Bastian Oczipka

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Bastian Oczipka

| image = Zen-Aintr (9).jpg

| caption = Oczipka playing for Eintracht Frankfurt in 2017

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|1|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany

| height = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Left back

| youthyears1 = 1994–1997

| youthclubs1 = SV Blau-Weiß Hand

| youthyears2 = 1997–1999

| youthclubs2 = SSG Bergisch Gladbach

| youthyears3 = 1999–2008

| youthclubs3 = Bayer Leverkusen

| years1 = 2008–2012

| clubs1 = Bayer Leverkusen II

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2012

| clubs2 = Bayer Leverkusen

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2008

| clubs3 = → Hansa Rostock II (loan)

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2008–2009

| clubs4 = → Hansa Rostock (loan)

| caps4 = 42

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2010–2011

| clubs5 = → FC St. Pauli (loan)

| caps5 = 36

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2012–2017

| clubs6 = Eintracht Frankfurt

| caps6 = 146

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2017–2021

| clubs7 = Schalke 04

| caps7 = 111

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2021–2022

| clubs8 = Union Berlin

| caps8 = 18

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2023

| clubs9 = Arminia Bielefeld

| caps9 = 30

| goals9 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2008

| nationalteam1 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009

| nationalteam2 = Germany U20

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| totalcaps = 397

| totalgoals = 5

}}

Bastian Oczipka (born 12 January 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left back.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/bastian-oczipka/spieler | title = Oczipka, Bastian | language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 11 October 2021}}

Career

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.{{cite web | url = http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU//de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-3543& | title = Oczipka an St. Pauli weiter verliehen | publisher = Bayer 04 Leverkusen | date = 5 January 2010 | language = German | accessdate = 2 October 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928222823/http://www.bayer04.de/B04-DEU//de/_md_aktuell-dt.aspx?aktuell=aktuell-3543& | archive-date = 2011-09-28 | url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcstpauli.com/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=5831&type=2&menuid=57&topmenu=112 | title = Oczipka spielt zukünftig in braun-weiß | publisher = FC St. Pauli | date = 5 January 2010 | language = German | accessdate = 2 October 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20111003060004/http://www.fcstpauli.com/magazin/artikel.php?artikel=5831&type=2&menuid=57&topmenu=112 | archivedate = 3 October 2011 }}

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.{{cite web|title=Oczipka geht zur Eintracht|publisher=kicker|url=https://www.kicker.de/oczipka-geht-zur-eintracht-570088/artikel|format=|access-date=2012-06-05|last=|date=2012-06-05|language=German|pages=|quote=}} 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.{{cite web|title=Vertrag bis 2020: Bastian Oczipka wechselt zum FC Schalke 04|publisher=|url=http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/170715_oczipka/page/9909--10-213-.html|accessdate=2017-07-15|last=|date=2017-07-15|language=German|pages=|quote=|archive-date=2017-07-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170718104346/http://www.schalke04.de/de/aktuell/news/170715_oczipka/page/9909--10-213-.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fc-union-berlin.de/en/union-live/latest-news/professional/Union-bolster-options-with-Bastian-Oczipka-768D/|title=Union bolster options with Bastian Oczipka|website=Union Berlin|date=30 August 2021}}

After his contract with Union terminated in June 2022, he signed with Arminia Bielefeld.{{cite news |url=https://www.arminia.de/neues/schlagzeilen/detail/willkommen-beim-dsc-bastian-oczipka |title=Willkommen beim DSC, Bastian Oczipka |publisher=arminia.de |date=22 July 2022 |accessdate=22 July 2022}}

On 14 August 2023, Oczipka announced his retirement from professional football.{{cite news|url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/wdr/wdr-abwehrspieler-bastian-oczipka-beendet-fussball-karriere-100.html|title=Abwehrspieler Bastian Oczipka beendet Fußball-Karriere|website=Sportschau|date=14 August 2023|language=de}}

International career

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.{{cite web| url = http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/bastian-oczipka/fuer-meine-karriere-habe-ich-die-schule-geschwaenzt-26733096.bild.html| title = Eintracht-Star Bastian Oczipka gibt zu: "Für meine Karriere habe ich die Schule geschwänzt" - Eintracht Frankfurt - Bild.de}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|Cup	colspan="2"\|Europe	colspan="2"\|Other	colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web\|title=Bastian Oczipka - Club matches\|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/bastian-oczipka/2/\|website=worldfootball.net}}
League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=3\|Bayer Leverkusen II	2008–09	Regionalliga West	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2	0
2011–12	Regionalliga West	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	2	0
colspan="2"\|Total	4	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	4	0
Hansa Rostock II (loan)	2008–09	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	1	0
rowspan="3"\|Hansa Rostock (loan)	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	29	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	31	0
2009–10	2. Bundesliga	13	0	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	14	0
colspan="2"\|Total	42	0	3	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	45	0
rowspan="3"\|FC St. Pauli (loan)	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	16	1	0	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	16	1
2010–11	Bundesliga	20	0	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	21	0
colspan="2"\|Total	36	1	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	37	1
Bayer Leverkusen	2011–12	Bundesliga	9	0	0	0	3	0	colspan=2\|—	12	0
rowspan="6"\|Eintracht Frankfurt	\|2012–13	Bundesliga	33	0	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	34	0
2013–14	Bundesliga	20	0	2	0	8	0	colspan=2\|—	30	0
2014–15	Bundesliga	30	1	1	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	31	1
2015–16	Bundesliga	30	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	2{{efn\|Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs}}	0	34	0
2016–17	Bundesliga	33	1	5	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	38	1
colspan="2"\|Total	146	2	11	0	8	0	2	0	167	2
rowspan="5"\|Schalke 04	2017–18	Bundesliga	29	0	4	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	33	0
2018–19	Bundesliga	21	1	2	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	25	1
2019–20	Bundesliga	34	0	4	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	38	0
2020–21	Bundesliga	27	0	3	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	30	0
colspan="2"\|Total	111	1	13	0	2	0	colspan=2\|—	126	1
Union Berlin	2021–22	Bundesliga	18	0	3	0	0	0	colspan=2\|—	21	0
Arminia Bielefeld	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	30	1	1	0	colspan=2\|—	1{{efn\|Appearance in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs}}	0	32	1
colspan="3"\|Career total	397	5	32	0	13	0	3	0	445	5