Sebastian Freis

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Sebastian Freis

| image = Sebastian Freis (2013).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Freis playing for SC Freiburg in 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Karlsruhe, West Germany

| height = 1.83 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SC Wettersbach

| youthyears2 = 1999–2004 | youthclubs2 = Karlsruher SC

| years1 = 2004–2006 | clubs1 = Karlsruher SC II | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2004–2009 | clubs2 = Karlsruher SC | caps2 = 143 | goals2 = 39

| years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = 1. FC Köln | caps3 = 48 | goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2012–2015 | clubs4 = SC Freiburg | caps4 = 51 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2015–2017 | clubs5 = Greuther Fürth | caps5 = 62 | goals5 = 16

| years6 = 2017–2019 | clubs6 = Jahn Regensburg | caps6 = 9 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 339

| totalgoals = 74

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2005 | nationalteam1 = Germany U20 | nationalcaps1 = 6 | nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2006 | nationalteam2 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0

}}

Sebastian Freis (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as striker.

Club career

Before joining Karlsruher SC in 1999, Freis played as a youth member for SC Wettersbach. His debut for Karlsruhe came on 15 October 2004, in a 2. Bundesliga match against Rot-Weiss Essen where Freis immediately scored a hat-trick. Altogether he made 78 appearances and 22 goals in the 2. Bundesliga and played an important role in the 2006–07 season, when Karlsruhe gained promotion to the Bundesliga. In July 2009, he moved to 1. FC Köln.

In January 2015, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/aktuell/aktuelle-news/news-detail/article/fuerth-holt-mittelstuermer-sebastian-freis.html|title=Fürth holt Mittelstürmer Sebastian Freis|trans-title=Fürth signs center-forward Sebastian Freis|date=10 January 2015|accessdate=10 January 2015|language=German|publisher=SpVgg Greuther Fürth|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110200507/http://www.greuther-fuerth.de/aktuell/aktuelle-news/news-detail/article/fuerth-holt-mittelstuermer-sebastian-freis.html|archivedate=10 January 2015}} At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was released.{{cite news|title=2. Bundesliga Transfer Round-Up Part 1: Ingolstadt look to Kutschke's goals to lead revival|url=https://www.vavel.com/en/international-football/germany-bundesliga/797671-2-bundesliga-transfer-round-up-part-1-ingolstadt-look-to-kutschkes-goals-to-lead-revival.html|accessdate=1 July 2017|work=Vavel|date=11 June 2017}}

In August 2017, Freis joined 2. Bundesliga side Jahn Regensburg as a free agent, agreeing to a two-year contract.{{cite news|title=Jede Menge Erfahrung: Freis stürmt für den Jahn|url=https://www.kicker.de/jede-menge-erfahrung_freis-stuermt-fuer-den-jahn-704295/artikel|access-date=19 August 2017|work=kicker Online|date=19 August 2017|language=German}}{{cite web | url = https://www.ssv-jahn.de/auf-einen-blick/news-im-detail/sebastian-freis-unterschreibt-beim-ssv-jahn | title = Sebastian Freis unterschreibt beim SSV Jahn | language = de | website = SSV Jahn Regensburg | date = 19 August 2017 | access-date = 19 August 2017 | first = Martin | last = Koch}} In 2019, when his contract ran out, he decided end his career.{{cite web | url = https://www.mittelbayerische.de/sport-nachrichten/sebastian-freis-ich-bereue-nichts-21510-art1790747.html | title = Sebastian Freis: "Ich bereue nichts" | website = Mittelbayerische Zeitung | date = 5 June 2019 | access-date = 6 July 2019 | first = Jürgen | last = Scharf}}

International career

On 10 October 2006, he made his Germany U21 national team debut when the team lost 2–0 against England.

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web \|title=Sebastian Freis » Club matches \|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/sebastian-freis/2/ \|website=worldfootball.net \|accessdate=6 June 2018}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Karlsruher SC	2004–05	rowspan="3"\|2. Bundesliga	23	8	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	23	8
2005–06	26	7	0	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	26	7
2006–07	29	7	2	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	31	7
2007–08	rowspan="2"\|Bundesliga	31	8	2	1	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	34	9
2008–09	34	9	3	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	37	10
colspan="2"\|Total !143	39	7	2	1	0	0	0	151	41
rowspan="4"\|1. FC Köln	2009–10	rowspan="3"\|Bundesliga	31	3	4	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	35	4
2010–11	13	1	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	14	1
2011–12	4	0	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	5	0
colspan="2"\|Total !48	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	54	5
rowspan="5"\|SC Freiburg	2011–12	rowspan="4"\|Bundesliga	15	3	1	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	16	3
2012–13	12	1	2	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	14	2
2013–14	17	2	2	0	0	0	4	0	23	2
2014–15	7	0	2	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	9	1
colspan="2"\|Total !51	6	7	2	0	0	4	0	62	8
rowspan="4"\|Greuther Fürth	2014–15	rowspan="3"\|2. Bundesliga	14	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	14	1
2015–16	30	12	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	31	12
2016–17	18	3	2	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	21	0
colspan="2"\|Total !62	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	65	16
rowspan="3"\|Jahn Regensburg	2017–18	rowspan="2"\|2. Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	6	0
2018–19	4	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|–	colspan="2"\|–	4	0
colspan="2"\|Total !9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !313	65	24	5	1	0	4	0	342	70