Moritz Bauer
{{short description|Austrian footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Moritz Bauer
| image = Moritz Bauer 2021.jpg
| image_size = 120 px
| caption = Bauer with FC Ufa in 2021
| fullname = Moritz Bauer{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=15 February 2018}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|1|25}}
| birth_place = Winterthur, Switzerland
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Right midfielder/
Right back
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2003–2004
| youthclubs1 = SC Veltheim
| youthyears2 = 2004–2006
| youthclubs2 = Grasshopper Club Zürich
| youthyears3 = 2006–2009
| youthclubs3 = FC Winterthur
| years1 = 2009–2010
| clubs1 = FC Winterthur II
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011–2014
| clubs2 = Grasshoppers II
| caps2 = 47
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2011–2016
| clubs3 = Grasshoppers
| caps3 = 93
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2018
| clubs4 = Rubin Kazan
| caps4 = 37
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2021
| clubs5 = Stoke City
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = → Celtic (loan)
| caps6 = 9
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2021
| clubs7 = → FC Ufa (loan)
| caps7 = 7
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2021–2022
| clubs8 = FC Ufa
| caps8 = 9
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2022–2023
| clubs9 = Servette
| caps9 = 25
| goals9 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2010
| nationalteam1 = Switzerland U-19
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2013
| nationalteam2 = Switzerland U-21
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = Austria
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| pcupdate = 5 June 2023
| ntupdate = 28 August 2019
}}
Moritz Bauer ({{IPA|de|ˈmoːʁɪts ˈbaʊ̯ɐ}};{{cite book|author1=Dudenredaktion|last2=Kleiner|first2=Stefan|last3=Knöbl|first3=Ralf|year=2015|orig-year=First published 1962|title=Das Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=The Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6vWCgAAQBAJ|language=German|edition=7th|location=Berlin|publisher=Dudenverlag|isbn=978-3-411-04067-4|pages=222, 613|via=Google Books}}{{cite book|last1=Krech|first1=Eva-Maria|last2=Stock|first2=Eberhard|last3=Hirschfeld|first3=Ursula|last4=Anders|first4=Lutz Christian|title=Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=German Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-1tr_oVkW4C&q=deutsches+ausspracheworterbuch|language=German|year=2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin|isbn=978-3-11-018202-6|pages=356, 757|via=Google Books}} born 25 January 1992) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a right midfielder or a right back.
Bauer began his career in the Swiss Super League with Grasshopper Club Zürich. He spent five seasons at Letzigrund making over 100 appearances for Grasshoppers before joining Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan June 2016. After two years playing in Russia, Bauer signed for English club Stoke City in January 2018.
Club career
=Early career=
Bauer began playing football with the youth teams at SC Veltheim, Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Winterthur.{{cite web|trans-title=I am a curious person|url=https://derstandard.at/2000063386072/Moritz-BauerIch-bin-ein-neugieriger-Mensch|work=Der Standard|access-date=25 May 2018|title="Ich bin ein neugieriger Mensch"|language=de}}
=Grasshopper Club Zürich=
A youth exponent from Grasshopper Club Zürich, Bauer made his Swiss Super League debut on 14 August 2011 against BSC Young Boys playing the full game which ended in a 3–0 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/14/switzerland/super-league/grasshopper-club-zurich/bsc-young-boys-bern/1116650/|title= Grasshoppers vs. BSC Young Boys – 14 August 2011|work= Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|access-date=21 August 2014}} Bauer became a regular at Letzigrund, making 102 appearances in five years with the Swiss Super League side.{{cite web|title=M.Bauer|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/moritz-bauer/195355/|work=Soccerway|publisher=Perform Group|access-date=9 January 2018}}
=Rubin Kazan=
In June 2016, Bauer signed for Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan.{{cite web|publisher=FC Rubin Kazan|url=http://rubin-kazan.ru/news_items/5826-rubin-podpisal-kontrakt-s-moritsom-bauerom|script-title=ru:«Рубин» подписал контракт с Морицем Бауэром|date=20 June 2016|language=Russian|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625074723/http://rubin-kazan.ru/news_items/5826-rubin-podpisal-kontrakt-s-moritsom-bauerom|archive-date=25 June 2016|df=dmy-all|trans-title=Rubin signed a contract with Moritz Bauer}} He established himself as first choice right back under Javi Gracia and played 23 times in 2016–17 as Rubin finished in ninth position.{{cite web|title=Moritz Bauer: The RFPL's latest export to England|url=http://russianfootballnews.com/moritz-bauer-the-rfpls-latest-export-to-england/|work=Russian Football News|access-date=9 January 2018|date=9 January 2018|first=David|last=Sansun}} He became a popular player with the Rubin Kazan supporters who voted Bauer as their player-of the year for 2017. With Rubin struggling financially in 2017–18 Bauer was free to find another club.
=Stoke City=
On 9 January 2018, Bauer signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Premier League club Stoke City.{{cite web|title=Potters Swoop for Bauer|url=http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/potters-swoop-for-bauer|publisher=Stoke City FC|access-date=9 January 2018|date=9 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=Stoke City sign Rubin Kazan right-back Moritz Bauer|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42626319|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=9 January 2018|date=9 January 2018}} Bauer played 15 times in 2017–18 as Stoke were relegated to the EFL Championship.{{cite news|title=Premier League: Crystal Palace and Stoke - how one stayed up and one went down|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44017358|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 May 2018|date=5 May 2018|first=Phil |last=McNulty}} Despite relegation Bauer admitted that he would be willing to remain with the club.{{cite web |title=Moritz Bauer: I want to stay at Stoke, even in the worst case scenario |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/moritz-bauer-stoke-city-contract-1529544 |work=Stoke Sentinel|access-date=6 July 2018|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Reach|first=Peter |last=Smith}} Bauer signed a new five-year contract with the Potters in July 2018.{{cite news |title=Moritz Bauer: Stoke City right-back signs new deal until 2023 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44710463 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=6 July 2018|date=4 July 2018}}{{cite web |title=Popular defender signs new five-year deal |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/exclusive-moritz-commits-long-term |publisher=Stoke City FC|access-date=6 July 2018|date=4 July 2018}} Bauer began the first two games of the 2018–19 away at Leeds United and at home to Brentford but was then dropped from the team by Gary Rowett.{{cite news |title=Potters fans rally around Stoke City outcast |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-moritz-bauer-angry-1971892 |work=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=12 May 2019|first=Keith |last=Wales|date=5 September 2018}}{{cite news |title=Manager lays into Moritz Bauer and scraps plans for his Stoke City return |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-rowett-bauer-tweet-2033715 |work=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=12 May 2019|date=22 September 2018|first=Martin |last=Spinks}} It wasn't until Nathan Jones became manager in January 2019, that Bauer started another Championship match, a 2–1 win over Leeds.{{cite news |title=Stoke 2-1 Leeds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46847237 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=12 May 2019|date=19 January 2019}} He failed to retain his place in the side under Jones for the remainder of the campaign and speaking in March 2019 Bauer admitted that he was looking for a new challenge.{{cite news |title=Stoke City defender looking for new challenge |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/stoke-city-moritz-bauer-edwards-2683833 |work=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=12 May 2019|date=25 March 2019|first=Martin |last=Spinks}}
==Loan to Celtic==
On 28 August 2019, Bauer joined Scottish Premiership side Celtic on loan for the 2019–20 season with the option to purchase.{{cite web |title=Bauer heads out |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2019/august/Bauer-heads-out/ |publisher=Stoke City FC|access-date=28 August 2019|date=28 August 2019|first=Fraser |last=Nicholson}}{{cite news |title=Celtic sign Stoke right-back Moritz Bauer on loan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49500292 |access-date=28 August 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=28 August 2019}} Bauer made his Celtic debut in a 2–0 Old Firm victory over Rangers at Ibrox on 1 September 2019 where he was on the receiving end of a strong tackle from Jordan Jones who was sent-off.{{cite web |title=Rangers 0–2 Celtic |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49463324 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 June 2020}} Bauer struggled to establish himself in Neil Lennon's plans and by February his place in the team was taken by Jeremie Frimpong.{{cite web |title=Moritz Bauer admits 'bitter' Celtic experience as defender's Jeremie Frimpong pain detailed |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/moritz-bauer-admits-bitter-celtic-21894569 |website=Daily Record |access-date=14 June 2020}} He played 13 matches for Celtic as they won a ninth consecutive Scottish Premiership title as the season was ended early in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Celtic champions & Hearts relegated after SPFL ends season |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/52646282 |website=BBC Sport |access-date=14 June 2020}}
==FC Ufa==
On his return to Stoke, Bauer was left out of the first team by Michael O'Neill and was loaned to Russian side FC Ufa in February 2021.{{cite web |title=Moritz Bauer leaves Stoke City in post-deadline day deal |url=https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/stoke-city-transfer-moritz-bauer-4969310 |website=Stoke Sentinel |access-date=5 February 2021}} He moved to Ufa on a permanent basis on 1 July 2021.{{cite web |title=Bauer to depart |url=https://www.stokecityfc.com/news/2021/june/Bauer-to-depart/ |publisher=Stoke City F.C. |access-date=29 June 2021}}
=Servette=
International career
Bauer was born in Switzerland, and has Austrian citizenship through his Austrian father.{{cite web|url=http://derstandard.at/2000051560773/OeFBKasan-Legionaer-Bauer-vom-unter-Beobachtung|title=ÖFB: Kasan-Legionär Moritz Bauer "unter Beobachtung"|work=Der Standard|language=de|date=26 January 2017|trans-title=ÖFB: Kazan legionnaire Moritz Bauer "under observation"}} He was eligible for the Swiss and Austrian national teams and represented Switzerland at junior international levels.
Bauer got his first call up to the senior Austria team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Wales and Georgia in September 2017.{{cite news |title=Wales vs Austria |url=http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/wales-vs-austria-tv-channel-free-stream-kick-off-time-odds-match-/19qhpl544djsw1tis3qf2vh2gw |access-date=4 September 2017 |publisher=Goal.com |date=2 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904221712/http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/wales-vs-austria-tv-channel-free-stream-kick-off-time-odds-match-/19qhpl544djsw1tis3qf2vh2gw |archive-date=4 September 2017 |url-status=dead }} He made his debut for Austria in the tie with Georgia on 5 September 2017, a 1–1 draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/world-cup-qualification-uefa/2018/live-austria-georgia_mtc802107/live.shtml|title=Live - Austria-Georgia |work=Eurosport.com|date=5 September 2017}}
Personal life
Off the pitch Bauer has a number of hobbies. He is a qualified pilot and regularly flies propeller aeroplanes during his breaks from football. He can also play the piano and is a polyglot, speaking five languages: French, German, English, Spanish and a basic level of Russian, which he picked up quickly by living with a Russian family and made him a big favourite among Rubin fans.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 3 October 2021}}
| 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|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Grasshopper Club Zürich
|16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13
|Swiss Super League |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14
|Swiss Super League |15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15
|Swiss Super League |16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|Swiss Super League |33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 34 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!93 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan=2|—||1 | 0 | 102 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|Rubin Kazan
|21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Russian Premier League |16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||41 | 0 | |||||
| rowspan=5|Stoke City
|15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|—||26 | 0 | |||
| Stoke City U23
|colspan=1|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearances in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Celtic (loan)
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| FC Ufa (loan)
|Russian Premier League |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=2|FC Ufa
|Russian Premier League |9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 10 | 0 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||18 | 0 | |||||
| colspan=3|Career total
!178 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 201 | 0 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 14 November 2017}}{{NFT player|pid=68826|name=Moritz Bauer|accessdate=9 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=Moritz Bauer|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29963|work=EUFootball.info|access-date=21 January 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=3|Austria | |||
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total||6||0 |
Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from Winterthur
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Austrian men's footballers
Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Category:Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Austria men's international footballers
Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Swiss people of Austrian descent
Category:Austrian people of Swiss descent
Category:Swiss Super League players
Category:Grasshopper Club Zurich players
Category:FC Rubin Kazan players
Category:Stoke City F.C. players
Category:Swiss expatriate men's footballers
Category:Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Russia
Category:Russian Premier League players
Category:Premier League players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Scottish Professional Football League players
Category:21st-century Swiss sportsmen