Sebastian Freis

Sebastian Freis
Freis playing for SC Freiburg in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Karlsruhe, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
SC Wettersbach
1999–2004 Karlsruher SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Karlsruher SC II 26 (13)
2004–2009 Karlsruher SC 143 (39)
2009–2012 1. FC Köln 48 (4)
2012–2015 SC Freiburg 51 (6)
2015–2017 Greuther Fürth 62 (16)
2017–2019 Jahn Regensburg 9 (0)
Total 339 (74)
International career
2004–2005 Germany U20 6 (3)
2006 Germany U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Freis (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as striker.

Club career

Before joining Karlsruher SC in 1999, Freis played as a youth member for SC Wettersbach. His debut for Karlsruhe came on 15 October 2004, in a 2. Bundesliga match against Rot-Weiss Essen where Freis immediately scored a hat-trick. Altogether he made 78 appearances and 22 goals in the 2. Bundesliga and played an important role in the 2006–07 season, when Karlsruhe gained promotion to the Bundesliga. In July 2009, he moved to 1. FC Köln.

In January 2015, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017.[1] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was released.[2]

In August 2017, Freis joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract.[3][4] In 2019, when his contract ran out, he decided end his career.[5]

International career

On 10 October 2006, he made his Germany U21 national team debut when the team lost 2–0 against England.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karlsruher SC 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 23 8 0 0 0 0 23 8
2005–06 26 7 0 0 0 0 26 7
2006–07 29 7 2 0 0 0 31 7
2007–08 Bundesliga 31 8 2 1 1 0 34 9
2008–09 34 9 3 1 0 0 37 10
Total 143 39 7 2 1 0 0 0 151 41
1. FC Köln 2009–10 Bundesliga 31 3 4 1 0 0 35 4
2010–11 13 1 1 0 0 0 14 1
2011–12 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
Total 48 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 54 5
SC Freiburg 2011–12 Bundesliga 15 3 1 0 0 0 16 3
2012–13 12 1 2 1 0 0 14 2
2013–14 17 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 23 2
2014–15 7 0 2 1 0 0 9 1
Total 51 6 7 2 0 0 4 0 62 8
Greuther Fürth 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 14 1 0 0 14 1
2015–16 30 12 1 0 31 12
2016–17 18 3 2 0 21 0
Total 62 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 65 16
Jahn Regensburg 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 5 0 1 0 6 0
2018–19 4 0 0 0 4 0
Total 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Career total 313 65 24 5 1 0 4 0 342 70

References

  1. ^ "Fürth holt Mittelstürmer Sebastian Freis" [Fürth signs center-forward Sebastian Freis] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  2. ^ "2. Bundesliga Transfer Round-Up Part 1: Ingolstadt look to Kutschke's goals to lead revival". Vavel. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Jede Menge Erfahrung: Freis stürmt für den Jahn". kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  4. ^ Koch, Martin (19 August 2017). "Sebastian Freis unterschreibt beim SSV Jahn". SSV Jahn Regensburg (in German). Retrieved 19 August 2017.
  5. ^ Scharf, Jürgen (5 June 2019). "Sebastian Freis: "Ich bereue nichts"". Mittelbayerische Zeitung. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Freis » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 6 June 2018.