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David Nemeth
Personal information
Date of birth	18 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Eisenstadt, Austria
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	FC St. Pauli
Number	4
Youth career
2008–2015	UFC St. Georgen
2015–2018	AKA Burgenland
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	SV Mattersburg II
2018–2020	SV Mattersburg
2020	Mainz 05 II
2021–2022	Mainz 05
2020–2021	→ Sturm Graz (loan)
2022–	FC St. Pauli
International career‡
2018–2019	Austria U-18
2019–2020	Austria U-19
2021	Austria U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:45, 20 May 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2024-07-11

David Nemeth (born 18 March 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.^[1]

Club career

Nemeth made his debut in a senior game on 20 April 2018, when he appeared as a starting player for the second team of his club SV Mattersburg in the Landesliga Burgenland, the fourth highest division of Austrian football.^[2] Mattersburg II finished the season in first place and was promoted to the Regionalliga Ost. In December 2018, he was included in the Mattersburg first team squad for the first time, but did not make an appearance. He debuted for the first team in the Austrian Bundesliga in May 2019, when he started against Wacker Innsbruck on the last matchday of the 2018–19 season. In the 2019–20 season, Nemeth played for both the first and second team of Mattersburg. The club declared bankruptcy at the end of the season and became defunct.^[3]

Nemeth then moved to Germany in September 2020 and joined Mainz 05, where he signed a contract until June 2024.^[4] After making two appearances for the second team in the Regionalliga Südwest (fourth tier), he returned to Austria in October 2020 and went on loan to Sturm Graz for the rest of the season.^[5] By the end of his loan, he had made 28 appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga, scoring two goals.^[1] Nemeth returned to Mainz for the 2021–22 season and was now a member of the first team squad of head coach Bo Svensson. He played six matches in the Bundesliga and one match in the DFB Cup.

Prior to the 2022–23 season, Nemeth moved to 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.^[6] After eight appearances until October 2023, he missed the rest of the season due to an injury.^[7] In the 2023–24 season, he won the 2. Bundesliga title and was promoted to the Bundesliga with St. Pauli.

International career

Nemeth played for the Austrian under-18 and under-19 teams. He debuted for the under-21 team in March 2021.^[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup ^[a]		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SV Mattersburg	2018–19	Austrian Bundesliga	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2019–20	Austrian Bundesliga	12	0	–		–		12	0
	Total		13	0	–		–		13	0
SV Mattersburg II	2018–19	Austrian Regionalliga East	10	0	–		–		10	0
	2019–20	Austrian Regionalliga East	13	0	–		–		13	0
	Total		23	0	–		–		23	0
Mainz 05 II	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	2	0	–		–		2	0
Sturm Graz	2020–21	Austrian Bundesliga	28	2	4	0	–		32	2
Mainz 05	2021–22	Bundesliga	6	0	1	0	–		7	0
FC St. Pauli	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	8	1	–		–		8	1
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	–		8	0
	2024–25	Bundesliga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
	Total		18	1	1	0	–		19	1
FC St. Pauli II	2023–24	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		–		1	0
	2024–25	Regionalliga Nord	2	1	–		–		2	1
	Total		3	0	–		–		3	1
Career total			93	4	6	0	–		99	4