Dominick Drexler

Dominick Drexler
Drexler in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-05-26) 26 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Bonn, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Schalke 04
Youth career
1995–2005 1. SF Brüser Berg
2005–2006 Bonner SC
2006–2007 Alemannia Aachen
2007–2009 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Bayer Leverkusen II 25 (4)
2010–2013 Rot-Weiß Erfurt 81 (16)
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth 9 (1)
2013–2014 Greuther Fürth II 5 (4)
2014–2016 VfR Aalen 55 (10)
2016–2018 Holstein Kiel 66 (19)
2018 Midtjylland 0 (0)
2018–2021 1. FC Köln 87 (14)
2021– Schalke 04 61 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024

Dominick Drexler (born 26 May 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.

Career

Drexler played as a teenager for Bonner SC,[2] Alemannia Aachen,[3] and Bayer Leverkusen[2] before joining Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2010.[4] He made his debut for the club in September of that year, as a substitute for Tino Semmer in a Thuringia derby against Carl Zeiss Jena which Erfurt won 2–1. He finished the 2010–11 season with four goals in 19 appearances.[5] He scored eight goals in 34 appearances in the 2011–12 season[6] and four goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season.[7]

In July 2013, he signed for Greuther Fürth, where he spent the 2012–13 season,[4] scoring a goal in 11 competitive matches.[2] He also scored four goals in five matches for the reserve team.[2] Then he joined VfR Aalen for the 2014–15 season.[4] He scored one goal in 26 competitive appearances.[8] In the following season, he scored nine goals in 32 competitive appearances.[9] He then joined Holstein Kiel for the 2016-17 season.[4] During that season, he scored seven goals in 35 appearances.[10] During the 2017–18 season, he scored 14 goals in 34 appearances.[11] This includes two goals in two appearances in the DFB Pokal and an appearance in the Promotion playoff.[11]

Drexler signed with Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season. The transfer fee paid to Holstein Kiel was reported to be €2.5 million.[12] However, during the same summer he was transferred again to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for a reported fee of €4.5 million.[13]

On 21 July 2021, he agreed to join Schalke 04, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, signing a two-year contract,[14] which was extended by a further year due to Schalke's promotion in 2022. On 14 November 2023, the contract was extended until 30 June 2025.[15]

Career statistics

As of 23 September 2024[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 25 4 — — 25 4
Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2010–11 3. Liga 19 4 — — 19 4
2011–12 3. Liga 34 8 — — 34 8
2012–13 3. Liga 28 4 — — 28 4
Total 81 16 — — 81 16
Greuther Fürth 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 9 1 2 0 — 11 1
Greuther Fürth II 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 5 4 — — 5 4
VfR Aalen 2014–15 3. Liga 24 1 2 0 — 26 1
2015–16 3. Liga 31 9 1 0 — 32 9
Total 55 10 3 0 — 58 10
Holstein Kiel 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 35 7 — — 35 7
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 31 12 2 2 1[a] 0 34 14
Total 66 19 2 2 1 0 69 21
1. FC Köln 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 33 9 2 2 — 35 11
2019–20 Bundesliga 27 3 2 0 — 29 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 27 2 2 1 2[a] 0 31 3
Total 87 14 6 3 2 0 95 17
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 23 3 1 0 — 24 3
2022–23 Bundesliga 27 4 2 3 — 29 7
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 11 1 1 0 — 12 1
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 61 8 4 3 — 65 11
Career total 389 76 17 8 3 0 409 84
  1. ^ a b Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

1. FC Köln

Schalke 04

References

  1. ^ "Dominick Drexler". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dominick Drexler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Drexler, Dominick" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ a b c d "Dominick Drexler". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Dominick Drexler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Kiels Drexler entscheidet sich für Dänemark" (in German). kicker. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Für 4,5 Millionen Euro: 1. FC Köln holt Drexler". kicker Online (in German). 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Schalke 04 sign Dominick Drexler". FC Schalke 04. 21 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Dominick Drexler signs a new contract at FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 November 2023.
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