Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 November 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Gütersloh, Germany | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Victoria Clarholz | |||
–2009 | FSC Rheda | ||
2009–2013 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 20 | (4) |
2013–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Werder Bremen II | 34 | (4) |
2016–2018 | Borussia Dortmund II | 86 | (9) |
2018– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 222 | (16) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025, 17:22 (UTC) |
Patrick Mainka (born 6 November 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.
Born in Gütersloh, [1] Mainka played youth football for Victoria Clarholz and FSC Rheda before joining Arminia Bielefeld's academy in 2009. [2] Mainka made his debut and only appearance for Arminia Bielefeld on 15 December 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Marc Lorenz in a 4–1 victory at home to Greuther Fürth. [1] [3]
Mainka left Arminia Bielefeld in the summer of 2014, joining Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee. [4] On 1 August 2014, Mainka made his debut for Werder Bremen II in a 3–3 draw at Eintracht Braunschweig II, before scoring the first goal of his senior career in the following match at home to Schwarz-Weiß Rehden. [1] He made 23 appearances in the league that season, [1] scoring three, before scoring the winning goal in the second leg of the promotion playoff match Borussia Mönchengladbach II to promote Werder Bremen II to the 3. Liga. [5] He made 9 appearances during the 2015–16 season for Werder Bremen II before leaving in January 2016. [1]
Mainka joined Borussia Dortmund II on a two-and-a-half-year contract in January 2016. [6] He made his debut for the club on 6 February 2016 in a 1–1 draw at home to Viktoria Köln, going on to make 18 appearances during the 2015–16 season, scoring once. He remained a regular player over the next two seasons for Borussia Dortmund II, scoring 2 goals in 34 games across the 2016–17 season and 6 goals in 34 games during the 2017–18 season, and he was also captain of Borussia Dortmund II. [1] [7]
In the summer of 2018, Mainka joined 1. FC Heidenheim on a two-year contract, following the expiration of his contract at Borussia Dortmund. [8] Mainka made his debut for Heidenheim in their second game of the season; a 1–1 draw away at Holstein Kiel. [9] He scored his first goal for Heidenheim on 4 May 2019; a right footed shot in the 60th minute of a 3–2 defeat at home to SV Sandhausen. [10] Across the 2018–19 season, he started 32 of Heidenheim's 34 games, scoring 2 goals. [1] Having been a regular player for Heidenheim in early stages of the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended in November 2019 until the summer of 2024. [7]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Arminia Bielefeld II | 2012–13 | Oberliga Westfalen | 20 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
Arminia Bielefeld | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
2015–16 | 3. Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
Total | 86 | 9 | — | — | 86 | 9 | ||||
1. FC Heidenheim | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 [b] | 1 | 35 | 2 | |
Total | 222 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 246 | 19 | ||
Career total | 363 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 387 | 36 |
1. FC Heidenheim