Philipp Ziereis

Philipp Ziereis
	Ziereis with FC St. Pauli in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	14 March 1993
Place of birth	Schwarzhofen, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position	Right back
Team information
Current team	Melbourne Victory
Number	4
Youth career
1998–2007	SV Schwarzhofen
2007–2011	Jahn Regensburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2013	Jahn Regensburg
2013–2022	FC St. Pauli
2013–2020	→ FC St. Pauli II
2022–2025	LASK
2025–2026	Greuther Fürth
2026–	Melbourne Victory
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026

Philipp Ziereis (born 14 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for Australian A-League Men club Melbourne Victory.

Career

Ziereis made his professional debut for SSV Jahn Regensburg during the second round of fixtures of the 2011–12 3. Liga season away to Werder Bremen II.^[2]

At the end of the 2012–13 season when Regensburg was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga, he joined FC St. Pauli.^[3]

Before the 2022–23 season, Ziereis signed a three-year contract with LASK in Austria.^[4]

On 2 June 2025, Ziereis moved to Greuther Fürth on a two-season deal.^[5]

On 10 July 2026, Ziereis signed a two-season contract with Melbourne Victory in Australia.^[6]

As of match played 26 May 2025^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Jahn Regensburg	2010–11	3. Liga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
	2011–12	3. Liga	7	0	1	0	–		2^[b]	0	10	0
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	11	1	1	0	–		0	0	12	1
	Total		18	1	2	0	–		2	0	22	1
FC St. Pauli II (loan)	2013–14	Regionalliga Nord	8	1	–		–		–		8	1
	2014–15		4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	2016–17		1	0	–		–		–		0	0
	2019–20		2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	Total		15	1	0	0	–		0	0	15	1
FC St. Pauli	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	9	0	0	0	–		0	0	9	0
	2014–15		17	0	2	0	–		0	0	19	0
	2015–16		30	0	1	0	–		0	0	31	0
	2016–17		15	1	1	0	–		0	0	16	1
	2017–18		8	0	0	0	–		0	0	8	0
	2018–19		16	0	1	0	–		0	0	17	0
	2019–20		6	0	0	0	–		0	0	6	0
	2020–21		26	0	1	0	–		0	0	27	0
	2021–22		24	0	2	0	–		0	0	26	0
	Total		151	1	8	0	–		0	0	159	1
LASK	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	29	1	4	0	–		–		33	1
	2023–24	Austrian Bundesliga	28	2	4	1	8^[c]	0	–		40	3
	2024–25	Austrian Bundesliga	26	1	5	1	6^[d]	0	–		37	2
	Total		83	4	13	2	14	0	0	0	110	6
Career total			267	7	23	2	14	0	2	0	306	9

↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup
↑ Appearances in the 3. Liga promotion play-offs
↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Conference League

1 2 "P. Ziereis". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
↑ "SV Werder Bremen II vs. SSV Jahn Regensburg – 1:4". fussballdaten.de (in German). 3 August 2011.
↑ "Ziereis soll sich bei St. Pauli weiterentwickeln" (in German). Kicker. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
↑ "LASK HOLT ST. PAULI KAPITÄN ZIEREIS" (in German). LASK. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
↑ "Kleeblatt verpflichtet Routinier Ziereis" [Cloverleaf signs veteran Ziereis] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
↑ "Victory land German centre-back Ziereis". Melbourne Victory FC. 10 July 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.