Dennis Seimen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Heilbronn, Germany[1] | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | FC Heilbronn | ||
| 2013–2015 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| 2015–2023 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | VfB Stuttgart II | 23 | (0) |
| 2023– | VfB Stuttgart | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:54, 3 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Dennis Seimen (born 1 December 2005) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He also holds a Romanian passport, given that he is a descendant of the Transylvanian Saxons, a German-speaking ethnic minority group in Romania.
Club career
Seimen was a youth product of FC Heilbronn and Karlsruher SC, before moving to VfB Stuttgart's academy in 2015.[3] Captaining their U17s, he signed his first professional contract with Stuttgart at the age of 15 on 13 October 2021.[4] He was promoted to VfB Stuttgart II in the Regionalliga in April 2023.[1] He was called up to Stuttgart's senior team for the first time as the backup goalkeeper in a Bundesliga tie with Bayer Leverkusen on 14 May 2023.[5] Seimen was named as the second keeper for the Stuttgart team in advance of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season.[6]
International career
Born in Germany, Seimen was born to Romanian parents.[7] He is a youth international for Germany. He was named captain of the Germany U17s in 2022,[8] and was part of the squad at the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9]
References
- ^ a b "Ein Heilbronner Wunderkind im Tor – Wie Dennis Seimen beim VfB durchstartet - STIMME.de". www.stimme.de. 12 August 2023.
- ^ Sport, S. W. R. (26 June 2023). "Der schwierige Spagat für den VfB Stuttgart im Fall Dennis Seimen". swr.online.
- ^ "Dennis Seimen | VfB Stuttgart | Player Profile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ "VfB sieht "großes Potenzial": 15-jähriges Torwarttalent verlängert". kicker.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart: Dennis Seimen darf sich über Kaderdebüt freuen". ligainsider.de. 14 May 2023.
- ^ Germany, Stuttgarter Zeitung, Stuttgart. "VfB Stuttgart: Hoeneß lobt Nübel – und erklärt den Plan mit Seimen". stuttgarter-zeitung.de.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Descoperirea GSP. Avem iarăși un fotbalist în Bundesliga! Iar Stuttgart nici nu știe că are un român în lot! „Vrem ca într-o zi să stea în poarta lui VfB"". GSP.
- ^ Zeitung, Eßlinger Zeitung ONLINE-Das Nachrichtenportal für die Region Esslingen- Eßlinger. "Dennis Seimen vom VfB Stuttgart: Ein Torhüter-Juwel wächst beim VfB heran - Esslinger Zeitung". www.esslinger-zeitung.de.
- ^ "VfB-Quintett inklusive: Meisters U 17 für die EM steht". kicker.
External links
- Dennis Seimen at Soccerway
- Dennis Seimen at DFB (also available in German)