik Rathenow, he signed for Bayern powerhouses, Schweinfurt. [2]

Early life

Born in Berlin, Germany, Zwick played for Teltower FV 1913, a youth football team, from the age of seven. Zwick began his career as a left midfielder, before becoming a goalkeeper in 2007. He moved to Hertha 03 Zehlendorf in 2009.

Career

Zwick signed for his first professional football club in 2014, playing for the development squad of Dundee United in Scotland. In 2015, he signed a professional contract with the club. [3] He made his senior début on 2 August 2015, in a 1–0 loss to Aberdeen in the opening match of the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership season. On 8 August, Zwick kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 away win against Motherwell, on his second appearance for United.

Zwick was released by Dundee United when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season. [4] Returning to Germany, he signed for 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock in June 2017. [5] Two months later, he left Rostock without having earned made any appearances and joined fourth tier club Hertha BSC II on a season-long loan. [6]

After parting ways with Rostock following his loan spell with Hertha II, he joined FSV Optik Rathenow. There, a series of strong performances helped the club escape relegation and lead him to sign a three-year contract with Regionalliga Bayern powerhouse side, FC Schweinfurt. In 2020-21, Zwick captained Schweinfurt in the first-round proper of the DFB Pokal against Bundesliga side, Schalke 04, losing 4-1.

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2015–16 [7] Scottish Premiership 1301010150
2016–17 [8] Scottish Championship 4000004 [lower-alpha 1] 080
Total170101040230
Hansa Rostock 2017–18 [9] 3. Liga 00000000
Hertha Berlin II (loan) 2017–18 [9] Regionalliga Nordost 3030
Career total200101040260

Honours

Dundee United

1. FC Schweinfurt 05

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