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Robert Andrich

Not to be confused with Robert Aldrich.

Robert Andrich
Andrich with Bayer Leverkusen in 2022
Personal information
Full name Robert Andrich
Date of birth (1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Potsdam, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Sweeper
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 8
Youth career
–2003 FV Turbine Potsdam
2003–2012 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Hertha BSC II 52 (11)
2012–2015 Hertha BSC 0 (0)
2015–2016 Dynamo Dresden 21 (1)
2016–2018 SV Wehen Wiesbaden 59 (7)
2018–2019 1. FC Heidenheim 25 (4)
2019–2021 Union Berlin 59 (6)
2021– Bayer Leverkusen 98 (12)
International career‡
2011–2012 Germany U18 9 (0)
2012–2013 Germany U19 8 (0)
2013 Germany U20 2 (0)
2023– Germany 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:08, 25 January 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:40, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Robert Andrich (born 22 September 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.[1]

Club career

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Andrich started his career at FV Turbine Potsdam and moved to Hertha BSC in 2003. He played for Hertha's youth teams in the Under 17 Bundesliga and Under 19 Bundesliga. Starting from the 2012–13 season, he played for Hertha's second team in the Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. He was also included in Hertha's first team squad twice during the 2012–13 season, but did not make an appearance. In March 2013, he signed a professional contract until June 2015,[2] but did not make any competitive appearances for the first team.

In February 2015, Andrich moved to 3. Liga side Dynamo Dresden, where he signed a contract until June 2017.[3] He made his debut in professional football on 7 February 2016 in a 1–0 defeat against Rot-Weiß Erfurt. On 19 March 2016, he scored his first goal for Dresden in a 2–2 draw against Hansa Rostock. After only appearing in eight league matches in the 2015–16 season, he left Dresden and moved to 3. Liga rivals SV Wehen Wiesbaden in June 2016.[4] In January 2018, it was announced that Andrich would join 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Heidenheim for the 2018–19 season.[5][6] He scored his first goal in the 2. Bundesliga in a 2–1 away win against Arminia Bielefeld on 22 December 2018.[7]

For the 2019–20 season, he moved to newly-promoted Bundesliga side Union Berlin, where he signed a contract until 30 June 2022.[8] He made his debut in Germany's top flight on 18 August 2019 in a 4–0 home defeat against RB Leipzig. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 7 June 2020 in a 1–1 draw against Schalke 04. In total, he appeared in 59 league matches for Union, scoring six goals.[9]

After two seasons with Union Berlin, Andrich moved to fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen in summer 2021, signing a five-year-contract until 2026.[10] On 13 September 2022, he scored his first Champions League goal in a 2–0 win over Atlético Madrid during the 2022–23 season.[11] In May 2023, Andrich suffered a fracture to his foot, bringing his 2022–23 season to a premature end.[12]

On 27 April 2024, he scored a goal in the 96th minute of stoppage time in a 2–2 draw against VfB Stuttgart, to extend Leverkusen's unbeaten streak in all competitions in their 2023–24 season.[13] A few days later, on 2 May, he scored from outside the penalty area in a 2–0 away win over Roma in the Europa League semi-final first leg.[14] At the end of the 2023–24 season, Andrich won the Bundesliga title and the German Cup with Leverkusen and also reached the Europa League final, in which his team lost 3–0 to Atalanta.[15] On 16 August 2024, he extended his contract with Leverkusen until 2028.[16]

International career

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Andrich played for German youth national teams between 2011 and 2013.[17]

In October 2023, he received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[18] Later that year, on 21 November, he made his international debut in a friendly match against Austria.[19]

Andrich was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[20] He appeared in all five of Germany's matches at the tournament until their elimination in the quarter-finals against Spain. His potential first international goal against Switzerland in the final group stage match of the tournament was disallowed by VAR, because his teammate Jamal Musiala committed a foul just before he took the shot from outside the box against Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer.[21]

Personal life

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Andrich's uncle Frieder was also a footballer who played in the DDR-Oberliga.[22]

Andrich is married since 2019 and has two children with his wife Alicia.[23]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 29 January 2025[17][1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hertha BSC II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nordost 16 1 — — — 16 1
2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 22 2 — — — 22 2
2014–15 Regionalliga Nordost 14 8 — — — 14 8
Total 52 11 — — — 52 11
Dynamo Dresden 2014–15 3. Liga 13 0 1 0 — — 14 0
2015–16 3. Liga 8 1 — — 3[a] 0 11 1
Total 21 1 1 0 — 3 0 25 1
SV Wehen Wiesbaden 2016–17 3. Liga 31 3 — — 4[b] 0 35 3
2017–18 3. Liga 28 4 2 0 — 2[b] 1 32 5
Total 59 7 2 0 — 6 1 67 8
1. FC Heidenheim 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 25 4 2 0 — — 27 4
Union Berlin 2019–20 Bundesliga 30 1 4 3 — — 34 4
2020–21 Bundesliga 29 5 2 0 — — 31 5
2021–22 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 59 6 7 3 — — 66 9
Bayer Leverkusen 2021–22 Bundesliga 26 4 1 0 5[c] 3 — 32 7
2022–23 Bundesliga 29 2 1 0 11[d] 1 — 41 3
2023–24 Bundesliga 28 4 6 1 11[c] 1 — 45 6
2024–25 Bundesliga 15 2 3 0 6[e] 0 1[f] 0 25 2
Total 98 12 11 1 33 5 1 0 143 18
Career total 314 41 23 4 33 5 10 1 380 51
  1. ^ Appearances in Saxony Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Hessian Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2023 1 0
2024 15 0
Total 16 0

Honours

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Dynamo Dresden

Wehen Wiesbaden

Bayer Leverkusen

References

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  1. ^ a b "Robert Andrich". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Herthas Andrich bekommt einen Profi-Vertrag". Kicker (in German). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Dynamo Dresden verpflichtet Robert Andrich". dynamo-dresden.de (in German). 2 February 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ^ "SV Wehen schnappt sich Dresdens Andrich". Kicker (in German). 16 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Halloran geht - Andrich kommt im Sommer". kicker Online (in German). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Robert Andrich wechselt zur Saison 2018/2019 zum FCH". fc-heidenheim.de (in German). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Spiel gedreht: FCH vermiest Neuhaus' Heimdebüt". Kicker (in German). 22 December 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Robert Andrich wird eisern". fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 17 July 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Robert Andrich » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Vertrag bis 2026: Andrich wechselt sofort von Union zu Bayer". kicker Online (in German). 16 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Leverkusen scores late to beat Atlético Madrid 2-0 in CL". AP News. 14 September 2022.
  12. ^ Dorian Audersch (12 May 2023). "Diagnosen bestätigt: Andrich und Kossounou fehlen Bayer im Endspurt". rp-online.de (in German). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Robert Andrich verlängert den Bayer-Wahnsinn" (in German). Rheinische Post. 28 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Roma 0-2 Leverkusen: German champions take control". UEFA. 2 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Atalanta 3–0 Leverkusen". UEFA. 22 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Robert Andrich agrees new deal to 2028". Bayer04.de. 16 August 2024.
  17. ^ a b Robert Andrich at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). DFB. 6 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Andrich makes debut – Croatia through to Euro 2024". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 22 November 2022.
  20. ^ "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  21. ^ Mathews, Max (24 June 2024). "Switzerland vs Germany live updates: Hosts fight back to draw 1–1 and top Euro 2024 group". The New York Times.
  22. ^ "Das Talent stammt aus einer Brandenburger Fußballfamilie" (in German). Berliner Zeitung. 15 July 2019.
  23. ^ "Robert Andrich: Familie, Karriere und Gehalt". focus.de (in German). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Robert Andrich". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  25. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen are 2023/24 Bundesliga champions!". Bundesliga. 15 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Bayer Leverkusen battle back to beat VfB Stuttgart on penalties in Supercup". Bundesliga. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
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