Simon Zoller
Simon Zoller (born 26 June 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for 2. Bundesliga club St. Pauli.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 June 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Friedrichshafen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Pauli | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Fischbach | |||
| TSG Ailingen | |||
| Germania Singen | |||
| 1. FC Pforzheim | |||
| –2005 | VfB Friedrichshafen | ||
| 2005–2007 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| 2007–2008 | SSV Ulm 1846 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Karlsruher SC II | 56 | (18) |
| 2010–2012 | Karlsruher SC | 13 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | VfL Osnabrück | 36 | (15) |
| 2013–2014 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 28 | (13) |
| 2014–2018 | 1. FC Köln | 78 | (11) |
| 2015 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | 1. FC Köln II | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | VfL Bochum | 101 | (29) |
| 2023– | St. Pauli | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023 | |||
Career
Zoller began his career with Karlsruher SC, and made his debut for the club in November 2010, as a substitute for Patrick Dulleck in a 0–0 draw with VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruhe were relegated to the 3. Liga at the end of the following season.
Zoller left the club, signing for VfL Osnabrück, along with teammates Marcus Piossek and Timo Staffeldt.
In June 2013, he signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1]
A year later, after outstanding performances for Kaiserslautern, he signed for recently promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal. Köln had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €3 million.[2]
However, Zoller could not fulfill the high expectations during the first half of the 2014–15 campaign and returned subsequently in the winter break on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the remainder of the season.[3] After an extended period of limited playing time in 2018, it was announced that Zoller would join VfL Bochum from January 2019.[4]
Personal life
Zoller married television presenter Laura Wontorra on 12 November 2016.[6] Laura is the daughter of journalist Jörg Wontorra.
Career statistics
- As of 25 October 2020[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karlsruher SC II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Süd | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Regionalliga Süd | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga Süd | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 5 | ||||
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga Süd | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 56 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 18 | ||
| Karlsruher SC | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| VfL Osnabrück | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 38 | 15 | |
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 15 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 22 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 78 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 16 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Total | 36 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 12 | ||
| Career total | 262 | 70 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 273 | 79 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs
References
- "Zoller zieht es auf den Betzenberg" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- "Perfekt! Zoller wird ein "Geißbock"" [Perfect! Zoller becomes a "Geißbock"] (in German). Kicker. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Simon Zoller kehrt zum FCK zurück" [Simon Zoller returns to FCK] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "FC ST. PAULI SIGN SIMON ZOLLER". St. Pauli. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- "SIMON ZOLLER + LAURA WONTORRA - Details zur Hochzeit". Gala.de (in German). 2 November 2016.
- Simon Zoller at Soccerway
External links
- Simon Zoller at WorldFootball.net
- Simon Zoller at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Simon Zoller at Soccerway