Benjamin Baier

Benjamin Baier (born 23 July 1988) is a German footballer[1] who plays as an attacking midfielder for Viktoria Aschaffenburg.

Benjamin Baier
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-07-23) 23 July 1988
Place of birth Aschaffenburg, West Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Viktoria Aschaffenburg
Number 10
Youth career
FSV Teutonia Obernau
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
0000–2007 Kickers Offenbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Kickers Offenbach 32 (2)
2010–2011 RB Leipzig 21 (1)
2011–2014 SV Darmstadt 98 71 (4)
2014–2019 Rot-Weiss Essen 159 (31)
2019– Viktoria Aschaffenburg 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:06, 30 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Baier began his career with Kickers Offenbach, making his debut in November 2007 as a substitute for Denis Epstein in a 2–1 defeat to SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the 2. Bundesliga. Offenbach were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season, and Baier spent the following two years playing for the club in the 3. Liga, before joining RB Leipzig of the Regionalliga Nord in 2010. A year later he returned to the 3. Liga, and Hessen, to sign for SV Darmstadt 98. In the 2013–14 season Darmstadt finished in third place, and won promotion to the 2. Bundesliga after a dramatic win over Arminia Bielefeld in the playoff. Baier would leave the club at the end of the season, though, joining Regionalliga West side Rot-Weiss Essen.

On 16 June 2019, Viktoria Aschaffenburg announced that Baier had joined the club on a 2-year contract.[2]

Personal life

Baier's brother Daniel is a professional footballer, as was his father Jürgen.

References
  1. "Baier, Benjamin" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. Transfercoup – Viktoria angelt sich Benjamin Baier, sva01.de, 16 June 2019


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.