Patrick Mayer (German footballer)

Patrick Mayer (born 28 March 1988) is a German former professional footballer[1] who played as a striker. He is the player-manager of lower-league club SV Beuren/Isny.

Patrick Mayer
Personal information
Full name Patrick Mayer
Date of birth (1988-03-28) 28 March 1988
Place of birth Wangen im Allgäu, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 SV Beuren (player-manager)
Youth career
SV Beuren
0000–2003 FC Wangen 05
2003–2006 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 VfB Stuttgart II 15 (2)
2008 → SSV Reutlingen (loan) 13 (4)
2008–2009 Eintracht Frankfurt II 17 (10)
2009–2011 1. FC Heidenheim 64 (30)
2011–2012 FC Augsburg 1 (0)
2012 → 1. FC Heidenheim (loan) 5 (1)
2012–2015 1. FC Heidenheim 40 (11)
2015–2017 Wehen Wiesbaden 18 (2)
2017–2018 Waldhof Mannheim 11 (3)
Total 184 (63)
Managerial career
2018– SV Beuren (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Wangen im Allgäu, Mayer began his career with VfB Stuttgart, and broke into the reserve team late in the 2006–07 season, making his debut as a substitute for Danny Galm in a 1–1 draw with Karlsruher SC II. He played three more games before the end of the season, scoring twice, but after eleven games without scoring in the first half of the 2007–08 season, he signed for SSV Reutlingen on loan in January 2008. He scored four goals in thirteen matches before leaving Stuttgart permanently at the end of the season to sign for Eintracht Frankfurt II.

He only played in half of the games during the 2008–09 season, but managed ten goals, finishing as joint top scorer with Richard Weil as the team finished third in the Regionalliga Süd. At the end of the season both players joined 1. FC Heidenheim, who had just been promoted with the 3. Liga. Mayer made his debut as a substitute for Bastian Heidenfelder in a 2–0 defeat to SV Wehen Wiesbaden, and ended the season with eleven goals. He scored nineteen the following season, which made him the division's joint top scorer, alongside Eintracht Braunschweig's Dominick Kumbela, and earned him a move to FC Augsburg, who had just been promoted to the Bundesliga.

Mayer had a frustrating first half-season with Augsburg, however, making his one appearance, when he replaced Daniel Baier in a 2–1 defeat to his old club VfB Stuttgart. In January 2012, he returned to Heidenheim on loan, and at the end of the season his return to the club was made permanent. His second spell with the club has so far been marred by injury, restricting him to just fourteen appearances in the first eighteen months.[2] He returned to semi-regular action for the 2013–14 season, as Heidenheim won the 3. Liga title.

In July 2018, Mayer took over the manager job from his brother, Marco, at SV Beuren/Isny. He joined the club as a playing manager.[3]

Honours

References
  1. "Mayer, Patrick" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
  2. "Mayer kämpft ums Comeback" (in German). Kicker. 4 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
  3. Für Patrick Mayer schließt sich der Kreis, sv-beuren.de, 6 August 2018
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