Dominick Drexler
German footballer (born 1990)
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Dominick Drexler (born 26 May 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
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Drexler in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Bonn, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2005 | 1. SF Brüser Berg | ||
| 2005–2006 | Bonner SC | ||
| 2006–2007 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
| 2007–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 25 | (4) |
| 2010–2013 | Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 81 | (16) |
| 2013–2014 | Greuther Fürth | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Greuther Fürth II | 5 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | VfR Aalen | 55 | (10) |
| 2016–2018 | Holstein Kiel | 66 | (19) |
| 2018 | Midtjylland | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | 1. FC Köln | 87 | (14) |
| 2021–2025 | Schalke 04 | 61 | (8) |
| Total | 389 | (76) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Drexler played as a teenager for Bonner SC,[2] Alemannia Aachen,[3] and Bayer Leverkusen[2] before joining Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2010.[4] He made his debut for the club in September of that year, as a substitute for Tino Semmer in a Thuringia derby against Carl Zeiss Jena which Erfurt won 2–1. He finished the 2010–11 season with four goals in 19 appearances.[5] He scored eight goals in 34 appearances in the 2011–12 season[5] and four goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season.[6]
In July 2013, he signed for Greuther Fürth, where he spent the 2012–13 season,[4] scoring a goal in 11 competitive matches.[2] He also scored four goals in five matches for the reserve team.[2] Then he joined VfR Aalen for the 2014–15 season.[4] He scored one goal in 26 competitive appearances.[7] In the following season, he scored nine goals in 32 competitive appearances.[5] He then joined Holstein Kiel for the 2016–17 season.[4] During that season, he scored seven goals in 35 appearances.[8] During the 2017–18 season, he scored 14 goals in 34 appearances.[5] This includes two goals in two appearances in the DFB Pokal and an appearance in the Promotion playoff.[5]
Drexler signed with Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season. The transfer fee paid to Holstein Kiel was reported to be €2.5 million.[9] However, during the same summer he was transferred again to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for a reported fee of €4.5 million.[10]
On 21 July 2021, he agreed to join Schalke 04, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, signing a two-year contract,[11] which was extended by a further year due to Schalke's promotion in 2022. On 14 November 2023, the contract was extended until 30 June 2025.[12] On 4 April 2025, Schalke 04 announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the season and would become a youth assistant coach for the club.[13]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| Rot-Weiß Erfurt | 2010–11 | 3. Liga | 19 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2011–12 | 3. Liga | 34 | 8 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| Total | 81 | 16 | — | — | 81 | 16 | ||||
| Greuther Fürth | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |
| Greuther Fürth II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 4 | ||
| VfR Aalen | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 9 | ||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | 58 | 10 | |||
| Holstein Kiel | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 35 | 7 | — | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 14 | |
| Total | 66 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 21 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 35 | 11 | |
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
| Total | 87 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 17 | ||
| Schalke 04 | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 29 | 7 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 65 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 389 | 76 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 409 | 84 | ||
- Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
