Matthias Ostrzolek

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Matthias Ostrzolek
Matthias Ostrzolek 2014.jpg
Ostrzolek in training with Hamburger SV in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-06-05) 5 June 1990 (age 31)
Place of birth Bochum,[1] West Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Admira Wacker Mödling
Number 84
Youth career
1994–1997 WSV Bochum
1997–2009 VfL Bochum
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 VfL Bochum II 17 (1)
2010–2011 VfL Bochum 33 (0)
2012–2014 FC Augsburg 70 (0)
2014–2017 Hamburger SV 81 (1)
2017–2020 Hannover 96 53 (0)
2021– Admira Wacker Mödling 6 (0)
National team‡
2007 Poland U-17[2][3][4] 2 (0)
2011–2013 Germany U-21[5] 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2013

Matthias Ostrzolek (born 5 June 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Admira Wacker Mödling.[6][7]

Early life[]

Ostrzolek's parents emigrated from the Polish region of Silesia[8] and settled in Bochum. Ostrzolek was born on 5 June 1990 in Bochum and grew up in the district of Langendreer.[1]

International career[]

In 2007, Ostrzolek played in two matches for the U-17 national team of Poland against Lithuania. He did not receive further call-ups from Poland national teams and later chose to represent Germany at the youth level.[9]

On 21 March 2011, Ostrzolek was first invited to the U-21 national team of Germany, when he was nominated by coach Rainer Adrion for the friendlies against the Netherlands and Italy.[10] On 25 March 2011, he was brought on as a substitute in the 22nd minute for Shervin Radjabali-Fardi in a 3–1 win in Sittard-Geleen against the Netherlands.[11] Four days later he came in to replace the 2–2 draw against Italy in Kassel in the 83rd minute for İlkay Gündoğan.[12] Matthias Ostrzolek qualified with the U-21 National Team Germany for the European Under-21 Football Championships 2013. The team won in qualifying to win the group and eliminated in the play-off against Switzerland; a 1–1 draw in the first leg in the BayArena in Leverkusen[13] followed by a 3–1 victory in the second leg in Lucerne.[14] Ostrzolek did not play in the play-off. On 24 March 2013, Ostrzolek played for the last time for the U-21 team of Germany when he at 2–1 victory in the friendly match against Israel in Tel Aviv in the 19th minute came in to replace Tony Jantschke. On 16 May 2013, he was not nominated in the preliminary squad for U-21 Football Championship in 2013.[15]

In December 2013, representatives from the Polish Football Association (PZPN) contacted Ostrzolek about playing for the senior national team of Poland. According to Ostrzolek, it was his first contact with Polish football officials since his brief stint with the U-17 team. Ostrzolek stated that he would be proud to represent either Poland or Germany and would need more time to decide. By his own admission, he can understand nearly everything in Polish but cannot express himself flawlessly in the language.[16]

Ahead of the Euro 2016 qualifying match between Poland and Germany in October 2014, Ostrzolek stated he had not decided on his national team future. The player stated, “I still haven’t decided between Germany and Poland. I don’t know for which national team I will play.”[17]

Career statistics[]

As of matches played on 5 June 2017.[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup1 Other2 Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfL Bochum II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 8 0 — — 8 0
2010–11 9 1 — — 9 1
Total 17 1 — — 17 1
VfL Bochum 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 17 0 0 0 2 0 19 0
2011–12 16 0 1 0 — 17 0
Total 33 0 1 0 2 0 36 0
FC Augsburg 2011–12 Bundesliga 12 0 0 0 — 12 0
2012–13 25 0 2 0 — 27 0
2013–14 33 0 2 0 — 35 0
Total 70 0 4 0 — 74 0
Hamburger SV 2014–15 Bundesliga 25 0 1 0 2 0 28 0
2015–16 32 0 1 0 — 33 0
2016–17 24 1 4 0 0 0 28 1
Total 81 1 6 0 2 0 87 1
Career total 201 2 11 0 4 0 216 2
  • 1.^ Includes German Cup.
  • 2.^ Includes Promotion/Relegation playoffs.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Ostrzolek unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag" [Ostrzolek signs pro-contract] (in German). VfL Bochum. 8 January 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. ^ Luka Tristovic (14 April 2011). "PZPN lose another talent to Germany". Polish SOCA Network. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. ^ "U-17: Polska 4–1 Litwa" [U-17: Poland 4–1 Lithuania] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 12 April 2007. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  4. ^ "U-17: Polska 1–0 Litwa" [U-17: Poland 1–0 Lithuania] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 17 April 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  5. ^ "U 21-Nationalteam Männer: Nationalspieler Matthias Ostrzolek" [Under 21 national team men: international Matthias Ostrzolek] (in German). German Football Association. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  6. ^ "Matthias Ostrzolek" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Ostrzolek, Matthias" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  8. ^ Braasch, Simon (14 August 2014). "Ostrzolek: "Die Nationalelf ist ein Ziel"". Hamburger Morgenpost (in German). Morgenpost Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Niemcy czy Polska: który kraj wybierze utalentowany obrońca?". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Ringier Axel Springer Polska. 29 April 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Kroos, Rausch und Clemens sagen ab". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 21 March 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Holtby setzt den Schlusspunkt". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 25 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  12. ^ "Deutschland gibt Sieg gegen Italien aus der Hand". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Joker Drmic schockt DFB-Elf in Unterzahl". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Holtby führt die Adrion-Elf nach Israel". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  15. ^ "Adrion gibt drei Neulingen die EM-Chance". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  16. ^ "PZPN w Niemczech znalazł lewego obrońcę dla reprezentacji?". Przegląd Sportowy (in Polish). Ringier Axel Springer Polska. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
  17. ^ Eberts, Carsten (11 October 2014). "Der Doppelagent muss sich entscheiden". Süddeutsche (in German). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  18. ^ "Matthias Ostrzolek » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

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