Florian Dietz
German footballer
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Florian Dietz (born 3 August 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for 3. Liga club Jahn Regensburg.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jahn Regensburg | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Strahlungen | |||
| –2013 | TSV Großbardorf | ||
| 2013–2017 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 34 | (3) |
| 2016–2018 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 7 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Werder Bremen II | 26 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | SpVgg Unterhaching | 20 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → 1. FC Köln II (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2021–2022 | 1. FC Köln II | 28 | (17) |
| 2022–2025 | 1. FC Köln | 19 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 2025– | Jahn Regensburg | 18 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:44, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||
Dietz played with the youth teams of FC Strahlungen and TSV Großbardorf, before signing for Carl Zeiss Jena. He made his senior debut with them in 2016, and broke through in the 2017–18 season. He left for Werder Bremen II the following season. He then moved to SpVgg Unterhaching in 2019, but was loaned to 1. FC Köln II the following year. The move was made permanent in 2021. He was promoted to the first team in 2022. He was loaned to Austrian side Rheindorf Altach in 2025.
Career
Early career
Dietz started with the youth team of FC Strahlungen, before joining TSV Großbardorf's youth ranks.[2] He left for Regionalliga Nordost team Carl Zeiss Jena in 2013.[3] Moving up the youth ranks, he was promoted to the first team in the 2016–17 season.[4] He made his first team debut in a Regionalliga match on 23 September 2016, in a 3–0 victory against Hertha BSC II.[5] He made his breakthrough the next season in the 3. Liga, making 26 appearances and scoring an injury time winner in a 1–0 win in the Thuringia derby.[4]
Werder Bremen
Dietz left at the start of the 2018–19 season, joining SV Werder Bremen II of the Regionalliga Nord along with his younger brother Leo.[6] He scored on his debut in a 2–0 victory against SV Drochtersen on 26 August 2018.[7] Over the course of the season, he played 23 matches and scored 3 goals.[8] Dietz started the 2019–20 season by scoring in a 1–0 victory against Lüneburger SK Hansa on 27 July 2019.[9] However, he was soon signed by 3. Liga side SpVgg Unterhaching on a 3 year contract.[10]
Unterhaching
Dietz made his Unterhaching debut on 21 September 2019, in a 2–0 win over Sonnenhof Großaspach.[11] Dietz scored his only goal with Unterhaching on 11 October 2019 in the Bavarian Cup against 1860 Munich in a 1–1 draw that Unterhaching lost on penalties.[12] He made 20 appearances without scoring in the league for the 2019-20 season.[8]
Köln
Dietz was loaned to 1. FC Köln II the next season.[13] He made his debut for the reserves on 12 September 2020, in a 2–1 loss against Borussia Dortmund II.[14] He scored his first 2 goals on 18 October 2020, in a 4–0 win against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[15] On 4 November 2020, Dietz suffered an ACL injury against Straelen, meaning he could not play for at least 6 months.[16] He was permanently signed at the start of the 2021 season.[17] He made his return 9 months after his injury on 15 August 2021, in a 2–1 victory against Schalke II.[18]
Following 13 goals in the 2021–22 season, Dietz was promoted to the club's first team in mid 2022, signing a professional contract until 2025.[19] He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 August 2022 in a 3–1 victory against Schalke.[20] He scored his first Bundesliga goal the next match on 13 August, in a 2–2 draw against RB Leipzig.[21] Dietz also scored the next match on 18 August in a Conference League qualifier 2–1 loss against Fehérvár.[22] However, on 30 October in a match against Hoffenheim, Dietz was substituted off for Sargis Adamyan after only being on the pitch for a few minutes following a tackle by Ozan Kabak.[23] After an MRI Scan, it was announced that he once again suffered another ACL injury and that he would be out for the rest of the season.[24] He returned to the reserves during his latter part of his convalescence period, scoring 4 goals in 9 games in the Regionalliga West.[25] After over a year, Dietz made his first Bundesliga appearance since being injured on 10 December 2023, in a 0–0 draw against Mainz 05.[26] There was interest from 3. Liga side Rot-Weiss Essen to loan Dietz in the winter transfer window but ultimately Dietz decided to stay with Köln.[27]
Following Köln's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, it was announced that Dietz's contract was extended by an undisclosed amount.[28] However, Dietz struggled for gametime in the 2. Bundesliga, only making 3 short cameos in the first half of the season.[29] He was therefore loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Rheindorf Altach on 5 January 2025.[30] Dietz made his Altach league debut on 8 February, starting in a 2–1 defeat to Grazer AK.[31] He scored his first goal on 15 February in a 3–1 win against Blau-Weiß Linz.[32]
Jahn Regensburg
On 26 August 2025, Dietz signed a two-year contract with Jahn Regensburg in 3. Liga.[33]
Career statistics
- As of match played 27 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Carl Zeiss Jena | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nordost | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 3. Liga | 26 | 1 | — | — | 4[b] | 6 | 30 | 7 | |||
| Total | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 6 | 38 | 9 | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 5 | — | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||||
| SpVgg Unterhaching | 2019–20 | 3. Liga | 20 | 0 | — | — | 3[c] | 1 | 23 | 1 | ||
| 1. FC Köln II (loan) | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 13 | — | — | — | 18 | 13 | |||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga West | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 17 | — | — | — | 28 | 17 | |||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| Rheindorf Altach (loan) | 2024–25 | Austrian Bundesliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| SSV Jahn Regensburg | 2025–26 | 3. Liga | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 164 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 179 | 38 | ||
- Appearances in Thuringian Cup
- Appearances in Bavarian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League