Eric Oelschlägel

Eric Dirk Oelschlägel (also spelled Oelschlaegel, born 20 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie side FC Utrecht. He started his career with Werder Bremen, where he spent four seasons with the club's reserves. After two years with Borussia Dortmund he joined FC Utrecht in 2020.

Eric Oelschlägel
Personal information
Full name Eric Dirk Oelschlägel[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995
Place of birth Hoyerswerda, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 32
Youth career
2001–2006 Dynamo Dresden
2006–2008 SG Dresden Striesen
2008–2012 Dynamo Dresden
2012–2014 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Werder Bremen II 68 (0)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2018–2020 Borussia Dortmund II 43 (0)
2018–2020 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
2020– Utrecht 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 July 2020

Career

Oelschlägel began his career in 2001 at Dynamo Dresden. From 2006 to 2008 he played for SG Dresden Striesen, before returning to Dynamo. In 2012, he joined the youth system of Werder Bremen. In the 2014–15 season Oelschlägel moved to the second team, who at that time played in the Regionalliga Nord making his debut on 16 November 2014 debut in a 4–0 away win against FT Braunschweig.[2] In 2015, he celebrated promotion to the 3. Liga with the second team.[3]

After Oelschlägel went to the first team's training camp in Neuruppin in July 2015,[4] he signed a professional contract with Bremen in January 2016 which lasts until 30 June 2018.[5] With multiple goalkeepers injured, Oelschlägel was Felix Wiedwald's backup in the first team's match against Schalke on 24 January 2016.[6] Having suffered an injury early in the first half of the 2015–16 season[7] he played most second-team matches in the second half of the season.[8]

On 20 June 2018, Oelschlägel signed for Borussia Dortmund on a one-year deal from Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee as third choice keeper, playing for Borussia Dortmund second team in the Regionalliga West. In February 2019, he played his first match with the first-team, appearing against his former club Werder Bremenin in the DFB-Pokal with first and second goalkeepers Roman Bürki and Marwin Hitz not fit to play. Oelschlägel made multiple saves during the match before making a mistake which resulted in Werder Bremen equalising for 3–3 in extra-time. Werder Bremen went through on penalties with Oelschlägel unable to save a penalty.[9]

On 5 October 2020, Oelschlägel moved to FC Utrecht on a free transfer, having agreed a one-year contract.[10]

International career

Oelschlägel was selected as an alternate player in the German Olympic team's squad for the football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[11] He remained inactive until the gold medal match, when manager Horst Hrubesch called him up in place of midfielder Leon Goretzka, who was injured in the team's opening match of the tournament.[12][13][14] Though he was not used in the match, he earned a silver medal after Germany lost to Brazil in a penalty shoot-out.[15]

Career statistics
As of matches played on 31 July 2020.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II2014–15Regionalliga Nord10––10
2015–163. Liga190––190
2016–173. Liga120––120
2017–183. Liga360––360
Total680––680
Borussia Dortmund II2018–19Regionalliga West280––280
2019–20Regionalliga West150––150
Total430––430
Borussia Dortmund2018–19Bundesliga0010–10
Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 0000–00
Career total111010–1120

Honours

Werder Bremen II

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

References
  1. "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 7. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Freye, Stefan (17 November 2014). "Werder knackt Braunschweigs Abwehrriegel". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. "Aufstieg! Jetzt reißt Werder den Ballermann ab". Kreiszeitung (in German). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. Sczuplinski, Timo (3 July 2015). "Vieles spricht für Felix Wiedwald". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. "Bundesliga Werder: Profivertrag für Torhüter Oelschlägel". 11 Freunde (in German). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. "Oelschlägel sitzt auf der Bank". Kreiszeitung (in German). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. "Oelschlägel fehlt für Wochen". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. "Eric Oelschlägel". Kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. Gorgos, Sönke (6 February 2019). "BVB-Debüt zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn: Eric Oelschlägel wird zur tragischen Figur". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. Hoffmann, Marvin K. (5 October 2020). "Neuer Verein: Ex-BVB-Keeper Eric Oelschlägel wechselt in die Eredivisie". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. "Die Olympia-Kader stehen fest". dfb.de. 15 July 2016.
  12. "Olympia: Kapitän Leon Goretzka reist ab" [Olympics: Captain Leon Goretzka leaves]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  13. "Olympia: Oelschlägel im Finalkader" [Olympics: Oelschlägel in the final squad]. Werder.de (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  14. "Hrubesch befördert dritten Torhüter" [Hrubesch promotes third goalkeeper]. Sport1 (in German). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  15. "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016.
  16. "Eric Oelschlägel » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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