Benjamin Goller

Benjamin Goller (born 1 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Karlsruher SC, on loan from Werder Bremen.[1]

Benjamin Goller
Goller playing for Werder Bremen in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Goller
Date of birth (1999-01-01) 1 January 1999
Place of birth Reutlingen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Karlsruher SC
(on loan from Werder Bremen)
Number 39
Youth career
0000–2011 TSV Holzelfingen
2011–2014 VfL Pfullingen
2014–2016 Stuttgarter Kickers
2016–2018 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Schalke 04 II 11 (1)
2018–2019 Schalke 04 0 (0)
2019– Werder Bremen 10 (0)
2020– → Werder Bremen II 2 (1)
2020– → Karlsruher SC (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2016–2017 Germany U18 3 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U19 5 (1)
2018– Germany U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:23, 23 July 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2019

Club career

Goller began his youth career with TSV Holzelfingen, before moving to the youth team of VfL Pfullingen in 2011, and later Stuttgarter Kickers in 2014.[2][3] In 2016, he joined the youth sector of Schalke 04.[4]

For the 2018–19 season, Goller was promoted to Schalke's reserve team, playing in the Oberliga Westfalen. He made his debut for the reserve team on 1 September 2018, starting against 1. FC Gievenbeck before being substituted off in the 64th minute for Jānis Grīnbergs. The match finished as a 0–2 home loss.[5]

On 11 December 2018, Goller made his first team debut for Schalke in the UEFA Champions League, starting against Lokomotiv Moscow before being substituted out in the 59th minute for Amine Harit. The match finished as a 1–0 home win.[6]

In July 2020, Goller joined Karlsruher SC on loan from Werder Bremen.[7]

International career

Goller began his youth international career with the Germany under-18 team, making his debut on 13 November 2016 in the international friendly against the Republic of Ireland. He started the match, before being substituted out in the 65th minute for Gabriel Kyeremateng, which finished as a 3–2 win.[8] On 5 September 2017, he scored for the under-19 team in the third minute of a friendly match against England, putting Germany up 2–0. The match finished as a 3–1 win.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 July 2020[1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Schalke 04 II2018–19Oberliga Westfalen111——111
Schalke 042018–19Bundesliga00001[lower-alpha 1]010
Werder Bremen2019–20Bundesliga10010—110
Werder Bremen II2019–20Regionalliga Nord21–—21
Career total2321010252
  1. Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References
  1. "Benjamin Goller". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. Schyska, Timo (16 April 2018). "VfL erhält DFB-Bonuszahlung" [VfL receives DFB bonus payment]. vfl-info.de (in German). VfL Pfullingen. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. "Spieler, Trainer & Betreuer der U17-Junioren im Portrait" [Portrait of the players, coaches & advisors of the under-17 youth]. stuttgarter-kickers.de (in German). Stuttgarter Kickers. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. "Benjamin Goller". schalke04.de (in German). FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  5. "FC Schalke 04 II – 1. FC Gievenbeck 0:2 (Oberliga Westfalen 2018/2019, 4. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  6. "UEFA Champions League: Schalke v Lokomotiv Moskva". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  7. Wagner, Jo (23 July 2020). "Benjamin Goller kommt zum KSC". Wochenblatt Reporter (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. "Deutschland U18 – Republik Irland U18, 3:2, Länderspiel 2016/17 Saison" [Germany U18 v Republic of Ireland U18, 3–2, International friendly 2016–17 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  9. "England U19 – Deutschland U19, 1:3, Länderspiel 2017/18 Saison" [England U19 v Germany U19, 1–3, International friendly 2017–18 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
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