 Bauer with Arsenal Tula in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Pforzheim, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Tai | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FSV Buckenberg | |||
| –2014 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | FC Ingolstadt | 42 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | → FC Ingolstadt II | 6 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Werder Bremen | 43 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Arsenal Tula | 36 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Sint-Truiden | 46 | (1) |
| 2023– | Al-Tai | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016 | Germany Olympic | 1 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:22, 11 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
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Robert Bauer (German pronunciation: [ˈʁoːbɛʁt ˈbaʊɐ];[1][2] born 9 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back or as a wing-back for Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai.[3]
Club career
Bauer joined FC Ingolstadt in 2014 from Karlsruher SC. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 31 October 2014 against Fortuna Düsseldorf replacing Alfredo Morales at half-time in a 0–0 away draw. He scored his first Bundesliga goal from his first shot of the campaign against Darmstadt 98 on 22 November 2015.[4]
On 23 August 2016, Bauer signed for Werder Bremen.[5]
On 5 July 2018, it was announced that Bauer was loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2018–19 season. Nürnberg secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[6][7]
In June 2019, upon his return from loan at Nürnberg, Bauer was released from training at Werder Bremen.[8]
On 20 August 2019, he signed a long-term contract with Russian club FC Arsenal Tula.[9]
On 6 September 2021, he joined Sint-Truiden in Belgium.[10]
On 25 May 2023, Bauer joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai on a one-year contract.[11]
International career
Eligible to represent Germany or Kazakhstan, Bauer revealed that he had rejected an offer from the latter in February 2015 in hopes of representing Germany.[12] The next month, he received his first call-up to the Germany U20 side and represented them at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand that summer.
He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.[13]
Personal life
On 14 September 2023, Robert Bauer has announced on his Instagram that he converted to Islam.[14] He further mentioned that he came to Islam through his wife and her family.
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 July 2019[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Ingolstadt 04 | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt 04 II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 113 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 3 | ||
Honours
Germany
- Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016
References
- ↑ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 222, 738. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ↑ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 356, 878. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- 1 2 Robert Bauer at Soccerway
- ↑ "FC Ingolstadt 04 vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 31 October 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
- ↑ "Robert Bauer strengthens Werder". SV Werder Bremen. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Bauer ist Neuzugang Nummer fünf". kicker Online (in German). 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ "Robert Bauer verstärkt den Club". 1. FC Nürnberg. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ↑ Knips, Björn (24 June 2016). "Keine Perspektive bei Werder: Robert Bauer fehlt beim Trainingsauftakt". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- ↑ "РОБЕРТ БАУЭР ПОПОЛНИЛ "АРСЕНАЛ"" [Robert Bauer joined Arsenal] (in Russian). FC Arsenal Tula. 20 August 2019.
- ↑ "ROBERT BAUER IS A CANARY!". Sint-Truidense V.V. 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "OFFICIEEL: Bauer heeft nieuwe club gevonden en vertrekt bij STVV". voetbalprimeur.be. 26 May 2023.
- ↑ "Robert Bauer: "World Cup is the icing on the cake"". Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ↑ "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on August 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Robert Bauer converts into muslim".
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