Michael Esser

Michael Esser

Esser with Sturm Graz in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-11-22) 22 November 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1993–1997	VfR Rauxel
1997–1999	VfB Habinghorst
1999–2001	VfL Bochum
2001–2004	SpVgg Erkenschwick
2004–2006	VfB Habinghorst
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	VfB Habinghorst
2006–2007	SV Wacker Obercastrop
2007–2008	SV Sodingen
2008–2014	VfL Bochum II	55	(0)
2010–2015	VfL Bochum	24	(0)
2015–2016	Sturm Graz	36	(0)
2016–2017	Darmstadt 98	28	(0)
2017–2019	Hannover 96	36	(0)
2020	1899 Hoffenheim	0	(0)
2020–2021	Hannover 96	29	(0)
2021–2024	VfL Bochum	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Esser (born 22 November 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. ^{[1] [2]}

Career statistics

As of match played 21 June 2021 ^{[1] [2]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfB Habinghorst	2005–06	Bezirksliga Westfalen			—		—		—
SV Wacker Obercastrop	2006–07	Bezirksliga Westfalen			—		—		—
SV Sodingen	2007–08	Landesliga Westfalen			—		—		—
VfL Bochum II	2008–09	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2009–10		16	0	—		—		—		16	0
	2010–11		17	0	—		—		—		17	0
	2011–12		6	0	—		—		—		6	0
	2012–13		2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2013–14		12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	2014–15		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		55	0	—		—		—		55	0
VfL Bochum	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		0 [a]	0	0	0
	2011–12		1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2012–13		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2013–14		4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
	2014–15		16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	Total		24	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Sturm Graz	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	36	0	3	0	2 [b]	0	—		41	0
Darmstadt 98	2016–17	Bundesliga	28	0	2	0	—		—		30	0
Hannover 96	2017–18	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2018–19		32	0	1	0	—		—		33	0
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	Total		36	0	2	0	—		—		38	0
1899 Hoffenheim	2019–20	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Hannover 96	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	29	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
VfL Bochum	2021–22	Bundesliga	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2023–24		0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0
	Total		3	0	1	0	—		0	0	4	0
Career totals			211	0	10	0	2	0	0	0	233	0

1. Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in the Europa League.

References

1. "Michael Esser" (in German). fussballdaten.de . Retrieved 7 October 2013.
2. "Michael Esser" (in German). kicker . Retrieved 30 July 2020.

External links

• Michael Esser at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Michael Esser at Soccerway