Roman Neustädter

Roman Petrovich Neustädter (Russian: Рома́н Петро́вич Нойште́дтер; born 18 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Petrovich and the family name is Neustädter.
Roman Neustädter
Neustädter with Dynamo Moscow in 2019
Personal information
Full name Roman Petrovich Neustädter
Date of birth (1988-02-18) 18 February 1988
Place of birth Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Westerlo
Number 33
Youth career
1994–2006 Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Mainz 05 II 66 (9)
2008–2009 Mainz 05 16 (0)
2009–2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 23 (3)
2009–2012 Borussia Mönchengladbach 59 (1)
2012–2016 Schalke 04 122 (7)
2016–2019 Fenerbahçe 71 (4)
2019–2021 Dynamo Moscow 36 (1)
2022– Westerlo 43 (1)
International career
2008 Germany U20 2 (0)
2009 Germany U21 1 (0)
2012–2013 Germany 2 (0)
2016–2021 Russia 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023

Of German heritage, Neustädter played for Germany at various youth levels, then being capped twice by the Germany national team in 2012 and 2013. He switched allegiance to Russia in 2016.[2] Apart from Germany and Russia, Neustädter could have also represented Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine at international level.

Neustädter has often played as a defensive midfielder and centre back.[3] While the former is his preferred position, he mostly played as the latter during his stint at Schalke.[4]

Personal life

Neustädter's mother is ethnic Russian. Neustädter's ancestors in the paternal line were ethnic Germans who lived on territories of Russian Empire and later, USSR. Following World War II, ethnic Germans were forcibly relocated by the Soviet government. Neustädter's family was relocated into Central Asia. He is the son of Peter Neustädter, a former Kyrgyz-born Kazakhstani footballer for Mainz 05 and former manager of Mainz 05 II.[5] He was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, while his father was playing for Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.[6] He was raised by his mother and grandparents in Kyrgyzstan, while his father was still an active football player.[7] Due to his heritage and birth, he was eligible to represent Germany, Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in international competitions.

On 30 May 2016, Neustädter was granted Russian citizenship, having received his new Russian passport at the Russian Consulate in Bonn.[8]

Club career

Neustädter began his career in Mainz 05's youth team, before being promoted to Mainz 05 II in July 2006.[9] After playing in Mainz's first team during the 2008–09 season, he signed a three-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[10] With die Fohlen, Neustädter enjoyed a particularly successful 2011–12 season, finishing fourth and qualifying for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Neustädter left Mönchengladbach and joined Schalke 04 on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract running until 30 June 2016.[11]

In July 2016, after turning down a new contract at Schalke, Neustädter signed a three-year deal at Fenerbahçe of Turkey.[12]

On 9 August 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club Dynamo Moscow.[13] On 15 October 2020, after the first 10 games of the 2020–21 Russian Premier League were played, he returned to Dynamo until the end of the season.[14]

International career

Neustädter played twice for Germany U-20, making his debut as a substitute against Italy U-20 on 9 April 2008.[15] He scored a goal against Switzerland U-20 on 22 April 2008.[16]

The Football Federation of Ukraine has expressed interest in calling up Neustädter for their national team. Neustädter, who was born in Ukrainian SSR, has indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up if asked. He would first require to obtain a Ukrainian passport in order to be eligible for national team duties.[17]

On 9 November 2012, Neustädter was called up for the Germany squad to face the Netherlands in a friendly match five days later.[18][19] He made his debut for Germany in this match as a late substitute for Schalke team-mate Lewis Holtby.

In January 2016, Neustädter met with members of the Russian Football Union in order to be able to possibly play for the Russia national team in the future.[20] On 21 May 2016, he was called up to represent Russia at UEFA Euro 2016.[21] On 1 June 2016, Neustädter made his debut for Russia, in a 2–1 friendly loss to the Czech Republic, as a 64th-minute substitute.[22] He started Russia's first two games during the final tournament in France, where Russia failed to proceed through the group stage.[12]

On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[23] He was, however, not included in the final World Cup squad.[24]

Career statistics
Neustädter playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2009

Club
As of match played 3 October 2022[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mainz 05 II 2006–07 Oberliga 311——00311
2007–08 Oberliga 255——00255
2008–09 Regionalliga West 103——00103
Total 669——00669
Mainz 05 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 160300000190
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2009–10 Regionalliga West 233000000233
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2009–10 Bundesliga 2000000020
2010–11 Bundesliga 241200020281
2011–12 Bundesliga 330500000380
Total 591700020681
Schalke 04 2012–13 Bundesliga 313208100414
2013–14 Bundesliga 322309000442
2014–15 Bundesliga 292108000382
2015–16 Bundesliga 300107000380
Total 122770321001618
Fenerbahçe 2016–17 Süper Lig 180708000330
2017–18 Süper Lig 323903200445
2018–19 Süper Lig 211007100282
Total 714160183001057
Dynamo Moscow 2019–20 Russian Premier League 20010——210
2020–21 Russian Premier League 16110——171
Total 36120——381
Westerlo 2021–22 Belgian First Division B 2 0 0 0 — 0 0 2 0
2022-23 Belgian First Division A 11 0 1 0 — 0 0 12 0
Total 13 0 1 0 — 0 0 14 0
Career total 406253605042049429

International
Neustädter on international duty: with Germany (left, pictured in June 2013), and with Russia (right, pictured in March 2018)
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201210
201310
Total20
Russia 201640
201710
201871
2020 1 0
Total131
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Neustädter goal.
List of international goals scored by Roman Neustädter
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2018Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia Turkey1–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Westerlo

References
  1. "Roman Neustädter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. Neustädter, Roman (6 June 2016). ""Nobody In The Russian Team Knows How To Rap Squat" – Roman Neustadter's Euro 2016 Diary". Vice. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  3. Roman Neustädter is fel tegen homofobie in het voetbal vice.com
  4. "Mit Roman Neustädter an der Taktiktafel: Von Positionen und Räumen" (in German). Halbfeldflanke.de. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  5. ""Als Mainzer geht man nicht nach Frankfurt"" (in German). spox.com. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  6. "Peter Neustädter". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  7. "Роман НОЙШТЕДТЕР: "Ради сборной Украины готов расстаться с немецким паспортом"". dynamo.kiev.ua. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  8. "Neustadter gets Russian passport ahead of Euro".
  9. "Roman Neustädter" (in German). fsv05.de. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  10. "Neustädter wird ein Borusse" (in German). kicker.de. 25 May 2009. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  11. "Official: Schalke confirm summer signing of Roman Neustadter from Borussia Monchengladbach". ESPN Soccernet. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  12. "Fenerbahce complete signing of Schalke's Roman Neustadter". ESPN FC. PA Sport. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  13. "Роман Нойштедтер – в "Динамо"!" [Roman Neustädter at Dynamo!] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 9 August 2019.
  14. "Роман Нойштедтер возвращается в "Динамо"" (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 15 October 2020.
  15. "Deutschland - Italien" (in German). dfb.de. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  16. "Wormuth feiert erfolgreiches Debüt als U20-Trainer" (in German). 1asport.de. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  17. "Fohlen Neustädter will für die Ukraine ran". Express.de (in German). 28 September 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  18. "Mit Adler und Neustädter nach Holland". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  19. "Löw holt Adler zurück und beruft Neustädter". kicker.de (in German). 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  20. "Roman Neustädter hofft auf eine EM-Teilnahme" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  21. "Team Russia on Twitter: "Состав национальной сборной России на ЕВРО-2016!!! @TeamRussia #ЕВРО2016 #ОднаКоманда"". Twitter (in Russian). 21 May 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  22. "Czech Republic 2-1 Russia: Tomas Rosicky strikes as Czechs come back to win". Sky Sports. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  23. Расширенный состав для подготовки к Чемпионату мира (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 11 May 2018.
  24. Заявка сборной России на Чемпионат мира FIFA 2018 (in Russian). Russian Football Union. 3 June 2018.
  25. Roman Neustädter at Soccerway
  26. "Welcome back les Campinois" (in French). Belgian Pro League. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
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