Jérome Polenz

Jérome Polenz

Polenz in action for Western Sydney Wanderers
Personal information
Full name	Jérome Polenz
Date of birth	7 November 1986
Place of birth	Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Centre Back / Defensive Midfielder / Fullback
Club information
Current team	Brisbane Roar
Number	6
Youth career
1993–1997	SC Siemensstadt
1997–1998	CFC Hertha 06
1998–2002	TeBe Berlin
2002–2005	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2007	Werder Bremen II	64	(15)
2006–2007	Werder Bremen	3	(0)
2007–2008	Alemannia Aachen II	1	(0)
2007–2010	Alemannia Aachen	51	(0)
2010–2012	Union Berlin	14	(0)
2012–2014	Western Sydney Wanderers	47	(2)
2014	Sarpsborg 08	2	(0)
2015–	Brisbane Roar	12	(0)
National team^‡
	Germany U19	3	(0)
	Germany U20	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 October 2006

Jérome Polenz (born 7 November 1986) is a German football player who plays for Brisbane Roar in the A-League.

Career

Polenz was born in Berlin, Germany, to an Algerian father and a German mother.^[1][2] Polenz first began his youth career with SC Siemensstadt at the age of seven. After stints within the youth systems of CFC Hertha 06 and TeBe Berlin, he joined SV Werder Bremen in 2002. After three years on Bremen's reserve team he made his first team debut on 4 February 2006, beating Mainz 4–2. Following his debut, Polenz would sign a new contract, keeping him until 2009. He has appeared in three matches but has yet to net a goal. During his football career, Polenz attended the Gymnasium Obervieland and graduated with an Abitur diploma.

Polenz went to Alemannia Aachen in summer 2007.^[3] On 10 August 2007, Polenz made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Carl Zeiss Jena and made 24 appearance in his first season despite injuries and later on the season, Polenz has been featured less, due to injuries came back.

On 11 May 2010, he signed for Union Berlin for the 2010–11 season. After a half season at Union Berlin, Polenz, along with Kenan Şahin, was barred from the first team squad and instead, the duo was trained in the reserve squad.^[4] After that, Polenz didn't play again and just made six appearances. After nine months without playing in the first team, Polenz was called back into the first team^[5] and after being yet used in the substitute bench for the last four games, Polenz made his first appearance, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Eintracht Braunschweig. However, Polenz couldn't managed to become a regular player at the club and at the end of the season, Polenz was released by the club.^[6]

Western Sydney Wanderers

Polenz playing against Besart Berisha in 2013.

On 21 August 2012, Polenz signed a contract to be an inaugural squad member of Western Sydney Wanderers of Australia.^[7] The club made their debut in a 0–0 draw against Central Coast Mariners, where Polenz played in the right back position on 6 October 2012. At Western Sydney Wanderers, Polenz established himself in the right-back position in the starting eleven and led the club in first position on the table in their inaugural season.

Polenz scored his first ever senior goal in the Western Sydney Wanderers 1 all draw with Wellington Phoenix in Round 2 of the 2013–14 A-League season.^[8]

Sarpsborg 08

At the eve of the summer transfer window in 2014, Sarpsborg 08 signed Polenz for the remainder of the season.^[9]

Brisbane Roar

At the beginning of the A-League transfer window in 2015, Polenz was signed by Brisbane Roar as their last foreign player. He had been trialing with the club since the middle of December 2014 and signed a deal which binds him until the end of the 2016–17 season.^[10]

International career

He has also made appearances for the U20 and U19 Germany national football teams. Polenz played a part in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in the group stage against Serbia and Montenegro coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute replacing Markus Heppke.^[11] He was unable to take part in the remaining fixtures of the group stage and the semi-final against France due to an injury and returned to Germany prior to the match alongside Sascha Dum and Markus Steinhöfer who were also injured.

Honors

Club

Western Sydney Wanderers^[12]

• A-League Premiership: 2012–13
• A-League Championship Runners-up: 2012–13, 2013–14

Individual

• A-League PFA Team of the Season: 2012–13

References

1. "Polenz: Ein Berliner entdeckt Berlin" (in German). bild.de. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
2. "Algerien-Connection Benyamina, Madouni, Polenz mit gemeinsamen Wurzeln" (in German). berlinonline.de. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010.
3. "6 Jérôme Polenz" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. Archived from the original on 14 February 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
4. "1. FC Union Berlin: Freigabe für Sahin und Polenz" [1. FC Union Berlin: Release for Sahin and Polenz] (in German). FC Union Homepage. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
5. "Jerome Polenz wieder spielberechtigt" [Jerome Polenz again eligible to play] (in German). FC Union Homepage. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
6. "Union trennt sich von Polenz und Kolk" [Union separates from Polenz and Kolk] (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
7. "German Jerome Polenz Becomes Latest Wanderers Signing". Western Sydney Wanderers Homepage. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
8. "Wanderers unfortunate in Phoenix draw". Football Federation Australia. 20 October 2013.
9. "Sarpsborg 08 signerer Jerome Polenz!". sarpsborg08.no (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
10. "Polenz signs with Roar". Brisbane Roar. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
11. "Serbia and Montenegro 4 – 2 Germany". UEFA.com. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
12. "J. Polenz". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

External links

• Jérome Polenz profile at Fussballdaten
• Western Sydney Wanderers profile