Robert Bauer (footballer)

For other people named Robert Bauer, see Robert Bauer (disambiguation).

Robert Bauer
Bauer with Arsenal Tula in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-09) 9 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Pforzheim, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, full-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Neftchi Baku
Youth career
FSV Buckenberg
–2014 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 FC Ingolstadt 42 (1)
2014–2016 → FC Ingolstadt II 6 (1)
2016–2019 Werder Bremen 43 (1)
2018–2019 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 22 (0)
2019–2021 Arsenal Tula 36 (2)
2021–2023 Sint-Truiden 46 (1)
2023–2024 Al-Tai 33 (1)
2024– Neftchi Baku 0 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 Germany U20 6 (0)
2016 Germany Olympic 1 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC)

Robert Bauer (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈbaʊɐ];[1][2] born 9 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Neftchi Baku.[3]

Club career

Bauer with Nürnberg in 2019

Bauer joined FC Ingolstadt in 2014 from Karlsruher SC. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 31 October 2014 against Fortuna Düsseldorf replacing Alfredo Morales at half-time in a 0–0 away draw. He scored his first Bundesliga goal from his first shot of the campaign against Darmstadt 98 on 22 November 2015.[4]

On 23 August 2016, Bauer signed for Werder Bremen.[5]

On 5 July 2018, it was announced that Bauer was loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2018–19 season. Nürnberg secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[6][7]

In June 2019, upon his return from loan at Nürnberg, Bauer was released from training at Werder Bremen.[8]

On 20 August 2019, he signed a long-term contract with Russian club FC Arsenal Tula.[9]

On 6 September 2021, he joined Sint-Truiden in Belgium.[10]

On 25 May 2023, Bauer joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a one-year contract.[11]

On 22 July 2024, Bauer joined Neftchi Baku.[12]

International career

Eligible to represent Germany or Kazakhstan, Bauer revealed that he had rejected an offer from the latter in February 2015 in hopes of representing Germany.[13] The next month, he received his first call-up to the Germany U20 side and represented them at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand that summer.

He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[14]

Personal life

Bauer announced in 2023 that he converted to Islam,[15] saying that he came to Islam through his wife and her family.

Career statistics

As of match played 5 July 2019[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Ingolstadt 04 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
2015–16 Bundesliga 24 1 0 0 — 24 1
Total 42 1 1 0 0 0 43 1
FC Ingolstadt 04 II 2014–15 Regionalliga 3 1 — 3 1
2015–16 3 0 — 3 0
Total 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 27 1 0 0 — 27 1
2017–18 16 0 3 0 — 19 0
Total 43 1 3 0 0 0 46 1
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2018–19 Bundesliga 22 0 2 0 — 24 0
Career totals 113 3 6 0 0 0 119 3

Honours

Germany

References

  1. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 222, 738. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 356, 878. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. ^ a b Robert Bauer at Soccerway
  4. ^ "FC Ingolstadt 04 vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 31 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  5. ^ "Robert Bauer strengthens Werder". SV Werder Bremen. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Robert Bauer ist Neuzugang Nummer fünf". kicker Online (in German). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Robert Bauer verstärkt den Club". 1. FC Nürnberg. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ Knips, Björn (24 June 2016). "Keine Perspektive bei Werder: Robert Bauer fehlt beim Trainingsauftakt". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. ^ "РОБЕРТ БАУЭР ПОПОЛНИЛ "АРСЕНАЛ"" [Robert Bauer joined Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 20 August 2019.
  10. ^ "ROBERT BAUER IS A CANARY!". Sint-Truidense V.V. 6 September 2021.
  11. ^ "OFFICIEEL: Bauer heeft nieuwe club gevonden en vertrekt bij STVV". voetbalprimeur.be. 26 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Robert Bauer of Bundesliga joins Azerbaijan's Neftchi FC".
  13. ^ "Robert Bauer: "World Cup is the icing on the cake"". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Robert Bauer converts into muslim".