Matthias Ginter

German association football player

Matthias Lukas Ginter (born 19 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Germany national team.

Matthias Ginter
Ginter with Germany in 2019
Personal information
Full name Matthias Lukas Ginter[1]
Date of birth (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Freiburg im Breisgau,[3] Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number 28
Youth career
1998–2005 SC March
2005–2012 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 SC Freiburg 70 (2)
2014–2017 Borussia Dortmund 67 (3)
2017–2022 Borussia Mönchengladbach 154 (11)
2022– SC Freiburg 57 (4)
National team
2011–2012 Germany U18 6 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U19 5 (1)
2013–2017 Germany U21 18 (1)
2016 Germany U23 5 (2)
2014– Germany 51 (2)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  Germany
FIFA World Cup
Winner 2014 Brazil
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2017 Russia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:30, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:42, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 March 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg 2011–12 Bundesliga 13 1 0 0 13 1
2012–13 23 1 3 0 26 1
2013–14 34 0 3 2 5[a] 1 42 3
Total 70 2 6 2 5 1 81 5
Borussia Dortmund 2014–15 Bundesliga 14 0 0 0 5[b] 0 1[c] 0 20 0
2015–16 24 3 5 0 11[a] 1 40 4
2016–17 29 0 5 0 8[b] 0 0 0 42 0
Total 67 3 10 0 24 1 1 0 102 4
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2017–18 Bundesliga 34 5 3 0 37 5
2018–19 27 2 2 0 29 2
2019–20 31 1 1 0 4[a] 0 36 1
2020–21 34 2 4 0 8[b] 0 46 2
2021–22 28 1 3 0 31 1
Total 154 11 13 0 12 0 179 11
SC Freiburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 34 4 5 1 8[a] 0 47 5
2023–24 23 0 2 0 9[a] 0 34 0
Total 57 4 7 1 17 0 81 5
Career total 348 20 36 3 58 2 1 0 443 25
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 12 June 2023[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2014 5 0
2015 3 0
2016 1 0
2017 8 0
2018 6 0
2019 6 1
2020 6 1
2021 11 0
2022 2 0
2023 3 0
Total 51 2
As of match played 25 March 2023. Germany score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ginter goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Matthias Ginter
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 November 2019 Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany   Belarus 1–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
2 10 October 2020 NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kyiv, Ukraine   Ukraine 1–0 2–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A

Honours

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Borussia Dortmund

Germany

Germany Olympic

Individual

References

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  1. "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany" (PDF). FIFA. 15 July 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019.
  2. "Matthias Ginter: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Matthias Ginter: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "M. Ginter". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Matthias Ginter at National-Football-Teams.com  
  6. "Match report: Germany – Argentina". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019.
  7. "Match report: Chile – Germany". FIFA. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
  8. "Rio 2016 Football Results Book: Medallists". Olympic World Library. 20 August 2016. p. 7.
  9. "SC Freiburg: Ginter ist U18-Nachwuchsspieler des Jahres 2012" (in German). Badische Zeitung. 30 July 2012.
  10. "Fritz-Walter-Medaille: Ginter auf Götzes Spuren". German Football Association (in German). 14 August 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  11. "Ginter, best national German player of 2018". Deutsche Welle. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  12. "Sechsmal Bayern, einmal Gladbach: Die kicker-Elf der Saison (2019/20)". kicker (in German). 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  13. "Bayern, BVB, Freiburg und RB doppelt vertreten: Die kicker-Elf der Saison". kicker (in German). 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  14. "NickALive!: Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice Awards 2020: Celebrate Together International Nominees, Winners and Airdates". NickALive!. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.