Patrick Mainka
{{short description|German footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Mainka
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|11|6}}
| birth_place = Gütersloh, Germany
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = 1. FC Heidenheim
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Victoria Clarholz
| youthyears2 = {{0|0000}}–2009
| youthclubs2 = FSC Rheda
| youthyears3 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs3 = Arminia Bielefeld
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = Arminia Bielefeld II
| caps1 = 20
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2013–2014
| clubs2 = Arminia Bielefeld
| caps2 = 1
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = Werder Bremen II
| caps3 = 34
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2016–2018
| clubs4 = Borussia Dortmund II
| caps4 = 86
| goals4 = 9
| years5 = 2018–
| clubs5 = 1. FC Heidenheim
| caps5 = 231
| goals5 = 16
| club-update = 17 May 2025, 17:28 (UTC)
}}
Patrick Mainka (born 6 November 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.
Career
=Early career=
Born in Gütersloh, Mainka played youth football for Victoria Clarholz and FSC Rheda before joining Arminia Bielefeld's academy in 2009.{{Cite web |title=Patrick Mainka - Laufbahn - Spielerprofil |url=https://www.kicker.de/patrick-mainka/laufbahn/ |access-date=16 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}} Mainka made his debut and only appearance for Arminia Bielefeld on 15 December 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Marc Lorenz in a 4–1 victory at home to Greuther Fürth.{{Cite web |date=15 December 2013 |title=Lorenz ist nicht zu fassen |url=https://www.kicker.de/bielefeld-gegen-fuerth-2013-bundesliga-1894729/analyse |access-date=16 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}
=Werder Bremen II=
Mainka left Arminia Bielefeld in the summer of 2014, joining Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee.{{Cite news |date=17 July 2014 |title=Mainka und Turhan verlassen den DSC |language=de-DE |work=Westfalen-Blatt |url=https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/DSC/1656468-Den-einen-zieht-s-nach-Bremen-den-anderen-in-die-Tuerkei-Mainka-und-Turhan-verlassen-den-DSC |access-date=16 May 2020}} On 1 August 2014, Mainka made his debut for Werder Bremen II in a 3–3 draw at Eintracht Braunschweig II, before scoring the first goal of his senior career in the following match at home to Schwarz-Weiß Rehden. He made 23 appearances in the league that season, scoring three, before scoring the winning goal in the second leg of the promotion playoff match Borussia Mönchengladbach II to promote Werder Bremen II to the 3. Liga.{{Cite web |date=31 May 2015 |title=Bor. Mönchengladbach II 0:2 Werder Bremen II |url=https://www.kicker.de/gladbach-ii-gegen-bremen-ii-2015-liga-relegation-2837145/schema |access-date=16 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de}} He made 9 appearances during the 2015–16 season for Werder Bremen II before leaving in January 2016.
=Borussia Dortmund II=
Mainka joined Borussia Dortmund II on a two-and-a-half-year contract in January 2016.{{Cite web |date=5 January 2016 |title=BVB II verpflichtet Patrick Mainka |url=http://www.bvb.de/ger/News/Uebersicht/BVB-II-verpflichtet-Patrick-Mainka/ |access-date=15 May 2020 |publisher=Borussia Dortmund |language=de-DE}} He made his debut for the club on 6 February 2016 in a 1–1 draw at home to Viktoria Köln, going on to make 18 appearances during the 2015–16 season, scoring once. He remained a regular player over the next two seasons for Borussia Dortmund II, scoring 2 goals in 34 games across the 2016–17 season and 6 goals in 34 games during the 2017–18 season, and he was also captain of Borussia Dortmund II.{{Cite web |date=25 November 2019 |title=Mainka bindet sich langfristig an Heidenheim |url=https://www.kicker.de/mainka_bindet_sich_langfristig_an_heidenheim-763473/artikel |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}
=1. FC Heidenheim=
In the summer of 2018, Mainka joined 1. FC Heidenheim on a two-year contract, following the expiration of his contract at Borussia Dortmund.{{Cite web |date=15 May 2018 |title=FCH verpflichtet BVB-II-Kapitän Mainka |url=https://www.kicker.de/fch-verpflichtet-bvb-ii-kapitaen-mainka-723968/artikel |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}} Mainka made his debut for Heidenheim in their second game of the season; a 1–1 draw away at Holstein Kiel.{{Cite web |date=12 August 2018 |title=Trotz Überzahl: Heidenheim nimmt nur einen Punkt mit |url=https://www.kicker.de/kiel-gegen-heidenheim-2018-bundesliga-4243572/analyse |access-date=16 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}} He scored his first goal for Heidenheim on 4 May 2019; a right footed shot in the 60th minute of a 3–2 defeat at home to SV Sandhausen.{{Cite web |date=4 May 2019 |title=Doppelter Wooten lässt Sandhausen jubeln |url=https://www.kicker.de/heidenheim-gegen-sandhausen-2019-bundesliga-4243847/analyse |access-date=16 May 2020 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}} Across the 2018–19 season, he started 32 of Heidenheim's 34 games, scoring 2 goals. Having been a regular player for Heidenheim in early stages of the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended in November 2019 until the summer of 2024.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}
| 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"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arminia Bielefeld II
|20 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 4 | |||
| Arminia Bielefeld
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Werder Bremen II
|25 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 4 | |||
| 2015–16
|9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!34 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 4 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Borussia Dortmund II
|18 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17
|Regionalliga West |34 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18
|Regionalliga West |34 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 6 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!86 | 9 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 86 | 9 | |||
| rowspan="8"|1. FC Heidenheim
|32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20
|2. Bundesliga |32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2{{efn|Appearance(s) in Bundesliga promotion Play-offs}} | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2020–21
|2. Bundesliga |33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22
|2. Bundesliga |32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23
|2. Bundesliga |34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24
|34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25
|Bundesliga |34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League}} | 1 | 44 | 2 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!231 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 255 | 19 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!372 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 396 | 36 |
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Honours
1. FC Heidenheim
Individual
References
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External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|patrick-mainka}}
- {{DFB|patrick-mainka}}
{{1. FC Heidenheim squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mainka, Patrick}}
Category:Sportspeople from Gütersloh
Category:Footballers from Detmold (region)
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Arminia Bielefeld players
Category:SV Werder Bremen II players
Category:Borussia Dortmund II players
Category:1. FC Heidenheim players
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Oberliga (football) players