Thomas Dähne

Thomas Dähne
Dähne training with 1860 Munich in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-04) 4 January 1994
Place of birth Oberaudorf, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
1. FC Heidenheim
Number 33
Youth career
2000–2005 FV Oberaudorf
2005–2007 TSV 1860 Rosenheim
2007–2010 Red Bull Salzburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Red Bull Salzburg II 8 (0)
2012–2013 Red Bull Salzburg 1 (0)
2012–2014 FC Liefering 53 (0)
2014–2015 RB Leipzig II 12 (0)
2014–2015 RB Leipzig 0 (0)
2015–2017 HJK 56 (0)
2018–2020 Wisła Płock 71 (0)
2020–2025 Holstein Kiel 60 (0)
2023 Holstein Kiel II 3 (0)
2025–2026 1860 Munich 35 (0)
2026– 1. FC Heidenheim 0 (0)
International career
2009 Germany U16 2 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U17 3 (0)
2011–2012 Germany U18 4 (0)
2012 Germany U19 3 (0)
2013–2014 Germany U20 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026

Thomas Dähne (born 4 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.

Club career

Dähne joined the youth set-up of Red Bull Salzburg from TSV 1860 Rosenheim,[1] and he advanced through the club's youth system, making his debut for the second team as a stand in for first-choice goalkeeper Niclas Heimann in a 5–0 win against TSV St. Johann in Regional League West on 29 April 2010. Dähne established himself in the first team of FC Liefering—Red Bull's feeder team—during the 2012–13 season, which he finished by making his Austrian Football Bundesliga debut for Red Bull Salzburg in a 3–0 win against Austria Wien on 26 May 2013.[2]

On 10 August 2015, Dähne joined Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki for the remainder of the season.[3] In October of the same year, HJK asserted their option of keeping him under contract for the 2016 season.[4]

On 23 November 2017, he signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with Wisła Płock.[5]

Since 2020, Dähne has played for Holstein Kiel in 2. Bundesliga. The club won the promotion to Bundesliga for the 2024–25 season, and Dähne made his Bundesliga debut on 16 February 2025, in a match against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In June 2025, Dähne signed with 1860 Munich in 3. Liga.[6]

On 15 July 2026, Dähne moved to 1. FC Heidenheim in 2. Bundesliga on a two-year contract.[7]

International career

Dähne has represented Germany at every level up to under-20,[8] and he was a member of the German squad at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9]

Career statistics

As of 17 May 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Red Bull Salzburg II 2010–11 Austrian Regionalliga 3000——30
2011–12 Austrian Regionalliga 5000——50
Total 8000——80
Red Bull Salzburg 2012–13 Austrian Bundesliga 100000—10
FC Liefering 2012–13 Austrian Regionalliga 230——20250
2013–14 Austrian Football First League 300———300
Total 530——20550
RB Leipzig II 2014–15 NOFV-Oberliga 120———120
RB Leipzig 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
HJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 60101[b]0—80
2016 Veikkausliiga 280206[b]02[c]0380
2017 Veikkausliiga 220503[b]0—300
Total 5608010020760
Wisła Płock 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 160———160
2018–19 Ekstraklasa 30000——300
2019–20 Ekstraklasa 25000——250
Total 71000——710
Holstein Kiel 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 10000—00100
2021–22 2. Bundesliga 23010——240
2022–23 2. Bundesliga 15000——150
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 3000——30
2024–25 Bundesliga 9000——90
Total 60010—00610
Career total 261090100402840
  1. ↑ Includes Finnish Cup, DFB-Pokal
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in Finnish League Cup

Honors

FC Liefering

HJK

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Dähne". FC Red Bull Salzburg. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Red Bulls end season by beating new champions". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "Thomas Dähne vahvistamaan Klubin maalivahtiosastoa". HJK.fi (in Finnish). HJK. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Taiwo, Dähne ja Atom jatkavat Klubissa". HJK.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 20 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Niemiecki bramkarz dołączy do Wisły". wisla-plock.pl (in Polish). Wisła Płock. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Oberbayer für das Löwen-Tor. Thomas Dähne kommt von Holstein Kiel" [An Upper Bavarian for the Lions goal. Thomas Dähne comes from Holstein Kiel.] (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Torwart Thomas Dähne vom TSV 1860 München wechselt ablösefrei zum FCH" [Goalkeeper Thomas Dähne from TSV 1860 Munich joins FCH on a free transfer.] (in German). 1. FC Heidenheim. 15 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "National team player - Thomas Dähne". German Football Association. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "FIFA U-17 World Cup Mexico 2011 - Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Thomas Dähne at Soccerway