Matthias Lehmann

Matthias Lehmann
Lehmann in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Ulm, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1994 VfL Ulm
1994–2000 SSV Ulm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 SSV Ulm 4 (0)
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart II 58 (8)
2003–2004 1860 Munich II 13 (3)
2003–2006 1860 Munich 81 (12)
2006 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
2006–2009 Alemannia Aachen 95 (12)
2009–2011 FC St. Pauli 66 (13)
2011–2012 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 (0)
2012–2019 1. FC Köln 180 (5)
Total 524 (53)
International career
2001–2002 Germany U19 9 (0)
2002–2004 Germany U20 17 (0)
2004–2006 Germany U21 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Lehmann (born 28 May 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

SSV Ulm

Born in Ulm, Lehmann started his career with SSV Ulm 1846 in the 2000–01 season. He made four appearances, against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC St. Pauli, LR Aalen, and Waldhof Mannheim in the 2. Bundesliga.[1][2]

VfB Stuttgart

Lehmann moved to VfB Stuttgart II where he scored a goal in 24 league appearances[3] and made a German Cup appearance against Greuther Fürth[4] during the 2001–02 season. Stuttgart II finished in 16th place in the Regionalliga Süd and were relegated.[5]

1860 Munich

Lehmann joined 1860 Munich for the 2003–04 season. In his first season, he scored a goal in 17 league appearances.[6] 1860 Munich finished the season in 18th place in the Bundesliga and were relegated.[7] He went on to score six goals in 34 appearances during the 2004–05 season[8] and six goals in 35 appearances during the 2005–06 season.[9]

Alemannia Aachen

Lehmann moved to Alemannia Aachen for the 2006–07 season. In his first season with the club, he scored three goals in 34 appearances in all competitions.[10] He also made an appearance for the reserve team.[10] He went on to score seven goals in 69 appearances in the 2007–08[11] and 2008–09 seasons.[12]

FC St. Pauli

Lehmann spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons with FC St. Pauli.[10] He scored eight goals in 35 appearances in all competitions in his first season[13] and five goals in 34 appearances in all competitions in his second season.[14]

Eintracht Frankfurt

In June 2011, Lehmann joined Eintracht Frankfurt, reportedly signing a three-year contract while Eintracht Frankfurt paid St. Pauli a fixed transfer fee of €500,000.[15][16] He made 26 league appearances and two in the DFB-Pokal.[10][17]

1. FC Köln

In June 2012, Lehmann signed for 1. FC Köln.[18] In his first season, he made 29 appearances in all competitions without scoring a goal.[19] He went on to make 26 appearances without scoring the following season.[20] During the 2014–15 season, he scored five goals in 32 league appearances including three goals in four appearances.[21] During the 2015–16 season, he has made five appearances without scoring.[22] Having risen to the captaincy, Lehmann spent seven seasons at Köln. At the end of the 2018-19 season, it was announced that Lehmann would end his career at the club. He played his last career game on 19 May 2019 against FC Magdeburg.[23]

International career

Lehmann was a youth international for Germany.[24]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SSV Ulm 2000–01 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 — 4 0 [1]
VfB Stuttgart II 2001–02 Regionalliga Süd 24 1 1 0 25 1 [3][4]
2002–03 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 34 7 — 34 7
Total 58 8 1 0 — 59 8 —
1860 Munich II 2003–04 Bayernliga 13 3 0 0 — 13 3
1860 Munich 2003–04 Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 17 1 [6]
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 32 6 2 0 34 6 [8]
2005–06 32 5 3 1 35 6 [9]
Total 81 12 5 1 — 86 13 —
Alemannia Aachen II 2006–07 Oberliga Nordrhein 1 0 — — 1 0 [10]
Alemannia Aachen 2006–07 Bundesliga 30 3 4 0 34 3 [10]
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 33 5 2 0 35 3 [11]
2008–09 32 4 2 0 34 4 [12]
Total 95 12 8 0 — 103 12 —
St. Pauli 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 33 8 2 0 — 35 8 [13]
2010–11 Bundesliga 33 5 1 0 34 5 [14]
Total 66 13 3 0 — 69 13 —
Eintracht Frankfurt 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 26 0 2 0 — 28 0 [17]
Köln 2012–13 27 0 2 0 29 0 [19]
2013–14 33 0 3 0 36 0 [20]
2014–15 Bundesliga 32 5 3 1 35 6 [21]
2015–16 32 0 2 0 34 0 [22]
2016–17 32 0 2 0 34 0 [22]
2017–18 20 0 2 0 5 0 27 0 [10]
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 [10]
Total 180 5 16 1 5 0 183 6 —
Career total 524 53 35 2 5 0 564 55 —

References

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  2. ^ "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
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  14. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. ^ Kilchenstein, Thomas (2 June 2011). "Ein Willensspieler". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Lehmann wechselt zur Eintracht". kicker Online (in German). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Lehmann, Matthias" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  18. ^ "Lanig und Lehmann tauschen Trikots". kicker Online (in German). 18 June 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
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  21. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  22. ^ a b c "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Lehmanns "schöner und schwieriger" Abschied". kicker.de. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Matthias Lehmann Personenprofil".