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Sebastian Schonlau

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Sebastian Schonlau
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Schonlau
Date of birth (1994-08-05) 5 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Warburg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hamburger SV
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2007 SC Warburg 08
2007–2010 SC Paderborn
2010–2012 SC Warburg 08
2012–2014 SC Paderborn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2021 SC Paderborn 157 (8)
2014–2015SC Verl (loan) 25 (0)
2021– Hamburger SV 79 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Sebastian Schonlau (born 5 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder for and captains 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV.

Early life

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Scholau was born on 5 August 1994 in Warburg. He used to live Paderborn, and started studying economics in the city starting October 2014.[1]

Career

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SC Paderborn

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2012–14: Youth team

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Schonlau received a professional contract from 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn 07 in December 2012 that would expire in June 2015, with an option for another year, despite his old club SC Warburg 08 wanting to let him go in that time for his stature and weight.[2]

At the end of the 2012–13 season, Schonlau made bench appearances in matches against Dynamo Dresden and MSV Duisburg, though, was not subbed on in any of these matches.[3][4]

In the following season, Schonlau made more bench appearances, though, was not brought on just like the previous season.[5]

2014–15: Loan to SC Verl

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Before the 2014–15 season, Schonlau extended his contract to 30 June 2016, and was loaned to SC Verl for the 2014–15 season to gain more experience.[6] He made his debut in a 1–2 win playing in defensive midfield against the second team of Borussia Mönchengladbach.[7] During the season, Schonlau had several minor injuries, which lessed his opportunities in playing with the team.[1]

2015–2021: First team

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Once Schonlau returned to Paderborn, he made his debut in the 84th minute in a 1–2 win against Fortuna Düsseldorf, coming on for Mahir Sağlık.[8]

Hamburger SV

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On 17 May 2021, Schonlau signed a three-year contract to join fellow 2. Bundesliga team Hamburger SV on a free, and was the club's first transfer for the 2021–22 season.[9] Around a month later in July, he was named captain (thus making previous captain Tim Leibold vice-captain), and first wore the captain's armband in a match against FC Basel.[10]

In the 2023–24 season, Schonlau suffered a calf injury in a match against SV Elversberg and was subbed off on the 74th minute, subsequently limiting his opportunities for that season.[11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 17 August 2024[12][5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Verl 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 25 0 25 0
SC Paderborn 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 8 0 8 0
2016–17 3. Liga 30 1 1 0 31 1
2017–18 35 3 4 0 39 3
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 29 1 3 0 32 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 23 2 1 0 24 2
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 32 1 3 0 35 1
Hamburger SV 2021–22 33 4 5 0 2[a] 0 40 4
2022–23 30 0 1 1 2[a] 0 33 1
2023–24 16 1 1 0 17 1
2024–25 3 0 1 0 4 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b "»Ich habe mich gut eingelebt«". www.westfalen-blatt.de (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ Müller, Von Uwe. "Basti Schonlau hat es gepackt". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  3. ^ "03.05.2013 Dynamo Dresden - Paderborn maçı 2 1". SporDB. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  4. ^ "19.05.2013 MSV Duisburg - Paderborn maçı 3 2". SporDB. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Schonlau, Sebastian". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Schonlau verlängert beim SC Paderborn - Zeitz geht". FR.de (in German). 14 January 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  7. ^ Bröder, Christian. "Den Fohlen hinterhergelaufen". Westfalen-Blatt (in German). Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Fortuna Düsseldorf vs. Paderborn - 2 August 2015 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  9. ^ "HSV sign Sebastian Schonlau". hsv.de. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Sebastian Schonlau becomes new HSV captain". HSV.de. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  11. ^ "HSV – Nach Blitz-Aus in Osnabrück: Wie schnell wird Sebastian Schonlau fit?". bild.de (in German). 24 September 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
  12. ^ Sebastian Schonlau at Soccerway
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