Matthias Ginter
Matthias Lukas Ginter (born 19 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team.
 Ginter with Germany in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthias Lukas Ginter[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1994
(aged 31)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Freiburg im Breisgau,[3] Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 28 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2005 | SC March | ||
| 2005–2012 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | SC Freiburg | 70 | (2) |
| 2014–2017 | Borussia Dortmund | 67 | (3) |
| 2017–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 154 | (11) |
| 2022– | SC Freiburg | 57 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U18 | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2013–2017 | Germany U21 | 18 | (1) |
| 2016 | Germany U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2014– | Germany | 51 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 17 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:42, 12 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 17 March 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5[a] | 1 | — | 42 | 3 | |||
| Total | 70 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 81 | 5 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11[a] | 1 | — | 40 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 4 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 34 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 46 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 154 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 179 | 11 | |||
| SC Freiburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 34 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8[a] | 0 | — | 47 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[a] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 57 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | — | 81 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 348 | 20 | 36 | 3 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 443 | 25 | ||
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
- As of match played 12 June 2023[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2014 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 2 | |
- As of match played 25 March 2023. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ginter goal.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2019 | Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany |  Belarus |
1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 10 October 2020 | NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine |  Ukraine |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A |
Honours
Borussia Dortmund
Germany
Germany Olympic
- Summer Olympic Games silver medal: 2016[8]
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U18 Gold: 2012[9]
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold: 2013[10]
- Germany national team Player of the Year: 2019[11]
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2019–20,[12] 2022–23[13]
- Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards – Favorite Football Player (Germany, Austria, & Switzerland) nominee: 2020[14]
Matthias Ginter Media
Ginter (right) playing for Germany in 2019
References
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
- ↑ "Matthias Ginter: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Matthias Ginter: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "M. Ginter". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Matthias Ginter at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Match report: Germany – Argentina". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019.
- ↑ "Match report: Chile – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
- ↑ "Rio 2016 Football Results Book: Medallists". Olympic World Library. 20 August 2016. p. 7.
- ↑ "SC Freiburg: Ginter ist U18-Nachwuchsspieler des Jahres 2012" (in Deutsch). Badische Zeitung. 30 July 2012.
- ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille: Ginter auf Götzes Spuren". German Football Association (in Deutsch). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
- ↑ "Ginter, best national German player of 2018". Deutsche Welle. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ↑ "Sechsmal Bayern, einmal Gladbach: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2019/20)". kicker (in Deutsch). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "Bayern, BVB, Freiburg und RB doppelt vertreten: Die kicker-Elf der Saison". kicker (in Deutsch). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ "NickALive!: Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together International Nominees, Winners and Airdates". NickALive!. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.