Mirko Schuster

Mirko Schuster
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-07-21) 21 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Mannheim, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 SV Eintracht Trier 05
Number 37
Youth career
–2007 Waldhof Mannheim
2007–2013 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Karlsruher SC II 21 (0)
2015–2016 Sonnenhof Großaspach 17 (0)
2016–2017 TSV Steinbach 26 (1)
2017–2019 Waldhof Mannheim 38 (1)
2020 VfB Oldenburg 1 (1)
2020–2024 SV Rödinghausen 91 (10)
2024– SV Eintracht Trier 05 10 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2024

Mirko Schuster (born 21 July 1994) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Regionalliga Südwest club SV Eintracht Trier 05.

Career

Born in Mannheim, Schuster started out playing in the youth ranks of local side SV Waldhof Mannheim before moving to Karlsruher SC in 2007, where he played with the U17 and U19 teams. He trained with the first team during a ten-day camp in the summer of 2012.[1]

In June 2013, Schuster was permanently promoted to the first team. Despite making several appearances on the bench, he never played a match for Karlsruher.[2] Instead, Schuster made 21 appearances with the reserve team in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg. In January 2014, he underwent multiple emergency surgeries after sustaining an injury to his right thigh during winter training camp in Belek, Turkey; he suffered from acute compartment syndrome and was forced to miss the remainder of the season.[2][3]

Schuster made the move to 3. Liga side SG Sonnenhof Großaspach in January 2015, signing an 18-month contract.[4][5] He finally made his senior debut on 14 February 2015, playing the full 90 minutes of a 1-1 draw against Hansa Rostock.[6] Schuster made 17 appearances for Sonnenhof Großaspach.[2]

In July 2016, Schuster joined Regionalliga side TSV Steinbach.[7]

In 2019, Schuster suffered a scaphoid fracture in his left arm.[2]

In 2024, Schuster signed a two-year contract (with a player option for a third year) with Regionalliga side SV Eintracht Trier 05, who needed a replacement midfielder following the retirement of club stalwart Maurice Roth.[8] Schuster made his club debut against FC 08 Homburg, scoring a brace in a 4–1 win.[8]

References

  1. ^ "KSC bezieht Trainingslager in Österreich". Ka-news.de (in German). 19 June 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Blahak, Mirko (20 September 2024). "Eintracht Trier: Wie "Bäckermeister" Mirko Schuster einer Bein-Amputation entging". Trierischer Volksfreund [de] (in German). Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024. (subscription required)
  3. ^ "KSC: Riesenpech für Mirko Schuster". ka-news.de (in German). 20 January 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  4. ^ "MIRKO SCHUSTER VERLÄSST DEN KSC" (in German). Bundesliga. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Schuster verstärkt Großaspach". Kicker (in German). 26 January 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Hansa lässt beim 1:1 zwei Punkte liegen". Schweriner Volkszeitung (in German). 15 February 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. ^ "Steinbach verstärkt sich mit Schuster". Kicker (in German). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b Blahak, Mirko (28 July 2024). "Eintracht Trier: Er ist der Mann für die ersten Tore". Trierischer Volksfreund [de] (in German). Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024. (subscription required)