Michael Esser
{{short description|German footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Michael Esser
|image = SV Mattersburg vs. SK Sturm Graz 2015-09-13 (062).jpg
|caption = Esser with Sturm Graz in 2015
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|11|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany
|height = 1.98 m
|position = Goalkeeper
|currentclub =
|clubnumber =
|youthyears1 = 1993–1997
|youthclubs1 = VfR Rauxel
|youthyears2 = 1997–1999
|youthclubs2 = VfB Habinghorst
|youthyears3 = 1999–2001
|youthclubs3 = VfL Bochum
|youthyears4 = 2001–2004
|youthclubs4 = SpVgg Erkenschwick
|youthyears5 = 2004–2006
|youthclubs5 = VfB Habinghorst
|years1 = 2005–2006
|clubs1 = VfB Habinghorst
|caps1 =
|goals1 =
|years2 = 2006–2007
|clubs2 = SV Wacker Obercastrop
|caps2 =
|goals2 =
|years3 = 2007–2008
|clubs3 = SV Sodingen
|caps3 =
|goals3 =
|years4 = 2008–2014
|clubs4 = VfL Bochum II
|caps4 = 55
|goals4 = 0
|years5 = 2010–2015
|clubs5 = VfL Bochum
|caps5 = 24
|goals5 = 0
|years6 = 2015–2016
|clubs6 = Sturm Graz
|caps6 = 36
|goals6 = 0
|years7 = 2016–2017
|clubs7 = Darmstadt 98
|caps7 = 28
|goals7 = 0
|years8 = 2017–2019
|clubs8 = Hannover 96
|caps8 = 36
|goals8 = 0
|years9 = 2020
|clubs9 = 1899 Hoffenheim
|caps9 = 0
|goals9 = 0
|years10 = 2020–2021
|clubs10 = Hannover 96
|caps10 = 29
|goals10 = 0
|years11 = 2021–2024
|clubs11 = VfL Bochum
|caps11 = 3
|goals11 = 0
|totalcaps =
|totalgoals =
|medaltemplates =
|club-update =
}}
Michael Esser (born 22 November 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.{{cite web | url = http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/essermichael/ | title = Michael Esser | language = German | publisher = fussballdaten.de | accessdate = 7 October 2013}}{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/michael-esser/spieler | title = Michael Esser | language = German | publisher = kicker | access-date = 30 July 2020}}
Career statistics
| 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"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| VfB Habinghorst
|2005–06 | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |||||||
| SV Wacker Obercastrop
|2006–07 |Bezirksliga Westfalen | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |||||||
| SV Sodingen
|2007–08 | |colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | |||||||
| rowspan="8"|VfL Bochum II
|rowspan="7"|Regionalliga West |1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10
|16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11
|17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12
|6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13
|2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14
|12 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15
|1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | |
| rowspan="6"|VfL Bochum
|rowspan="5"|2. Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0Appearances in the 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15
|16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Sturm Graz
|36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2Appearances in the Europa League. | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 0 | ||
| Darmstadt 98
|28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Hannover 96
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|2. Bundesliga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| 1899 Hoffenheim
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| Hannover 96
|2. Bundesliga |29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 | |||
| VfL Bochum
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career totals | !9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Fussballdaten|essermichael|Michael Esser}}
- {{Soccerway|michael-esser/55077}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Esser, Michael}}
Category:Footballers from Castrop-Rauxel
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Austrian Football Bundesliga players
Category:VfL Bochum II players
Category:SK Sturm Graz players
Category:SV Darmstadt 98 players
Category:TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Category:German expatriate men's footballers
Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Austria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Austria
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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