Alexander Esswein

Alexander Esswein (born 25 March 1990; German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈʔɛsvaɪ̯n]) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for 3. Liga club MSV Duisburg.

Alexander Esswein
Esswein with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Place of birth Worms, West Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
Number 40
Youth career
1996–1998 TSV Neuleiningen
1998–1999 VfR Frankenthal
1999–2002 Waldhof Mannheim
2002–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1 (0)
2008–2010 VfL Wolfsburg 8 (0)
2008–2010 VfL Wolfsburg II 41 (4)
2010–2011 Dynamo Dresden 31 (17)
2011–2014 1. FC Nürnberg 58 (6)
2011–2014 1. FC Nürnberg II 1 (0)
2014–2016 FC Augsburg 61 (4)
2016–2020 Hertha BSC 52 (4)
2018–2019 Hertha BSC II 8 (2)
2019 → VfB Stuttgart (loan) 17 (0)
2020–2023 SV Sandhausen 80 (8)
2023– MSV Duisburg 8 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Germany U17 12 (3)
2007–2009 Germany U18 7 (3)
2008–2009 Germany U19 7 (2)
2009–2011 Germany U20 3 (3)
2011–2013 Germany U21 13 (5)
Medal record
 Germany
U-17 World Cup
Third place2007
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Esswein made his debut in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a league match during the season.[1] He came on in the 63rd minute in a 2–1 loss to 1. FC Köln on 17 December 2007.[2]

He then transferred to VfL Wolfsburg and split time between the first and second teams. He made four league appearances during the 2008–09 season[3] and four league appearances and a German Cup appearance in the 2009–10 season.[4] He substantially made more appearances for the reserve team. During the 2008–09 season, he made 21 appearances,[3] and during the 2009–10 season, he scored four goals in 20 appearances.[4] Esswein moved to Dynamo Dresden for the 2010–11 season.[5] During the season, he scored 17 goals in 31 league appearances.[6] This includes two goals against Bayern's reserve team, in a 3–1 win on 11 November 2010;[7] Wehen Wiesbaden, in a 3–0 win, on 5 March 2011;[8] and against SpVgg Unterhaching, in a 4–0 win, on 23 April 2011.[9] He also made two appearances in the promotion playoff.[6] This proved to be Esswein's only season at the club.

He transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2011–12 season.[10] During the 2011–12 season, he scored four goals in 26 league appearances and a goal in three German Cup appearances.[11] His four league goals came against FC Augsburg, in a 1–0 win, on 27 August 2011;[12] Hertha BSC, in a 2–0 win, on 21 January 2012;[13] Köln, in a 2–1 win, on 18 February 2012;[14] and Werder Bremen, in a 1–0 win, on 25 February 2012.[15] His German Cup goal came in the second round[11] against Erzgebirge Aue in a 2–1 win on 26 October 2011.[16] His goal scoring rate would drop in the subsequent seasons with Nürnberg. He dropped down to three goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season[17] and no goals in five appearances during the 2013–14 season.[18] He also made an appearance in the Regionalliga Bayern for the reserve team during the 2013–14 season.[18]

He moved to Augsburg during the January transfer window[19] and made 13 appearances for Augsburg during the 2013–14 season.[18] He scored a goal in 19 appearances during the 2014–15 season.[20] The goal came against Köln on 6 December 2014 in a 2–1 win.[21] Esswein played in the opening match of the 2015–16 season, in a German Cup match against SV Elversberg, a 3–1 extra time win.[22] He then opened his Bundesliga campaign by playing in the first three matchdays,[23] including the 1–0 loss to Hertha BSC in the league opener on 15 August 2015.[24]

Hertha BSC

On 26 August 2016, Esswein signed for Hertha BSC on a four-year deal.[25] On 24 September, he scored his first goal for Hertha in a 3–3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.[26]

VfB Stuttgart

In January 2019 VfB Stuttgart signed Esswein on loan with a contract option for a permanent deal.[27]

SV Sandhausen

On 9 October 2020, Esswein joined SV Sandhausen on a free transfer.[28]

MSV Duisburg

On 15 August 2023, Esswein signed a two-year contract with MSV Duisburg.[29]

International career

Esswein played for the German U-21 national team.[30] Previously he had already played for the U-17, U-18, U-18, U-19 and U-20 national team. He was part of the German U-17 team that finished in third place in the 2007 U-17 World Cup in South Korea. In this tournament, Esswein scored two goals against Trinidad and Tobago in the group-stage and scored the winning goal in the third place playoff against Ghana two minutes into stoppage time.

Career statistics
As of match played 21 October 2023[31][32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Kaiserslautern2007–08 2. Bundesliga 1000——10
VfL Wolfsburg2008–09 Bundesliga 400000—40
2009–10 Bundesliga 401000—50
Total801000—90
VfL Wolfsburg II2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 210———210
2009–10 Regionalliga Nord 204———204
Total414———414
Dynamo Dresden2010–11 3. Liga 3117——2[lower-alpha 1]03317
1. FC Nürnberg2011–12 Bundesliga 26431——295
2012–13 Bundesliga 27211——283
2013–14 Bundesliga 5000——50
Total58642——628
1. FC Nürnberg II2013–14 Regionalliga Bayern 10———10
FC Augsburg2013–14 Bundesliga 13000——130
2014–15 Bundesliga 19100——191
2015–16 Bundesliga 293316[lower-alpha 2]0—384
Total6143160—705
Hertha BSC2016–17 Bundesliga 29210——302
2017–18 Bundesliga 162105[lower-alpha 2]0—222
2018–19 Bundesliga 0000——00
2019–20 Bundesliga 7011——81
Total5243150—605
Hertha BSC II2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 62———62
2019–20 Regionalliga Nordost 20———20
Total82———82
VfB Stuttgart (loan)2018–19 Bundesliga 17000—1[lower-alpha 3]0180
SV Sandhausen2020–21 2. Bundesliga 26210——272
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 25210——262
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 29430——324
Total80850——858
MSV Duisburg2023–24 3. Liga 80———80
Career total360441641103036942
  1. Appearances in the Promotion playoff.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
  3. Appearances in the Rekegation playoff.

Honours

VfL Wolfsburg

References
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  2. "Mohamad schießt Köln ins Glück" (in German). kicker. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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  5. "Esswein will zukünftig für Dynamo treffen" (in German). kicker. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  6. "Alexander Esswein" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  7. "Esswein legt den Grundstein" (in German). kicker. 11 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  8. "Esswein mit wichtigem Doppelpack" (in German). kicker. 5 March 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  9. "Erst Doppelpack Esswein, dann Schahin" (in German). kicker. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  10. Schwarz, J; Sabock, S (18 April 2011). "Esswein glänzt und geht, Herzig fehlt" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  11. "Alexander Esswein" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  12. "Esswein macht den Unterschied" (in German). kicker. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  13. "Cohen als Doppel-Retter, Maroh macht alles klar" (in German). kicker. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  14. "Pekhart belohnt sich selbst" (in German). kicker. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  15. "Werder drückt - Esswein trifft - Der Club nimmt die Punkte mit" (in German). kicker. 25 February 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  16. "Essweins Energieleistung bringt FCN auf Kurs" (in German). kicker. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  17. "Alexander Esswein" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  18. "Alexander Esswein" (in German). Fussballdaten. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  19. "Augsburg verstärkt sich mit Esswein" (in German). kicker. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  20. "Alexander Esswein". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  21. "Esswein sorgt für trübe Stimmung in Köln" (in German). kicker. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  22. "Augsburg entgeht der Blamage - dank dreier Joker" (in German). kicker. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  23. "Alexander Esswein". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  24. "Kalou schießt die Hertha zum Zittersieg" (in German). kicker. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  25. "Hertha BSC verpflichtet Alexander Esswein - Intern - HerthaBSC.de". www.herthabsc.de.
  26. "Eintracht Frankfurt 3-3 Hertha BSC: Nothing to separate the clubs in goal fest". VAVEL. 24 September 2016.
  27. "Alexander Esswein joins VfB". VfB Stuttgart. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  28. "Alexander Esswein wechselt zum SV Sandhausen" [Alexander Esswein moves to SV Sandhausen]. SV Sandhausen. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  29. "MSV verpflichtet Alexander Esswein: „Lust auf Tradition und Verrücktheit"" [MSV signs Alexander Esswein: "Desire for tradition and craziness"] (in German). MSV Duisburg. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  30. "Adrion nominiert Esswein" (in German). kicker.de. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  31. Alexander Esswein at WorldFootball.net
  32. Alexander Esswein at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
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