Luis Zwick

Luis Maria Zwick (born 24 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Berliner AK 07.

Luis Zwick
Personal information
Full name Luis Maria Zwick
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Berliner AK 07
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2009 Teltower FV 1913
2009–2013 Hertha Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Hertha Zehlendorf 32 (0)
2014–2017 Dundee United 17 (0)
2017–2018 Hansa Rostock 0 (0)
2017 → Hertha Berlin II (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 Optik Rathenow 24 (0)
2019–2022 Schweinfurt 05 42 (0)
2022– Berliner AK 07 33 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2023

Zwick rose to prominence at the age of 21 after winning the starting spot at Dundee United, making 17 appearances in the Scottish Premiership. Following the arrival of Japanese international Eiji Kawashima, Zwick moved to German 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock. With playing time limited, he joined Hertha Berlin II on loan and in 2018, parted ways with parent club, Rostock. After a season with Optik Rathenow, he signed for Bayern powerhouses, Schweinfurt.[2]

Early life

Born in Berlin, Germany, Zwick played for Teltower FV 1913, a youth football team, from the age of seven. Zwick began his career as a left midfielder, before becoming a goalkeeper in 2007. He moved to Hertha 03 Zehlendorf in 2009.

Career

Zwick signed for his first professional football club in 2014, playing for the development squad of Dundee United in Scotland. In 2015, he signed a professional contract with the club.[3] He made his senior début on 2 August 2015, in a 1–0 loss to Aberdeen in the opening match of the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership season. On 8 August, Zwick kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 away win against Motherwell, on his second appearance for United.

Zwick was released by Dundee United when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season.[4] Returning to Germany, he signed for 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock in June 2017.[5] Two months later, he left Rostock without having earned made any appearances and joined fourth tier club Hertha BSC II on a season-long loan.[6]

After parting ways with Rostock following his loan spell with Hertha II, he joined FSV Optik Rathenow. There, a series of strong performances helped the club escape relegation and lead him to sign a three-year contract with Regionalliga Bayern powerhouse side, FC Schweinfurt. In 2020-21, Zwick captained Schweinfurt in the first-round proper of the DFB Pokal against Bundesliga side, Schalke 04, losing 4-1.

Career statistics
As of match played 28 May 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee United 2015–16[7] Scottish Premiership 1301010–150
2016–17[8] Scottish Championship 4000004[lower-alpha 1]080
Total 170101040230
Hansa Rostock 2017–18[9] 3. Liga 0000—0000
Hertha Berlin II (loan) 2017–18[9] Regionalliga Nordost 30———30
Career total 200101040260
  1. Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

Dundee United

1. FC Schweinfurt 05

References
  1. Luis Zwick at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Luis Maria Zwick" (in German). fupa.net. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. "Dundee United: Goalkeeper Luis Zwick earns professional deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. "Ray McKinnon will ring the changes at Dundee United with many set for the axe - Evening Telegraph". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  5. "Rostock verpflichtet Rankovic, Evseev und Zwick". Kicker Online (in German). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  6. "FC Hansa Rostock leiht Torhüter Zwick an Hertha BSC II aus". morgenpost.de (in German). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. "Games played by Luis Maria Zwick in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. "Games played by Luis Maria Zwick in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. Luis Zwick at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  10. Young, Chick (25 March 2017). "Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.


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