Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Preußen Berlin | |||
–2007 | 1. FC Nürnberg | ||
2007–2009 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Bayern Munich II | 8 | (0) |
2011–2012 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth II | 0 | (0) |
2012–2016 | SK Lauf | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2016 |
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