 Schorch in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Halle, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Nietlebener SV Askania 09 | |||
| –2004 | Hallescher FC | ||
| 2004–2007 | Hertha BSC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Hertha BSC II | 18 | (0) |
| 2007 | Hertha BSC | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Real Madrid B | 27 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | 1. FC Köln | 21 | (1) |
| 2010–2013 | → 1. FC Köln II | 10 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | → Energie Cottbus (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | VfL Bochum II | 15 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | MSV Duisburg | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Energie Cottbus | 23 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | FSV Frankfurt | 27 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 54 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Wuppertaler SV | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 258 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Germany U17 | 16 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher Schorch (born 30 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[1]
Career
Schorch came through the ranks of Hertha BSC, and made his Bundesliga debut in the closing stages of the 2006–07 season. In July 2007, he signed with Real Madrid for €600,000,[2] being assigned to its B side, which had been freshly relegated to the third division.
After two years in Spain, Schorch returned to Germany and signed a four-year contract with 1. FC Köln, the transfer fee was believed to be €1 million.
He joined MSV Duisburg for the 2014–15 season.[3] At the end of season, Duisburg achieved promotion to 2. Bundesliga, however with Schorch not becoming a regular, starting only in 13 matches and being benched for 20 times. Accordingly, he did not receive an extension of his contract and remained a free agent until October when he was signed by his former club Energie Cottbus for the remainder of the 3. Liga season.[4][5]
In January 2019, Schorch was one of two players to be suspended by KFC Uerdingen 05 for "disciplinary reasons".[6] On 1 May 2019, it was confirmed, that Schorch would join 1. FC Saarbrücken for the 2019–20 season on a two-year deal.[7]
In March 2022, Schorch agreed the termination of his contract with Regionalliga side Wuppertaler SV following a lengthy injury.[8] Shortly afterwards, he announced his retirement from playing.[8]
Career statistics
- As of matches played on 19 December 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup1 | Total | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | [9] |
| Hertha BSC II | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 18 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | [9] | |
| Real Madrid B | 2007–08 | Segunda División B | 12 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | [10] | |
| 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | [10] | |||
| Total | 27 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | — | |||
| 1. FC Köln | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | [11] |
| 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | [9] | ||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | — | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | [9] | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [9] | |||
| 2012–13 | 7 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | [9] | |||
| Total | 11 | 1 | — | 11 | 1 | — | |||
| Energie Cottbus (loan) | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [9] |
| VfL Bochum II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 15 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | [12] | |
| MSV Duisburg | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 24 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | [9] | |
| MSV Duisburg II | 2014–15 | Oberliga Niederrhein | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | [9] | |
| Energie Cottbus | 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 23 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | [13] | |
| FSV Frankfurt | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | [1] |
| KFC Uerdingen | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 3 | — | 34 | 3 | [14] | |
| 2018–19 | 17 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | [15] | |||
| Total | 51 | 4 | — | 51 | 4 | — | |||
| Career total | 230 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 232 | 10 | — | ||
- 1.^ Includes DFB-Pokal and Copa del Rey.
References
- 1 2 "Schorch, Christopher" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "El Madrid ficha a Schorch, central del Hertha Berlín" [Madrid signs Schorch, Hertha Berlin centre-back] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
- ↑ "Christopher Schorch unterschreibt: "Bin Feuer und Flamme!"" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 27 June 2014.
- ↑ "Schorch trainiert in Cottbus zur Probe mit" [Schorch on trial in Cottbus] (in German). kicker. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Neue Nummer 3: FC Energie verpflichtet Christopher Schorch" [New Number 3: FC Energie signs Christopher Schorch] (in German). Energie Cottbus. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Uerdingen suspendiert Schorch und Öztürk". kicker Online (in German). 30 January 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "Saarbrücken schnappt sich suspendierten Schorch". kicker (in German). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Christopher Schorch soll den 1. FC Bocholt weiterentwickeln". kicker (in German). 18 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Christopher Schorch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Schorch, Christopher Schorch". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ↑ "Christopher Schorch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Christopher Schorch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Christopher Schorch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Christopher Schorch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ↑ "Christopher Schorch". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 20 December 2018.
External links
- Christopher Schorch at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Official website
- Christopher Schorch at Soccerway