Nico Schlotterbeck

Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck (born 1 December 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Germany national team.[4][5]

Nico Schlotterbeck
Schlotterbeck with Germany during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Personal information
Full name Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999[2]
Place of birth Waiblingen, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2015 VfR Aalen
2015–2017 Karlsruher SC
2017–2018 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 SC Freiburg II 25 (2)
2019–2022 SC Freiburg 49 (4)
2020–2021 → Union Berlin (loan) 16 (1)
2022– Borussia Dortmund 27 (4)
International career‡
2017 Germany U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U19 2 (0)
2018 Germany U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 Germany U21 13 (3)
2022– Germany 9 (0)
Honours
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner2021 Hungary–Slovenia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 25 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

SC Freiburg

Schlotterbeck debuted for SC Freiburg on 9 March 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for Philipp Lienhart in the 2–1 home win against Hertha BSC.[6] In his final match for Freiburg, the club lost the DFB-Pokal Final on penalties but Schlotterbeck was awarded the man of the match.[7]

Loan to Union Berlin

On 31 July 2020, Schlotterbeck joined Union Berlin on a one-year loan.[8]

Borussia Dortmund

On 2 May 2022, Borussia Dortmund announced the signing of Schlotterbeck on a five-year deal, starting from the 2022–23 season.[9] He joined for a reported €25 million transfer fee.[10]

International career

Schlotterbeck got his debut call-up to the Germany national team under coach Hansi Flick for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021.[11] He made his debut against Israel in a friendly on 27 March 2022.[12]

Personal life

Schlotterbeck is the nephew of former professional footballer Niels Schlotterbeck, who played for Freiburg.[13] His older brother, Keven, is a professional footballer who played the 2019–20 season at Union Berlin on loan from SC Freiburg, to which he returned for the 2020–21 season. [14] Schlotterbeck's cousin, Sandrine, appeared on the seventh series of the German edition of Love Island in 2022.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 22 April 2023[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2018–19 Regionalliga Südwest 242———242
2019–20 10———10
Total 252———252
SC Freiburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 4000——40
2019–20 13010——140
2021–22 32460——384
Total 49470——564
Union Berlin (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 16111——172
Borussia Dortmund 2022–23 Bundesliga 274308[lower-alpha 1]0—384
Career total 11711111800013612
  1. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 25 March 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202280
202310
Total90

Honours

SC Freiburg

Germany U21

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 13. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Nico Schlotterbeck | Player profile". Bundesliga. DFL. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. Nico Schlotterbeck at Soccerway
  4. "Nico Schlotterbeck". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  5. ""Mein Bruder hat mir einiges berichtet": Union holt Nico Schlotterbeck". kicker (in German). 31 July 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. "Herthas Unglücksrabe heißt Ibisevic" [Hertha's misfortune is called Ibišević]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 9 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  7. GmbH, Perform Media Deutschland (22 May 2022). "SC Freiburg - RB Leipzig, Stimmen zum DFB-Pokalfinale: Man darf den alten Trainer nicht schlecht machen". www.spox.com (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. "N ico Schlotterbeck Joins 1.FC Union Berlin on Loan". Last Word On Football. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  9. "BVB signs Nico Schlottbeck". Borussia Dortmund. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. Johnson, Paul (3 May 2022). "Borussia Dortmund Sign Nico Schlotterbeck from Freiburg for €25m". SB Nation. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  11. "Bundestrainer Flick beruft drei Neulinge und fünf Rückkehrer". dfb.de. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  12. "Flick on Schlotterbeck's Germany debut: "Hopefully, it will be a good lesson for him"". Bulinews. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. "Keven Schlotterbeck". scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  14. Frahm, Daniela (14 March 2019). "SC mit einem Schlotterbeck – oder auch mit zwei" [SC with a Schlotterbeck – or with two]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  15. Möller, Domescu. ""Love Island"-Kandidatin Sandrine ist gleich mit zwei Ex-Unionern verwandt – raten Sie mal mit wem!". Berliner Kurier (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  16. "DFB-Pokal 2021/22, Finale in Berlin: SC Freiburg 2:4 RB Leipzig: Takt. aufstellung" [DFB-Pokal 2021/22, Final in Berlin: SC Freiburg 2:4 RB Leipzig: Tactical lineup]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  17. "Germany beat Portugal for third U21 EURO title". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  18. "Under-21 EURO Squad of the Tournament". UEFA. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  19. "The EA Sports Bundesliga Team of the Season 2021/22 is here!". Bundesliga. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  20. "The official Bundesliga Team of the Season 2022/23". Bundesliga. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  21. "Sechs Klubs vertreten: Die kicker-Elf der Saison 2021/22". kicker.de (in German). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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