Daniel Ginczek

German footballer (born 1991)

Daniel Ginczek
Ginczek with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Arnsberg, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
Number 33
Youth career
1995–2007 SC Neheim
2007–2009 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Borussia Dortmund II 66 (28)
2010–2013 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
2011–2012 → VfL Bochum (loan) 29 (5)
2012–2013 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 31 (18)
2013–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 17 (3)
2013 1. FC Nürnberg II 1 (0)
2014–2018 VfB Stuttgart 67 (21)
2014–2015 VfB Stuttgart II 5 (5)
2018–2022 VfL Wolfsburg 55 (9)
2019–2022 VfL Wolfsburg II 1 (2)
2022–2024 Fortuna Düsseldorf 42 (8)
2022–2023 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 1 (1)
2024– MSV Duisburg 13 (2)
International career
2008 Germany U17 2 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U18 6 (3)
2009–2010 Germany U19 7 (1)
2010–2012 Germany U21 6 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:29, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Daniel Ginczek (born 13 April 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club MSV Duisburg.[1][2]

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

In the 2007–08 season, he was the best scorer in the U-17 league. In 25 games he scored 26 goals. In the U-18 national team, Ginczek scored three goals in six games, he also took part in seven matches of the U-19 national team, scoring on one occasion.

Since the 2008–09 season he was playing for the reserves of Borussia Dortmund. He made his debut in professional football on 28 July 2009 at a 0–0 draw against the reserve team of Eintracht Braunschweig.

In 2010, Ginczek was promoted to the Borussia Dortmund first team.

On 10 June 2011, Ginczek joined VfL Bochum on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over FSV Frankfurt on 22 July 2011.

In June 2012, Ginczek joined FC St. Pauli on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal in the 77th minute at a 3–0 away win over Offenburger FV in the DFB-Pokal, on 18 August 2012. He became a key player for the Hamburg side, scoring 18 goals in 31 matches.

Later clubs

3 June 2013 saw the announcement of Ginczek having agreed to join Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.[3]

For the 2014–15 season he moved to VfB Stuttgart.[4] In May 2016 Ginczek extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020.[5]

On 29 January 2022, Ginczek signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2024.[6] He left Düsseldorf on 8 January 2024.[7] On the same day, he joined MSV Duisburg.[8]

Personal life

Ginczek's paternal grandparents are from Poland.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 April 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2008–09 Regionalliga West 16 10 — — 16 10
2009–10 3. Liga 29 6 — — 29 6
2010–11 Regionalliga West 21 12 — — 21 12
Total 66 28 — — 66 28
VfL Bochum (loan) 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 29 5 3 2 — 32 7
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 31 18 1 1 — 32 19
1. FC Nürnberg 2013–14 Bundesliga 17 3 1 1 — 18 4
1. FC Nürnberg II 2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
VfB Stuttgart 2014–15 Bundesliga 18 7 — — 18 7
2015–16 Bundesliga 7 3 1 1 — 8 4
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 19 4 — — 19 4
2017–18 Bundesliga 23 7 2 1 — 25 8
Total 67 21 3 2 — 70 23
VfB Stuttgart II 2014–15 3. Liga 5 5 — — 5 5
VfL Wolfsburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 24 6 2 1 — 26 7
2019–20 Bundesliga 18 3 0 0 5[a] 0 23 3
2020–21 Bundesliga 11 0 2 0 1[a] 1 14 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 1[b] 0 3 0
Total 55 9 4 1 7 1 66 11
VfL Wolfsburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 1 2 — — 1 2
Fortuna Düsseldorf[11] 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 9 3 0 0 — 9 3
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 23 4 2 2 — 25 6
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 10 1 2 0 — 12 1
Total 42 8 4 2 — 46 10
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 1 1 — — 1 1
MSV Duisburg 2023–24 3. Liga 13 2 — — 13 2
Career total 328 102 16 9 7 1 351 112
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

References

  1. ^ "Daniel Ginczek" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ "Ginczek, Daniel" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Nürnberg sign Daniel Ginczek". 1. FC Nürnberg. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  4. ^ "VfB sign Daniel Ginczek". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Important signals". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  6. ^ "DANIEL GINCZEK WECHSELT ZU FORTUNA DÜSSELDORF" (Press release) (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Daniel Ginczek verlässt Fortuna Düsseldorf". f95.de. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  8. ^ "MSV zieht Routinier Daniel Ginczek: "Legen wir los!"". msv-duisburg.de. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Alternative, die Hoffnung macht" (in German). reviersport.de. 23 November 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  10. ^ Daniel Ginczek at kicker (in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Germany – D. Ginczek – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2023.

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