Matthias Lehmann

Matthias Lehmann
Lehmann in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-05-28) 28 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Ulm, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1994 VfL Ulm
1994–2000 SSV Ulm
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 SSV Ulm 4 (0)
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart II 58 (8)
2003–2004 1860 Munich II 13 (3)
2003–2006 1860 Munich 81 (12)
2006 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
2006–2009 Alemannia Aachen 95 (12)
2009–2011 FC St. Pauli 66 (13)
2011–2012 Eintracht Frankfurt 26 (0)
2012–2019 1. FC Köln 180 (5)
Total 524 (53)
International career
2001–2002 Germany U19 9 (0)
2002–2004 Germany U20 17 (0)
2004–2006 Germany U21 15 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Matthias Lehmann (born 28 May 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

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SSV Ulm

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Born in Ulm, Lehmann started his career with SSV Ulm 1846 in the 2000–01 season. He made four appearances, against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC St. Pauli, LR Aalen, and Waldhof Mannheim in the 2. Bundesliga.[1][2]

VfB Stuttgart

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Lehmann moved to VfB Stuttgart II where he scored a goal in 24 league appearances[3] and made a German Cup appearance against Greuther Fürth[4] during the 2001–02 season. Stuttgart II finished in 16th place in the Regionalliga Süd and were relegated.[5]

1860 Munich

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Lehmann joined 1860 Munich for the 2003–04 season. In his first season, he scored a goal in 17 league appearances.[6] 1860 Munich finished the season in 18th place in the Bundesliga and were relegated.[7] He went on to score six goals in 34 appearances during the 2004–05 season[8] and six goals in 35 appearances during the 2005–06 season.[9]

Alemannia Aachen

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Lehmann moved to Alemannia Aachen for the 2006–07 season. In his first season with the club, he scored three goals in 34 appearances in all competitions.[10] He also made an appearance for the reserve team.[10] He went on to score seven goals in 69 appearances in the 2007–08[11] and 2008–09 seasons.[12]

FC St. Pauli

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Lehmann spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons with FC St. Pauli.[10] He scored eight goals in 35 appearances in all competitions in his first season[13] and five goals in 34 appearances in all competitions in his second season.[14]

Eintracht Frankfurt

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In June 2011, Lehmann joined Eintracht Frankfurt, reportedly signing a three-year contract while Eintracht Frankfurt paid St. Pauli a fixed transfer fee of €500,000.[15][16] He made 26 league appearances and two in the DFB-Pokal.[10][17]

1. FC Köln

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In June 2012, Lehmann signed for 1. FC Köln.[18] In his first season, he made 29 appearances in all competitions without scoring a goal.[19] He went on to make 26 appearances without scoring the following season.[20] During the 2014–15 season, he scored five goals in 32 league appearances including three goals in four appearances.[21] During the 2015–16 season, he has made five appearances without scoring.[22] Having risen to the captaincy, Lehmann spent seven seasons at Köln. At the end of the 2018-19 season, it was announced that Lehmann would end his career at the club. He played his last career game on 19 May 2019 against FC Magdeburg.[23]

International career

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Lehmann was a youth international for Germany.[24]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SSV Ulm 2000–01 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 4 0 [1]
VfB Stuttgart II 2001–02 Regionalliga Süd 24 1 1 0 25 1 [3][4]
2002–03 Oberliga Baden-Württemberg 34 7 34 7
Total 58 8 1 0 59 8
1860 Munich II 2003–04 Bayernliga 13 3 0 0 13 3
1860 Munich 2003–04 Bundesliga 17 1 0 0 17 1 [6]
2004–05 2. Bundesliga 32 6 2 0 34 6 [8]
2005–06 32 5 3 1 35 6 [9]
Total 81 12 5 1 86 13
Alemannia Aachen II 2006–07 Oberliga Nordrhein 1 0 1 0 [10]
Alemannia Aachen 2006–07 Bundesliga 30 3 4 0 34 3 [10]
2007–08 2. Bundesliga 33 5 2 0 35 3 [11]
2008–09 32 4 2 0 34 4 [12]
Total 95 12 8 0 103 12
St. Pauli 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 33 8 2 0 35 8 [13]
2010–11 Bundesliga 33 5 1 0 34 5 [14]
Total 66 13 3 0 69 13
Eintracht Frankfurt 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 26 0 2 0 28 0 [17]
Köln 2012–13 27 0 2 0 29 0 [19]
2013–14 33 0 3 0 36 0 [20]
2014–15 Bundesliga 32 5 3 1 35 6 [21]
2015–16 32 0 2 0 34 0 [22]
2016–17 32 0 2 0 34 0 [22]
2017–18 20 0 2 0 5 0 27 0 [10]
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 [10]
Total 180 5 16 1 5 0 183 6
Career total 524 53 35 2 5 0 564 55

References

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  1. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann" (in German). Fussballdaten. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann" (in German). Fussballdaten. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Die Abschlusstabelle der Regionalliga Süd 2001/2002" (in German). Fussballdaten. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. ^ "1. Bundesliga - Spieltag / Tabelle". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Martthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "Matthias Lehmann » Club matches" (in German). World Football. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  12. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  14. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. ^ Kilchenstein, Thomas (2 June 2011). "Ein Willensspieler". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  16. ^ "Lehmann wechselt zur Eintracht". kicker Online (in German). 2 June 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Lehmann, Matthias" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  18. ^ "Lanig und Lehmann tauschen Trikots". kicker Online (in German). 18 June 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  19. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  20. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  21. ^ a b "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  22. ^ a b c "Matthias Lehmann". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  23. ^ "Lehmanns "schöner und schwieriger" Abschied". kicker.de. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  24. ^ "Matthias Lehmann Personenprofil".
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