Nils Petersen

Nils Petersen

Nils Petersen (2012)
Personal information
Full name Nils Petersen
Date of birth (1988-12-06) 6 December 1988
Place of birth Wernigerode, East Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 SC Freiburg
Number 18
Youth career
1993–1994 FC Einheit Wernigerode
1994–2000 1. FC Wernigerode
2000–2001 FC Einheit Wernigerode
2001–2004 VfB Germania Halberstadt
2005–2006 Carl Zeiss Jena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2008 Carl Zeiss Jena II 23 (11)
2007–2008 Carl Zeiss Jena 41 (4)
2008–2009 Energie Cottbus II 13 (5)
2009–2011 Energie Cottbus 56 (35)
2011–2013 Bayern Munich 9 (2)
2011–2012 Bayern Munich II 3 (2)
2012–2013 → Werder Bremen (loan) 34 (11)
2013–2015 Werder Bremen 35 (7)
2015 → SC Freiburg (loan) 12 (9)
2015– SC Freiburg 25 (18)
National team‡
2007 Germany U19 4 (2)
2007–2008 Germany U20 3 (0)
2009 Germany U21 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:37, 21 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13:29, 14 January 2015 (UTC)

Nils Petersen (born 6 December 1988) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for SC Freiburg.

Youth

Petersen spent his early youth developing at hometown club FC Einheit in Wernigerode and afterward continued his development at VfB Germania in Halberstadt. Later he attended the Sport School Jena, playing in their youth team, eventually leaving during the summer of 2007.

Club career

Carl Zeiss Jena

In February 2005, Carl Zeiss Jena signed Petersen to a youth contract, before promoting him to the First Team in January 2007. Before promotion to the First Team, Petersen had already gained experience playing with the Oberliga reserves.[1] Petersen made his professional debut on 4 February 2007 (20th matchday), in a 0–1 loss in an away match against 1. FC Köln.[2] He entered the match in the 89th minute as a substitute for Mohammed El Berkani.[3]

In future matches, he would serve as a "Super-Sub" coming off the bench to score decisive goals against Alemannia Aachen, Erzgebirge Aue, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, and FC Augsburg.[4]

Energie Cottbus

On 6 January 2009, Petersen switched to Energie Cottbus.[5] In his first season with the club, he made an appearance in the Bundesliga and the relegation playoff.[1] He premiered for Cottbus on the final match-day of the season in a 3–0 home victory over Bayer Leverkusen, on 23 May 2009.[6] Cottbus, finishing 16th in their Bundesliga campaign, would go on to lose in the relegation/promotion playoff against 2nd division 1. FC Nürnberg, resulting in Cottbus' relegation to 2. Bundesliga. During the first half of the 2009–10 season, Petersen rarely saw playing time for Cottbus. After the winter break, his playing time increased as he was able to score nine goals in 14 appearances, securing his place in the starting line-up.

During the 2010–11 campaign, Petersen would become the 2. Bundesliga top goalscorer, notching 25 goals in 33 appearances, helping Cottbus to a mid-table finish. In February 2011, despite interest from various Bundesliga clubs, he decided to extend his existing contract by two years until June 2014.

Bayern Munich

On 19 May 2011, FC Bayern Munich reported the signing of Petersen to a three-year contract until 30 June 2014.[7] Nils Petersen scored his first hat-trick (three goals) in the first ever game he played for FC Bayern Munich against a Trentino Selection. On 10 September 2011, having been on for just 17 minutes, Petersen came close twice, and finally scored his first Bundesliga goal against Freiburg.

Werder Bremen

On 29 June 2012, SV Werder Bremen agreed a one-year loan deal with Bayern Munich for Petersen.[8] After a successful season on loan at Werder, it was announced on 23 May 2013 that he had penned a four-year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.[9]

SC Freiburg

After having only earned seven caps and most of them as a substitute during the first half of the 2014–15 season, he was loaned to SC Freiburg for the second leg of the campaign.[10] On 31 January 2015, in his league debut versus Eintracht Frankfurt, he scored a hat-trick, despite just coming on as a substitute for the second half, ultimately helping his team turning a 0–1 deficit into a 4–1 victory.[11] He subsequently made appearances on matchdays 19 and 20.[12] Christian Streich, Freiburg's head coach, stated that Petersen was "an option for the squad."[13]

2015-2016 season

On 28 June 2015 Petersen joined newly relegated Freiburg on a permanent deal, for an undisclosed fee.[14]

On 27 July 2015, Petersen marked his season debut by scoring a hat-trick in a 6−3 victory over Nürnberg.[15] On 9 August 2015, he continued his good form by scoring his second hat-trick in three games, in a 5–0 win at fifth-tier side HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[16]

International career

Petersen was a member of the Germany U19, scoring a goal against Russia during the UEFA U-19 European Championship and the Germany U20, before being called up on 6 August 2009 for the German U21.[17]

Career statistics

As of 21 March 2016
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Carl Zeiss Jena 2. Bundesliga 2006–07 3 0 0 0 — 3 0 [2]
Carl Zeiss Jena II NOFV-Oberliga Süd 5 1 — 5 1 [1]
2007–08 12 5 12 5 [1]
Carl Zeiss Jena 2. Bundesliga 20 4 4 1 24 5 [4]
3. Liga 2008–09 18 0 2 1 20 1 [1]
Carl Zeiss Jena totals 41 4 6 2 — 47 6 —
Carl Zeiss Jena II totals 17 6 — 17 6
Energie Cottbus II Regionalliga Nord 2008–09 13 5 — — — 13 5 [1]
Energie Cottbus Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 [1]
2. Bundesliga 2009–10 22 10 1 0 — 23 10 [18]
2010–11 33 25 5 3 38 28 [19]
Energie Cottbus totals 56 35 6 3 — 1 0 63 38 —
Energie Cottbus II totals 13 5 — 13 5
Bayern Munich Bundesliga 2011–12 9 2 2 2 4 0 — 15 4 [1]
Bayern Munich II Regionalliga Süd 3 2 — — 3 2 [1]
Werder Bremen Bundesliga 2012–13 34 11 1 0 35 11 [20]
2013–14 28 7 1 0 29 7 [21]
2014–15 7 0 1 0 8 0 [1]
Totals 69 18 3 0 — 72 18 —
SC Freiburg Bundesliga 2014–15 19 9 1 0 — 0 0 20 9 [1]
2. Bundesliga 2015–16 25 18 2 4 — 0 0 27 22 [1]
Career totals 250 81 19 7 4 0 1 0 277 110 —

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Nils Petersen » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Nils Petersen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lomaias unglückliches Debüt" (in German). kicker. 4 February 2007. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Nils Petersen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Energie holt Petersen" (in German). kicker. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cottbus überrennt Bayer" (in German). kicker. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Petersen ist der erste Neue" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nils Petersen to play for Werder on loan next season". Footballcracy. 30 June 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  9. ↑ "Nils Petersen seals permanent transfer to Werden Bremen from Bayern Munich". Sky Sports News. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Nils Petersen wechselt zum SC Freiburg" [Nils Petersen moves to SC Freiburg] (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "Hattrick! Petersen feiert Traum-Debüt" (in German). kicker. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  12. ↑ "Nils Petersen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  13. ↑ Hofmann, Benni (19 March 2015). "Petersen "ist definitiv eine Option für den Kader"" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  14. ↑ "Petersen wechselt nach Freiburg" (in German). sport1. 28 June 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "SC Freiburg - 1. FC Nürnberg 6:3 (2. Bundesliga 2015/2016, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Fourfold Petersen shoots SCF further". kicker. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Petersen für Deutschland" (in German). 5 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
  18. ↑ "Nils Petersen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Nils Petersen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Nils Petersen". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Petersen, Nils" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2013.

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