Daniel Ginczek
{{short description|German footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Ginczek
| image = DanielGinczek (cropped).jpg
| caption = Ginczek with VfB Stuttgart in 2018
| upright = 1.1
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|4|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Arnsberg, Germany
| height = 1.91 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 1995–2007 | youthclubs1 = SC Neheim
| youthyears2 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs2 = Borussia Dortmund
| years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = Borussia Dortmund II | caps1 = 66 | goals1 = 28
| years2 = 2010–2013 | clubs2 = Borussia Dortmund | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = → VfL Bochum (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 5
| years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = → FC St. Pauli (loan) | caps4 = 31 | goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2013–2014 | clubs5 = 1. FC Nürnberg | caps5 = 17 | goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2013 | clubs6 = 1. FC Nürnberg II | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2014–2018 | clubs7 = VfB Stuttgart | caps7 = 67 | goals7 = 21
| years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs8 = VfB Stuttgart II | caps8 = 5 | goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2018–2022 | clubs9 = VfL Wolfsburg | caps9 = 55 | goals9 = 9
| years10 = 2019–2022 | clubs10 = VfL Wolfsburg II | caps10 = 1 | goals10 = 2
| years11 = 2022–2024 | clubs11 = Fortuna Düsseldorf | caps11 = 42 | goals11 = 8
| years12 = 2022–2023 | clubs12 = Fortuna Düsseldorf II | caps12 = 1 | goals12 = 1
| years13 = 2024 | clubs13 = MSV Duisburg | caps13 = 14 | goals13 = 2
| totalcaps = 329 | totalgoals =102
| nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Germany U17 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam2 = Germany U18 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2009–2010 | nationalteam3 = Germany U19 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam4 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps4 = 6 | nationalgoals4 = 2
| pcupdate = 11:05, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
}}
Daniel Ginczek (born 13 April 1991) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward.{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/ginczekdaniel/|title=Daniel Ginczek|language=de|publisher=fussballdaten.de|access-date= 30 June 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/daniel-ginczek/spieler/2-bundesliga/2011-12/vfl-bochum|language=de|title=Ginczek, Daniel|publisher=kicker|access-date=11 June 2011}}
Club career
=Borussia Dortmund=
In the 2007–08 season, he was the best scorer in the U-17 league. In 25 games, he scored 26 goals. In the U-18 national team, Ginczek scored three goals in six games, he also took part in seven matches of the U-19 national team, scoring on one occasion.
Since the 2008–09 season he was playing for the reserves of Borussia Dortmund. He made his debut in professional football on 28 July 2009 at a 0–0 draw against the reserve team of Eintracht Braunschweig.
In 2010, Ginczek was promoted to the Borussia Dortmund first team.
On 10 June 2011, Ginczek joined VfL Bochum on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over FSV Frankfurt on 22 July 2011.
In June 2012, Ginczek joined FC St. Pauli on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal in the 77th minute at a 3–0 away win over Offenburger FV in the DFB-Pokal, on 18 August 2012. He became a key player for the Hamburg side, scoring 18 goals in 31 matches.
=Later clubs=
3 June 2013 saw the announcement of Ginczek having agreed to join Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web | url = http://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/nuernberg-sign-daniel-ginczek/ | title = Nürnberg sign Daniel Ginczek | publisher = 1. FC Nürnberg | date = 3 June 2013 | access-date = 12 August 2013}}
For the 2014–15 season he moved to VfB Stuttgart.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/newsarchive/2014/324612-vfb-sign-daniel-ginczek/|title=VfB sign Daniel Ginczek|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=6 June 2014|access-date=6 June 2014}} In May 2016 Ginczek extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.vfb.de/en/vfb/latest/newsarchive/2016/329291-important-signals/|title=Important signals|work=vfb.de|publisher=VfB Stuttgart|date=10 May 2016|access-date=8 June 2016}}
On 29 January 2022, Ginczek signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2024.{{cite press release|publisher=Fortuna Düsseldorf|url=https://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/28690-daniel-ginczek-wechselt-zu-fortuna-duesseldorf/0954a3ad41153a7553721b09e703b00b/|title=DANIEL GINCZEK WECHSELT ZU FORTUNA DÜSSELDORF|date=29 January 2022|access-date=7 February 2022|language=de}} He left Düsseldorf on 8 January 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.f95.de/aktuell/news/profis/detail/31728-daniel-ginczek-verlaesst-fortuna-duesseldorf/|title=Daniel Ginczek verlässt Fortuna Düsseldorf|website=f95.de|date=8 January 2024|access-date=8 January 2024}} On the same day, he joined MSV Duisburg.{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/msv-zieht-routinier-daniel-ginczek-legen-wir-los/|title=MSV zieht Routinier Daniel Ginczek: "Legen wir los!"|website=msv-duisburg.de|date=8 January 2024|access-date=8 January 2024}} After the season, which ended in relegation, he announced his retirement.{{cite web |url=https://www.nrz.de/sport/msv-duisburg/article406606155/nach-msv-abstieg-daniel-ginczek-beendet-seine-karriere.html|title=Nach MSV-Abstieg: Daniel Ginczek beendet seine Karriere|website=nrz.de|date=18 June 2024|access-date=18 June 2024}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 3 May 2024}}{{kicker}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Borussia Dortmund II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 10 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 10 |
| 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 29 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 6 | |
| 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 21 | 12 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 12 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!66 | 28 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 66 | 28 | |||
| VfL Bochum (loan)
|29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 7 | ||
| FC St. Pauli (loan)
|2. Bundesliga |31 | 18 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 19 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg
|17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="5"|VfB Stuttgart
|Bundesliga |18 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 7 | |||
| 2015–16
|Bundesliga |7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 8 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17
|2. Bundesliga |19 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2017–18
|Bundesliga |23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 8 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!67 | 21 | 3 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 70 | 23 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II
|3. Liga |5 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="5"|VfL Wolfsburg
|Bundesliga |24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20
|Bundesliga |18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5{{Efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| 2020–21
|Bundesliga |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{Efn|name=UEL}} | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|Bundesliga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1{{Efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 11 | |
| VfL Wolfsburg II
|1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Fortuna Düsseldorf{{Cite web |title=Germany – D. Ginczek – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-ginczek/68621/ |access-date=6 August 2023 |publisher=Soccerway}}
|2. Bundesliga |9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23
|2. Bundesliga |23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 6 | ||
| 2023–24
|2. Bundesliga |10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 46 | 10 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II
|Regionalliga West |1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 1 | |||
| MSV Duisburg
|3. Liga |14 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!329 | 102 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 352 | 112 |
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Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
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Category:Borussia Dortmund II players
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Category:VfL Wolfsburg players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg II players
Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf players
Category:Fortuna Düsseldorf II players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Footballers from Arnsberg (region)