Paul Seguin

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Paul Seguin
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Magdeburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Schalke 04
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2007 1. FC Lok Stendal
2007–2014 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 VfL Wolfsburg 26 (1)
2014–2018 VfL Wolfsburg II 41 (7)
2017–2018Dynamo Dresden (loan) 23 (0)
2018–2019Greuther Fürth (loan) 12 (2)
2019–2022 Greuther Fürth 92 (8)
2022–2023 Union Berlin 20 (1)
2023– Schalke 04 55 (5)
International career
2016 Germany U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 May 2025

Paul Seguin (born 29 March 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

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Club career

Born in Magdeburg, Seguin came through the academy system at 1. FC Lok Stendal in 1999. In 2007, he joined the VfL Wolfsburg Academy. [2] He was called up the second team in 2014. He made his professional debut in the Regionalliga Nord on 24 August 2014 against Hamburger SV II and on 6 December 2014, he scored his first goal of his career against VfR Neumünster. [3] He has played 36 games and scored 7 goals for VfL Wolfsburg II since 2014. On 4 March 2015, he made his debut for first team in DFB-Pokal against RB Leipzig. He played one minute after he replaced Kevin De Bruyne. [4]

On 17 January 2019, Seguin was loaned out to Greuther Fürth for the rest of the season with an option to buy. [5] On 7 May it was confirmed, that Greuther Fürth had decided to activate the option and he signed a three-year contract with the club. [6]

On 21 June 2023, Seguin agreed to join Schalke 04, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, signing a three-year contract. [7] On 18 June 2025, he agreed to a contract with Hertha BSC lasting until 2027. [8]

International career

Seguin made his Germany U21 debut in a 1–0 win over Turkey U21 on 10 November 2016. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 May 2025 [3] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Wolfsburg 2014–15 Bundesliga 001010
2015–16 Bundesliga400040
2016–17 Bundesliga22120241
Total26130291
VfL Wolfsburg II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 203203
2015–16 Regionalliga Nord2042 [a] 0224
2016–17 Regionalliga Nord0000
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord1010
Total41720437
Dynamo Dresden (loan) 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 23000230
Greuther Fürth (loan) 2018–19 2. Bundesliga122122
Greuther Fürth 2019–20 2. Bundesliga32110331
2020–21 2. Bundesliga33730367
2021–22 Bundesliga27010280
Total104105010910
Union Berlin 2022–23 Bundesliga20130231
Schalke 04 2023–24 2. Bundesliga30311314
2024–25 2. Bundesliga25210262
Total55521576
Career total269241312028425

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

References

  1. "Paul Seguin". 1. FC Union Berlin. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. "Paul Seguin - Football.com". Football.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 "Germany – P. Seguin – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. "RB Leipzig vs. Wolfsburg – 4 March 2015 – Soccerway". Us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  5. SEGUIN WIRD FÜRTHER, greuther-fuerth.de, 17 January 2019
  6. "Paul Seguin bleibt bei Greuther Fürth". kicker (in German). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. "Paul Seguin joins Schalke with immediate effect". FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2023.
  8. "Paul Seguin wird Herthaner" (in German). Hertha BSC. 18 June 2025.
  9. "Julian Pollersbeck - Spielerprofil".
  10. "Paul Seguin - Club matches". Worldfootball.