Patrick Sontheimer
{{short description|German footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Patrick Sontheimer
| fullname =
| image =
| caption =
| height = 1.68 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|7|3}}
| birth_place = Marktoberdorf, Germany
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = 1. FC Saarbrücken
| clubnumber = 6
| youthyears1 = 2003–2009
| youthclubs1 = FC Ebenhofen
| youthyears2 = 2009–2013
| youthclubs2 = FC Memmingen
| youthyears3 = 2013–2017
| youthclubs3 = Greuther Fürth
| years1 = 2016–2020
| clubs1 = Greuther Fürth II
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2017–2020
| clubs2 = Greuther Fürth
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Würzburger Kickers (loan)
| caps3 = 48
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2020–2021
| clubs4 = Würzburger Kickers
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2021–2023
| clubs5 = Viktoria Köln
| caps5 = 71
| goals5 = 5
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = 1. FC Saarbrücken
| caps6 = 43
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Germany U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Germany U19
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 7 October 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Patrick Sontheimer (born 3 July 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{German football updater|Saarbrück}} club 1. FC Saarbrücken.{{WorldFootball.net|patrick-sontheimer}}
Club career
Sontheimer, born and raised in Marktoberdorf, Ostallgäu, progressed through the youth departments of the clubs FC Ebenhofen and FC Memmingen, already starting at the age of 5.{{cite news |last1=Schales |first1=Andreas |title=Der Allgäuer Patrick Sontheimer schafft über den FC Memmingen den Sprung in den Profifußball |url=https://www.all-in.de/memmingen/c-sport/der-allgaeuer-patrick-sontheimer-schafft-ueber-den-fc-memmingen-den-sprung-in-den-profifussball_a2409628 |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=all-in.de |date=2 February 2017 |language=German}} In 2013, Bavarian club SpVgg Greuther Fürth signed him to their youth academy. Sontheimer played with the Fürth youth teams as a regular starter in the Under 17 Bundesliga and Under 19 Bundesliga, before he made his first brief appearance in the senior division in October 2016 at the age of 18 when he played for the Greuther Fürth II team in the Regionalliga against FC Augsburg II.
In the winter training camp of the 2016–17 season, Sontheimer was temporarily allowed to practice with the first-team squad under head coach János Radoki, who knew him from the U19s. In the first match of the new year against 1860 Munich, Sontheimer was in the starting line-up and made another ten appearances during the spring. In March 2017, he signed a professional contract valid until 2020.{{cite news |title="Hungrig nach mehr": Sontheimer unterschreibt bis 2020 |url=https://www.kicker.de/hungrig-nach-mehr_sontheimer-unterschreibt-bis-2020-673832/artikel |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=kicker |date=21 March 2017 |language=German}}
For the second half of the 2018–19 season, Sontheimer was sent on loan to 3. Liga club Würzburger Kickers.{{cite news |title=Patrick Sontheimer wechselt aus Fürth auf Leihbasis an den Dallenberg |url=https://www.tvmainfranken.de/patrick-sontheimer-wechselt-aus-fuerth-auf-leihbasis-an-den-dallenberg-199760/ |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=TV Main Franken |date=31 January 2019 |language=German}} With the team he won the final of the Bavarian Cup against Viktoria Aschaffenburg with a 3–0 score. Following the season, the loan agreement between Fürth and Würzburg was extended by a year and an option to buy was added.{{cite news |title=Leihe mit Kaufoption: Patrick Sontheimer bleibt eine Rothose! |url=https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/news/profis/2019-06-20-leihe-mit-kaufoption-patrick-sontheimer-bleibt-eine-rothose |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=Würzburger Kickers |date=20 June 2019 |language=German}} At the end of February 2020, the Kickers triggered the option to buy and Sontheimer, who had become a regular starter for the team, stayed in Würzburg permanently.{{cite news |title=Kaufoption gezogen: Patrick Sontheimer bleibt über den Sommer hinaus eine Rothose! |url=https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/news/profis/2020-02-20-kaufoption-gezogen-patrick-sontheimer-bleibt-ueber-den-sommer-hinaus-eine-rothose |access-date=3 December 2020 |work=Würzburger Kickers |date=20 February 2020 |language=German}} At the end of the 2019–20 season, in which he was used various places in midfield, Sontheimer reached promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with the Kickers. He had only missed one league game due to a yellow card suspension and was named the second best defensive midfielder in the 3. Liga for the season.kicker, Issue 62/2020, p. 51 In June 2021, his contract was not extended.{{cite news |url=https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/news/profis/2021-06-15-patrick-sontheimer-verlaesst-die-kickers |title=PATRICK SONTHEIMER VERLÄSST DIE KICKERS |language=German |publisher=wuerzburger-kickers.de |date=15 June 2021 |accessdate=15 June 2021}}
In July 2021, Sontheimer moved to 3. Liga club Viktoria Köln on a free transfer.{{cite news |last1=Ebert |first1=Michael |title="Spielertyp, den wir noch nicht haben": Viktoria Köln holt Sontheimer |url=https://www.kicker.de/spielertyp-den-wir-noch-nicht-haben-viktoria-koeln-holt-sontheimer-865878/artikel |work=kicker |date=19 July 2021 |language=de-DE}}
On 26 June 2023, Sontheimer moved to 1. FC Saarbrücken.{{cite web|publisher=1. FC Saarbrücken|url=https://www.fc-saarbruecken.de/patrick-sontheimer-wechselt-nach-saarbruecken/|title=PATRICK SONTHEIMER WECHSELT NACH SAARBRÜCKEN|date=26 June 2023|language=de}} On 2 November 2023, he would score the first goal in a historic upset against Bayern Munich in the DFB-Pokal Round of 32.
International career
Sontheimer has gained four total caps for German national youth teams; two at under-17 level and two at under-19 level.{{cite web |title=Patrick Sontheimer - Player profile |url=https://www.dfb.de/en/data-center/people/patrick-sontheimer/player/matches-in-competition/under-19-friendly/germany-u-19-m |website=dfb.de |publisher=German Football Association |access-date=3 December 2020}}
Honours
Würzburger Kickers
- 3. Liga runners-up: 2019–20
- Bavarian Cup: 2018–19{{cite news |title=3:0 in Aschaffenburg: Kickers feiern Toto-Pokal-Sieg und DFB-Pokal-Einzug! |url=https://www.wuerzburger-kickers.de/de/kickers/profis/spielberichte/toto-pokal-finale-3-0-in-aschaffenburg-kickers-feiern-toto-pokal-sieg-und-dfb-pokal-einzug |accessdate=18 November 2020 |work=Würzburger Kickers |date=25 May 2019 |language=German}}
References
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External links
- {{DFB}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|patrick-sontheimer}}
- {{Soccerway|patrick-sontheimer/402723}}
{{1. FC Saarbrücken squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sontheimer, Patrick}}
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Germany men's youth international footballers
Category:People from Marktoberdorf
Category:Footballers from Swabia (Bavaria)
Category:SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
Category:FC Würzburger Kickers players
Category:FC Viktoria Köln players
Category:1. FC Saarbrücken players