Dominik Franke
{{short description|German footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Dominik Franke
| image = Next Generation Trophy 2013 03.JPG
| caption = Franke playing for RB Leipzig in 2013
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|5}}
| birth_place = Riesa, Germany
| height = 1.84 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = FC Thun
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011
| youthclubs1 = SC Riesa
| youthyears2 = 2011–2017
| youthclubs2 = RB Leipzig
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = RB Leipzig II
| caps1 = 30
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2016–2017
| clubs2 = RB Leipzig
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2020
| clubs3 = VfL Wolfsburg II
| caps3 = 58
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2018–2020
| clubs4 = VfL Wolfsburg
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2019–2020
| clubs5 = → Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2023
| clubs6 = FC Ingolstadt 04
| caps6 = 75
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2023–
| clubs7 = FC Thun
| caps7 = 26
| goals7 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015–2016
| nationalteam1 = Germany U18
| nationalcaps1 = 8
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016–2017
| nationalteam2 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017
| nationalteam3 = Germany U20
| nationalcaps3 = 3
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 4 November 2024
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Dominik Franke (born 5 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Swiss Challenge League club FC Thun.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dominik-franke/ |title=Dominik Franke |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=2 July 2023}}
Career
Franke made his professional debut for Wehen Wiesbaden in the 2. Bundesliga on 4 August 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 33rd minute for Michel Niemeyer in the 3–2 away loss against Erzgebirge Aue.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/report/2-bundesliga-2019-2020-erzgebirge-aue-sv-wehen-wiesbaden/ |title=Erzgebirge Aue – SV Wehen Wiesbaden 3:2 (2. Bundesliga 2019/2020, 2. Round) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=4 August 2019 |access-date=4 August 2019}}
In October 2023, Franke joined Swiss Challenge League club FC Thun on a contract until the end of the season. {{cite web|url=https://www.fcthun.ch/de/news/dominik-franke-neu-beim-fc-thun|trans-title=Dominik Franke new at FC Thun|title=Dominik Franke neu beim FC Thun|language=German|website=www.fcthun.ch/de|date=19 October 2023|accessdate=24 October 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{FIFA player|389891}}
- {{UEFA player|250104722}}
- {{DFB|dominik-franke}}
- {{Kicker|dominik-franke}}
{{FC Thun squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franke, Dominik}}
Category:Sportspeople from Riesa
Category:Footballers from Saxony
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Swiss Challenge League players
Category:RB Leipzig II players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg II players
Category:VfL Wolfsburg players
Category:SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
Category:FC Ingolstadt 04 players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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