Dominik Franke

Dominik Franke
Franke playing for RB Leipzig in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-05) 5 October 1998
Place of birth Riesa, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
 FK Žalgiris
Number 19
Youth career
–2011 SC Riesa
2011–2017 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 RB Leipzig II 30 (1)
2016–2017 RB Leipzig 0 (0)
2017–2020 VfL Wolfsburg II 58 (2)
2018–2020 VfL Wolfsburg 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Wehen Wiesbaden (loan) 10 (0)
2020–2023 FC Ingolstadt 04 75 (0)
2023–2026 FC Thun 51 (1)
2026– FK Žalgiris 1 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Germany U18 8 (0)
2016–2017 Germany U19 10 (0)
2017 Germany U20 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 June 2026

Dominik Franke (born 5 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for TOPLYGA club Žalgiris (Vilnius).[1]

Career

Franke made his professional debut for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 2. Bundesliga on 4 August 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 33rd minute for Michel Niemeyer in the 3–2 away loss against Erzgebirge Aue.[2]

In October 2023, Franke joined Swiss Challenge League club FC Thun on a contract until the end of the season.[3] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, and the following season their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[4]

FK Žalgiris

On 5 June 2026 lithuanian Žalgiris Club officially announced about agreement with Dominik franke.[5][6]

Honours

Thun

References

  1. ↑ "Dominik Franke". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Erzgebirge Aue – SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3:2 (2. Bundesliga 2019/2020, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Dominik Franke neu beim FC Thun" [Dominik Franke new at FC Thun]. www.fcthun.ch/de (in German). 19 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
  5. ↑ „Žalgirį“ papildys Šveicarijos čempionas D. Franke (FK Žalgiris officail site)
  6. ↑ „Žalgirį“ papildys Šveicarijos čempionas Dominikas Franke (sportas.lt)
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