Fabian Schnellhardt

Fabian Schnellhardt
Schnellhardt in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994
Place of birth Leinefelde-Worbis, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
1. SC 1911 Heiligenstadt
Youth career
Rot-Weiß Erfurt
2009–2012 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 1. FC Köln II 39 (3)
2012–2014 1. FC Köln 1 (0)
2014–2019 MSV Duisburg 110 (3)
2015–2016 → Holstein Kiel (loan) 35 (5)
2019–2024 Darmstadt 98 93 (4)
2024– 1. SC 1911 Heiligenstadt 0 (0)
International career
2009 Germany U15 1 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U16 4 (3)
2010–2011 Germany U17 18 (4)
2012 Germany U18 1 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U19 8 (4)
2013 Germany U20 6 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 May 2024

Fabian Schnellhardt (born 12 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. SC 1911 Heiligenstadt in the sixth-tier Thüringenliga.

Club career

Schnellhardt joined the youth set-up of 1. FC Köln from Rot-Weiß Erfurt,[1] and he advanced through the club's youth system, making his debut for the second team in a 1–1 draw with Wuppertaler SV in Regionalliga West on 5 August 2012. After establishing himself in the second team, Schnellhardt made his 2. Bundesliga debut for Köln as a late substitute in a 4–1 win against Erzgebirge Aue on 1 September 2013.[2]

He joined MSV Duisburg for the 2014–15 season.[3]

He was loaned out to Holstein Kiel for the 2015–16 season.[4] After returning to Duisburg for three more years, he was signed by Darmstadt 98 for the 2019–20 season.[5]

On 12 May 2024, Darmstadt 98 announced that he and several other players would leave the club after the season.[6]

International career

Schnellhardt has represented Germany at every level up to under-20,[7] and he was a member of the German squad at both the 2011 FIFA Under-17 World Cup[8] and the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship.

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Köln II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 212———212
2013–14 Regionalliga West 181———181
Total 393———393
Köln 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 1000——10
MSV Duisburg 2014–15 3. Liga 14020——160
2016–17 3. Liga 33310——343
2017–18 2. Bundesliga 30010——310
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 33031——361
Total 110371——1174
Holstein Kiel (loan) 2015–16 3. Liga 35510——365
Darmstadt 98 2019–20 2. Bundesliga 20221——223
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 23031——261
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 15210——162
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 25020——270
2023–24 Bundesliga 10010——110
Total 93490——1024
Career total 27815173000029518

References

  1. ↑ "Eichsfelder Fabian Schnellhardt steigt bei 1. FC Köln auf" (in German). Thüringer Allgemeine. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ "Starker 4:1-Heimsieg gegen Aue" (in German). 1. FC Köln. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "MSV verpflichtet U20-Nationalspieler Fabian Schnellhardt bis 2017" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Zebras leihen Fabian Schnellhardt zu Holstein Kiel aus" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 9 June 2015. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "SV 98 verpflichtet Fabian Schnellhardt" (in German). sv98.de. 13 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Before kick-off SV 98 says goodbye to 15 players". SV Darmstadt. 21 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "National team player - Fabian Schnellhardt". German Football Association. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 - Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.