Sebastian Freis

Sebastian Freis

Freis playing for SC Freiburg in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position	Striker
Youth career
	SC Wettersbach
1999–2004	Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Karlsruher SC II	26	(13)
2004–2009	Karlsruher SC	143	(39)
2009–2012	1. FC Köln	48	(4)
2012–2015	SC Freiburg	51	(6)
2015–2017	Greuther Fürth	62	(16)
2017–2019	Jahn Regensburg	9	(0)
Total		339	(74)
International career
2004–2005	Germany U20	6	(3)
2006	Germany U21	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Freis (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as striker.

Club career

Before joining Karlsruher SC in 1999, Freis played as a youth member for SC Wettersbach. His debut for Karlsruhe came on 15 October 2004, in a 2. Bundesliga match against Rot-Weiss Essen where Freis immediately scored a hat-trick. Altogether he made 78 appearances and 22 goals in the 2. Bundesliga and played an important role in the 2006–07 season, when Karlsruhe gained promotion to the Bundesliga. In July 2009, he moved to 1. FC Köln.

In January 2015, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017. ^[1] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was released. ^[2]

In August 2017, Freis joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract. ^{[3] [4]} In 2019, when his contract ran out, he decided end his career. ^[5]

International career

On 10 October 2006, he made his Germany U21 national team debut when the team lost 2–0 against England.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Karlsruher SC	2004–05	2. Bundesliga	23	8	0	0	0	0	–		23	8
	2005–06		26	7	0	0	0	0	–		26	7
	2006–07		29	7	2	0	0	0	–		31	7
	2007–08	Bundesliga	31	8	2	1	1	0	–		34	9
	2008–09		34	9	3	1	0	0	–		37	10
	Total		143	39	7	2	1	0	0	0	151	41
1. FC Köln	2009–10	Bundesliga	31	3	4	1	0	0	–		35	4
	2010–11		13	1	1	0	0	0	–		14	1
	2011–12		4	0	1	0	0	0	–		5	0
	Total		48	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	54	5
SC Freiburg	2011–12	Bundesliga	15	3	1	0	0	0	–		16	3
	2012–13		12	1	2	1	0	0	–		14	2
	2013–14		17	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	23	2
	2014–15		7	0	2	1	0	0	–		9	1
	Total		51	6	7	2	0	0	4	0	62	8
Greuther Fürth	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	14	1	0	0	–		–		14	1
	2015–16		30	12	1	0	–		–		31	12
	2016–17		18	3	2	0	–		–		21	0
	Total		62	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	65	16
Jahn Regensburg	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
	2018–19		4	0	0	0	–		–		4	0
	Total		9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Career total			313	65	24	5	1	0	4	0	342	70

References

1. "Fürth holt Mittelstürmer Sebastian Freis" [Fürth signs center-forward Sebastian Freis] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
2. "2. Bundesliga Transfer Round-Up Part 1: Ingolstadt look to Kutschke's goals to lead revival". Vavel . 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
3. "Jede Menge Erfahrung: Freis stürmt für den Jahn". kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
4. Koch, Martin (19 August 2017). "Sebastian Freis unterschreibt beim SSV Jahn". SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
5. Scharf, Jürgen (5 June 2019). "Sebastian Freis: "Ich bereue nichts"". Mittelbayerische Zeitung. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
6. "Sebastian Freis » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2018.

External links

• Sebastian Freis at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Sebastian Freis at WorldFootball.net