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Bastian Oczipka

Bastian Oczipka
Oczipka playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-12) 12 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1994–1997 SV Blau-Weiß Hand
1997–1999 SSG Bergisch Gladbach
1999–2008 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Bayer Leverkusen II 4 (0)
2008–2012 Bayer Leverkusen 9 (0)
2008 → Hansa Rostock II (loan) 1 (0)
2008–2009 → Hansa Rostock (loan) 42 (0)
2010–2011 → FC St. Pauli (loan) 36 (1)
2012–2017 Eintracht Frankfurt 146 (2)
2017–2021 Schalke 04 111 (1)
2021–2022 Union Berlin 18 (0)
2022–2023 Arminia Bielefeld 30 (1)
Total 397 (5)
International career
2008 Germany U19 2 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U20 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bastian Oczipka (born 12 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back.[1]

Career

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Oczipka began his career 1994 with SV Blau-Weiß Hand. After three years, he joined SSG Bergisch Gladbach in summer 1997. He played two years in the youth teams of SSG Bergisch Gladbach before he was scouted by Bayer Leverkusen in July 1999.[2] In 2008, Leverkusen loaned him to F.C. Hansa Rostock. After two and a half years, he left Rostock to return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but the Werksclub loaned him again, this time to FC St. Pauli on 5 January 2010.[3]

Although FC St. Pauli showed interest in a continued commitment beyond the loan period, Oczipka returned to Leverkusen in the summer of 2011. However, he came for Bayer in the 2011/12 season only to nine Bundesliga and three Champions League appearances.

In the summer break 2012 Oczipka joined the Bundesliga rookie Eintracht Frankfurt with a three-year contract, starting from the 2012–13 Bundesliga season for an undisclosed transfer fee.[4] In his first season for the Hesse team, he played 33 games in which he set up nine assists, and qualified with his team for the UEFA Europa League. In March 2015, Oczipka extended his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt for another three years until June 30, 2018. On May 9, 2015, Oczipka scored his first Bundesliga goal for a 1-0 lead in a 3-1 victory at home against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

On 15 July 2017, his move to FC Schalke 04 was announced. For the Royal Blues he received a contract until July 30, 2020 and the squad number 24.[5] His debut was on 19 August 2017 (1st matchday) in a 2-0 home win against RB Leipzig.

On 30 August 2021, Oczipka agreed to join Union Berlin.[6]

After his contract with Union terminated in June 2022, he signed with Arminia Bielefeld.[7]

On 14 August 2023, Oczipka announced his retirement from professional football.[8]

International career

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Oczipka was a youth international footballer. He would have been eligible for the Poland national football team through his grandparents, who were from Upper Silesia.[9]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2008–09 Regionalliga West 2 0 — — — 2 0
2011–12 Regionalliga West 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 4 0 — — — 4 0
Hansa Rostock II (loan) 2008–09 Regionalliga Nord 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hansa Rostock (loan) 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 29 0 2 0 — — 31 0
2009–10 2. Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
Total 42 0 3 0 — — 45 0
FC St. Pauli (loan) 2009–10 2. Bundesliga 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
2010–11 Bundesliga 20 0 1 0 — — 21 0
Total 36 1 1 0 — — 37 1
Bayer Leverkusen 2011–12 Bundesliga 9 0 0 0 3 0 — 12 0
Eintracht Frankfurt 2012–13 Bundesliga 33 0 1 0 — — 34 0
2013–14 Bundesliga 20 0 2 0 8 0 — 30 0
2014–15 Bundesliga 30 1 1 0 — — 31 1
2015–16 Bundesliga 30 0 2 0 — 2[a] 0 34 0
2016–17 Bundesliga 33 1 5 0 — — 38 1
Total 146 2 11 0 8 0 2 0 167 2
Schalke 04 2017–18 Bundesliga 29 0 4 0 — — 33 0
2018–19 Bundesliga 21 1 2 0 2 0 — 25 1
2019–20 Bundesliga 34 0 4 0 — — 38 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 27 0 3 0 — — 30 0
Total 111 1 13 0 2 0 — 126 1
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 18 0 3 0 0 0 — 21 0
Arminia Bielefeld 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 30 1 1 0 — 1[b] 0 32 1
Career total 397 5 32 0 13 0 3 0 445 5
  1. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

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Bayer Leverkusen

Eintracht Frankfurt

References

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  1. ^ "Oczipka, Bastian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Oczipka an St. Pauli weiter verliehen" (in German). Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Oczipka spielt zukünftig in braun-weiß" (in German). FC St. Pauli. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Oczipka geht zur Eintracht" (in German). kicker. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Vertrag bis 2020: Bastian Oczipka wechselt zum FC Schalke 04" (in German). 15 July 2017. Archived from the original on 18 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Union bolster options with Bastian Oczipka". Union Berlin. 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Willkommen beim DSC, Bastian Oczipka". arminia.de. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Abwehrspieler Bastian Oczipka beendet Fußball-Karriere". Sportschau (in German). 14 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Eintracht-Star Bastian Oczipka gibt zu: "Für meine Karriere habe ich die Schule geschwänzt" - Eintracht Frankfurt - Bild.de".
  10. ^ "Bastian Oczipka - Club matches". worldfootball.net.
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