Roman Neustädter

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Neustädter.
Roman Neustädter
Neustädter in 2015
Personal information
Full name Roman Petrovich Neustädter
Date of birth (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 33
Youth career
1994–2006 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Mainz 05 II 66 (9)
2008–2009 Mainz 05 16 (0)
2009–2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 23 (3)
2009–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach 61 (1)
2012–2016 Schalke 04 122 (7)
2016–2019 Fenerbahçe 71 (4)
2019–2021 Dynamo Moscow 36 (1)
2022– Westerlo 75 (1)
International career
2008 Germany U20 2 (0)
2009 Germany U21 1 (0)
2012–2013 Germany 2 (0)
2016–2020 Russia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024
Neustädter playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2009

Roman Petrovich Neustädter (Russian: Рома́н Петро́вич Нойште́дтер; born 18 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo.

Of German heritage, Neustädter played for Germany at various youth levels, then being capped twice by the Germany national team in 2012 and 2013. He switched allegiance to Russia in 2016.[2] Apart from Germany and Russia, Neustädter was also eligible for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine.

Neustädter has often played as a defensive midfielder and centre back.[3] While the former is his preferred position, he mostly played as the latter during his stint at Schalke.[4]

Personal life

Neustädter's mother is ethnic Russian. Neustädter's ancestors in the paternal line were ethnic Germans who lived on territories of Russian Empire and later, USSR. Following World War II, ethnic Germans were deported by the Soviet government. Neustädter's family was forcibly relocated into Central Asia. His father is Peter Neustädter, a former Kyrgyz-born Kazakhstani footballer for Mainz 05 and former manager of Mainz 05 II.[5] He was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, while his father was playing for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[6] He was raised by his mother and grandparents in Kyrgyzstan, while his father was still an active football player.[7] Due to his heritage and birth, he was eligible to represent Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in international competitions.

On 30 May 2016, Neustädter was granted Russian citizenship, having received his new Russian passport at the Russian Consulate in Bonn.[8]

Club career

Neustädter began his career in Mainz 05's youth team, before being promoted to Mainz 05 II in July 2006.[9] After playing in Mainz's first team during the 2008–09 season, he signed a three-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[10] With die Fohlen, Neustädter enjoyed a particularly successful 2011–12 season, finishing fourth and qualifying for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Neustädter left Mönchengladbach and joined Schalke 04 on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract running until 30 June 2016.[11]

In July 2016, after turning down a new contract at Schalke, Neustädter signed a three-year deal at Fenerbahçe of Turkey.[12]

On 9 August 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club Dynamo Moscow.[13] On 15 October 2020, after the first 10 games of the 2020–21 Russian Premier League were played, he returned to Dynamo until the end of the season.[14]

International career

Neustädter played twice for Germany U-20, making his debut as a substitute against Italy U-20 on 9 April 2008.[15] He scored a goal against Switzerland U-20 on 22 April 2008.[16]

The Football Federation of Ukraine has expressed interest in calling up Neustädter for their national team. Neustädter, who was born in Ukrainian SSR, has indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up if asked. He would first require to obtain a Ukrainian passport in order to be eligible for national team duties.[17]

On 9 November 2012, Neustädter was called up for the Germany squad to face the Netherlands in a friendly match five days later.[18][19] He made his debut for Germany in this match as a late substitute for Schalke team-mate Lewis Holtby.

In January 2016, Neustädter met with members of the Russian Football Union in order to be able to possibly play for the Russia national team in the future.[20] On 21 May 2016, he was called up to represent Russia at UEFA Euro 2016.[21] On 1 June 2016, Neustädter made his debut for Russia, in a 2–1 friendly loss to the Czech Republic, as a 64th-minute substitute.[22] He started Russia's first two games during the final tournament in France, where Russia failed to proceed through the group stage.[12]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[23] He was, however, not included in the final World Cup squad.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 September 2024[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mainz 05 II 2006–07 Oberliga 31 1 — — 5[b] 1 36 2
2007–08 Oberliga 25 5 — — — 25 5
2008–09 Regionalliga West 10 3 — — — 10 3
Total 66 9 0 0 0 0 5 1 71 10
Mainz 05 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 16 0 3 0 — — 19 0
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 23 3 — — — 23 3
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2009–10 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2010–11 Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 — 2[c] 0 28 1
2011–12 Bundesliga 33 0 5 0 — — 38 0
Total 59 1 7 0 0 0 2 0 68 1
Schalke 04 2012–13 Bundesliga 31 3 2 0 8[d] 1 — 41 4
2013–14 Bundesliga 32 2 3 0 9[d] 0 — 44 2
2014–15 Bundesliga 29 2 1 0 8[d] 0 — 38 2
2015–16 Bundesliga 30 0 1 0 7[e] 0 — 38 0
Total 122 7 7 0 32 1 0 0 161 8
Fenerbahçe 2016–17 Süper Lig 18 0 7 0 8[f] 0 — 33 0
2017–18 Süper Lig 32 3 9 0 3[e] 2 — 44 5
2018–19 Süper Lig 21 1 2 0 8[g] 1 — 31 2
Total 71 4 18 0 19 3 0 0 108 7
Dynamo Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
2020–21 Russian Premier League 16 1 1 0 — — 17 1
Total 36 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 1
Westerlo 2021–22 Challenger Pro League 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2022-23 Jupiler Pro League 28 1 2 0 — 6[h] 0 36 1
2023-24 Jupiler Pro League 25 0 1 0 — 6[h] 0 32 0
2024-25 Jupiler Pro League 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
Total 63 1 3 0 0 0 12 0 78 0
Career total 456 26 40 0 51 4 19 1 566 31
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Turkish Cup, Russian Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in U19 Bundesliga
  3. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga playoffs
  4. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Champions League and five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League and six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. ^ a b Appearances in Jupiler Pro League Europe playoffs

International

Neustädter on international duty: with Germany (left, pictured in June 2013), and with Russia (right, pictured in March 2018)
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2012 1 0
2013 1 0
Total 2 0
Russia 2016 4 0
2017 1 0
2018 7 1
2020 1 0
Total 13 1
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Neustädter goal.
List of international goals scored by Roman Neustädter
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 October 2018 Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia  Turkey 1–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Westerlo

References

  1. ^ "Roman Neustädter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ^ Neustädter, Roman (6 June 2016). ""Nobody In The Russian Team Knows How To Rap Squat" – Roman Neustadter's Euro 2016 Diary". Vice. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. ^ Roman Neustädter is fel tegen homofobie in het voetbal vice.com
  4. ^ "Mit Roman Neustädter an der Taktiktafel: Von Positionen und Räumen" (in German). Halbfeldflanke.de. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ^ ""Als Mainzer geht man nicht nach Frankfurt"" (in German). spox.com. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Peter Neustädter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  7. ^ "Роман НОЙШТЕДТЕР: "Ради сборной Украины готов расстаться с немецким паспортом"". dynamo.kiev.ua. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Neustadter gets Russian passport ahead of Euro".
  9. ^ "Roman Neustädter" (in German). fsv05.de. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Neustädter wird ein Borusse" (in German). Kicker. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Official: Schalke confirm summer signing of Roman Neustadter from Borussia Monchengladbach". ESPN Soccernet. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Fenerbahce complete signing of Schalke's Roman Neustadter". ESPN FC. PA Sport. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Роман Нойштедтер – в "Динамо"!" [Roman Neustädter at Dynamo!] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Роман Нойштедтер возвращается в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 15 October 2020.
  15. ^ "Deutschland - Italien" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  16. ^ "Wormuth feiert erfolgreiches Debüt als U20-Trainer" (in German). 1asport.de. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  17. ^ "Fohlen Neustädter will für die Ukraine ran". Express.de (in German). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  18. ^ "Mit Adler und Neustädter nach Holland". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  19. ^ "Löw holt Adler zurück und beruft Neustädter". kicker.de (in German). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  20. ^ "Roman Neustädter hofft auf eine EM-Teilnahme" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  21. ^ "Team Russia on Twitter: "Состав национальной сборной России на ЕВРО-2016!!! @TeamRussia #ЕВРО2016 #ОднаКоманда"". Twitter (in Russian). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  22. ^ "Czech Republic 2-1 Russia: Tomas Rosicky strikes as Czechs come back to win". Sky Sports. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  23. ^ Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  24. ^ Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  25. ^ Roman Neustädter at Soccerway
  26. ^ "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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