{{short description|German footballer (born 1991)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Danny Blum | image = Danny Blum 2014.jpg | caption = Blum with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2014 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|7|df=y}} | birth_place = Frankenthal, Germany | height = 1.83 m | position = Winger | currentclub = TSG Pfeddersheim | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SC Rot-Weiß Frankenthal | youthyears2 = 2004 | youthclubs2 = Waldhof Mannheim | youthyears3 = 2004–2007 | youthclubs3 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern | youthyears4 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs4 = Schalke 04 | youthyears5 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs5 = Waldhof Mannheim | years1 = 2010–2014 | caps1 = 83 | goals1 = 7 | clubs1 = SV Sandhausen | years2 = 2012–2013 | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = → Karlsruher SC (loan) | years3 = 2014–2016 | caps3 = 41 | goals3 = 7 | clubs3 = 1. FC Nürnberg | years4 = 2016–2019 | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = Eintracht Frankfurt | years5 = 2018–2019 | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = → Las Palmas (loan) | years6 = 2019–2022 | caps6 = 60 | goals6 = 15 | clubs6 = VfL Bochum | years7 = 2022 | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 2 | clubs7 = APOEL | years8 = 2023 | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = 1. FC Nürnberg | years9 = 2024 | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 1 | clubs9 = Intercity | years10 = 2024– | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 2 | clubs10 = TSG Pfeddersheim | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = Germany U20 | club-update = 29 August 2024 }}
'''Danny Blum''' (born 7 January 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for sixth-tier Verbandsliga Südwest club TSG Pfeddersheim. He plays mainly as a winger but also can play as a forward.
He began his professional career with SV Sandhausen of the 3. Liga, winning the title in 2012 and again on loan to Karlsruher SC a year later. After one 2. Bundesliga season with Sandhausen, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2014 on a free transfer, and almost immediately suffered a six-month knee injury. After losing the play-off for promotion to the Bundesliga against Eintracht Frankfurt in 2016, he joined that team, where he was a DFB-Pokal runner-up in 2017 and winner a year later.
==Career== ===SV Sandhausen=== Born in Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Blum was on the books of FC Schalke 04 as a youth and was given his first professional contract at SV Waldhof Mannheim before joining SV Sandhausen months later.<ref name=nord/>
He made his professional debut for Sandhausen on 23 March 2010 in the 3. Liga, as a 59th-minute substitute for Daniel Jungwirth in a 3–0 loss away to VfB Stuttgart II, totalling eight games (three starts) in his first season.<ref name=blum>{{cite web |title=D. Blum |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/danny-blum/114430/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=20 August 2018}}</ref> The following season he was a regular, playing 30 of 38 games, starting all but four.<ref name=blum/>
In 2011–12, Blum's time was split between the field and the bench as Sandhausen were promoted as champions. He scored three goals for them, the first on 19 November in a 2–0 home win over SC Preußen Münster, eight minutes after coming on for Roberto Pinto.<ref name=blum/>
On 5 June 2012, Blum was loaned back into the third tier, joining relegated Karlsruher SC for the season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Linksfuß Danny Blum für eine Saison an Karlsruher SC ausgeliehen|trans-title=Left-footer Danny Blum has been loaned for a season to Karlsruher SC |url=http://www.sport-kuriermannheim.de/sportnews/archiv/item/1124-linksfuss-danny-blum-fuer-eine-saison-an-karlsruher-sc-ausgeliehen.html |accessdate=20 August 2018 |work=Sport-Kurier Mannheim |date=5 June 2012 |language=German}}</ref> He was again a league champion despite playing rarely,<ref name=nord/> and scored his one goal on 15 December in a 3–1 home win against VfB Stuttgart II as a late substitute.<ref name=blum/>
In 2013–14, Blum competed with Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga, with the team having stayed up due to MSV Duisburg's administrative relegation.<ref name=nord/> He played 19 games in the second tier and scored four goals, the first to open a 2–0 home win over FSV Frankfurt on 3 November.<ref name=blum/>
===1. FC Nürnberg=== On 23 May 2014, Blum joined fellow 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg on a free transfer.<ref>{{cite news |title=Blum in, Nilsson out |url=https://www.fcn.de/en/news/artikel/blum-in-nilsson-out/ |accessdate=20 August 2018 |publisher=1. FC Nürnberg|date=23 May 2014}}</ref> In pre-season, he suffered knee cartilage damage that ruled him out for six months, and was given a 50% chance by his doctor of playing professionally again.<ref name=nord/>
He finally made his FCN debut on 15 February 2016, replacing Peniel Mlapa for the final 12 minutes of a 2–0 win over 1. FC Union Berlin at home. A week later, again from the bench, he scored his first goal to give the lead in a 3–1 win at Fortuna Düsseldorf, eventually totalling three in 12 games (four starts).<ref name=blum/>
In 2015–16, Nürnberg came third and played a play-off against Eintracht Frankfurt for promotion to the Bundesliga, with Blum a late substitute in both legs of the 2–1 aggregate defeat.<ref name=blum/>
===Eintracht Frankfurt=== [[File:DannyBlum.jpg|thumb|upright|Blum with VFL Bochum in September 2019]] On 30 June 2016, Blum's contract ended and he joined Frankfurt on a free transfer. He signed a one-year deal with the option of two more.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eintracht Frankfurt verpflichtet Danny Blum |trans-title=Eintracht Frankfurt sign Danny Blum |url=https://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/eintracht-frankfurt-verpflichtet-danny-blum-55584/ |accessdate=20 August 2018 |publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt |date=30 June 2016 |language=German |archive-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821081856/https://www.eintracht.de/news/artikel/eintracht-frankfurt-verpflichtet-danny-blum-55584/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
He made his debut on 21 August in the first round of the DFB-Pokal away to 1. FC Magdeburg, coming on in the 83rd minute in place of Branimir Hrgota and scoring in a penalty shootout victory. In the quarter-finals on 28 February 2017, he scored the only goal against Arminia Bielefeld at the Commerzbank Arena, in the sixth minute.<ref>{{cite news |title=FußballPokal-Halbfinale: Bielefeld verliert mit 0:1 gegen Frankfurt |trans-title=Football Cup Semi-finals: Bielefeld lose 0–1 to Frankfurt|url=https://www.focus.de/regional/nordrhein-westfalen/fussball-pokal-halbfinale-bielefeld-verliert-mit-0-1-gegen-frankfurt_id_6719417.html |accessdate=20 August 2018 |publisher=Focus |date=28 February 2017 |language=German}}</ref> On 27 May, he played the last 11 minutes of the final, a 2–1 loss to Borussia Dortmund at the Berlin Olympiastadion, in place of Marco Fabián.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eintracht Frankfurt 1–2 Borussia Dortmund |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39909511#tab-0 |accessdate=20 August 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2017}}</ref>
In his first league season with Frankfurt, Blum played rarely. His only goal came in the last minute of the season, to achieve a 2–2 home draw with RB Leipzig.<ref>{{cite news |title=Frankfurt fight back late on to draw with Leipzig |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/eintracht-frankfurt-rb-leipzig-report-line-ups-stats-fabian-vallejo-keita-forsberg-werner-444532.jsp |accessdate=21 August 2018 |publisher=Bundesliga |date=20 May 2017}}</ref>
In 2017–18, Blum played only 36 minutes over the whole season,<ref name=blum/> but still scored two goals, one in the second round of the cup in a 4–0 win at 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 on 24 October.<ref>{{cite news |title=Eintracht march into DFB Cup Round of 16 with comfortable win in Schweinfurt |url=https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/eintracht-march-into-dfb-cup-round-of-16-with-comfortable-win-in-schweinfurt-62443/ |accessdate=21 August 2018 |publisher=Eintracht Frankfurt |date=24 October 2017 |archive-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821191932/https://www.eintracht.de/en/news/article/eintracht-march-into-dfb-cup-round-of-16-with-comfortable-win-in-schweinfurt-62443/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Frankfurt won the trophy on 19 May, defeating Bayern Munich 3–1 in the final, but Blum was not in the matchday squad.<ref name=pokal>{{cite news |title=Bayern Munich 1–3 Eintracht Frankfurt |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44186582 |accessdate=21 August 2018 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2018}}</ref>
On 27 August 2018, Blum moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining Segunda División side UD Las Palmas on a season-long loan deal.<ref>{{cite news |title=Acuerdo con el Eintracht de Frankfurt para la cesión de Danny Blum |trans-title=Agreement with Eintracht Frankfurt for the loan of Danny Blum |language=Spanish |url=https://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/acuerdo-con-el-eintracht-de-frankfurt-para-la-cesion-de-danny-blum|accessdate=27 August 2018 |publisher=UD Las Palmas |date=27 August 2018}}</ref> Around the turn of the year, he suffered an injury in his left soleus muscle and was ruled out for six to eight weeks, recuperating back at Frankfurt.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fuentes |first1=Pablo |title=Danny Blum, de baja entre seis y ocho semanas|trans-title=Danny Blum, out for between six and eight weeks |url=https://www.laprovincia.es/ud-las-palmas/2018/12/30/danny-blum-baja-seis-ocho/1133262.html |accessdate=23 October 2019 |work=La Provincia |date=30 December 2018 |language=Spanish}}</ref> He played 24 total matches during his time in the Canary Islands, and scored the only goal of a home win against Córdoba CF on 12 May 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Las Palmas, con lo mínimo, le da la estocada al Córdoba |trans-title=Las Palmas, by the narrowest margin, put Córdoba to the sword|url=https://as.com/futbol/2019/05/12/segunda/1557692656_327529.html |accessdate=23 October 2019 |work=Diario AS |date=12 May 2019 |language=Spanish}}</ref>
===VfL Bochum=== On 21 May 2019, Blum signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bochum verpflichtet Danny Blum|trans-title=Bochum sign Danny Blum |url=https://www1.wdr.de/sport/fussball/zweite-bundesliga/bochum-verpflichtet-danny-blum-100.html |accessdate=23 October 2019 |publisher=WDR |date=21 May 2019 |language=German}}</ref> He scored a penalty on his debut on 28 July, a 3–1 loss at SSV Jahn Regensburg.<ref>{{cite news |title=Der SSV Jahn Regensburg gewinnt zum Auftakt der 2. Bundesliga|trans-title=SSV Jahn Regensburg win in the opening game of the 2. Bundesliga |url=https://www.tvaktuell.com/der-ssv-jahn-regensburg-gewinnt-zum-auftakt-der-2-bundesliga-313367/ |accessdate=23 October 2019 |publisher=TV Aktuell |date=28 July 2019 |language=German}}</ref> On 1 March 2020, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw against former club Sandhausen, with two in the first eight minutes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trotz Blum-Dreierpack: Bochum nur 4:4 gegen Sandhausen - Banner gegen Hopp|trans-title=Despite Blum hat-trick: Bochum draw 4–4 with Sandhausen – Banner against Hopp |url=https://www.focus.de/sport/fussball/bundesliga2/fussball-2-bundesliga-trotz-blum-dreierpack-bochum-nur-4-4-gegen-sandhausen-banner-gegen-hopp_id_11721590.html |accessdate=13 April 2020 |publisher=Focus |date=1 March 2020 |language=German}}</ref>
===APOEL=== On 27 July 2022, Blum signed a two-year contract with APOEL in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=APOEL|url=https://www.apoelfc.com.cy/article/katarhin-symfonia-me-danny-blum|title=Καταρχήν συμφωνία με Danny Blum|date=27 July 2022|access-date=28 July 2022|language=el}}</ref>
===Return to 1. FC Nürnberg=== On 20 January 2023, Blum returned to 1. FC Nürnberg.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=1. FC Nürnberg|url=https://www.fcn.de/news/artikel/club-finalisiert-blum-verpflichtung/|title=Club finalisiert Blum-Verpflichtung|date=20 January 2023|access-date=21 January 2023|language=de}}</ref>
===CF Intercity=== On 22 February 2024, Blum signed with the Spanish club CF Intercity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cfintercity.com/el-cf-intercity-se-refuerza-con-el-atacante-aleman-danny-blum/|title=El CF Intercity se refuerza con el atacante alemán Danny Blum|trans-title=CF Intercity is reinforced with German attacker Danny Blum|publisher=CF Intercity|language=es|date=22 February 2024|access-date=10 April 2024}}</ref>
===TSG Pfeddersheim=== In the summer of 2024, Blum joined TSG Pfeddersheim in the sixth-tier Verbandsliga Südwest.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=TSG Pfeddersheim|url=https://tsgpfeddersheim-fussball.de/fuer-die-tsg-pfeddersheim-ein-auftakt-nach-mass|title=Für die TSG Pfeddersheim, ein Auftakt nach Maß|trans-title=For TSG Pfeddersheim, a perfect start|date=2 August 2024|access-date=12 October 2024|language=de}}</ref>
==Personal life== In the summer of 2014, Blum converted from Christianity to Islam.<ref name=nord>{{cite web | url = http://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberger-zeitung/nz-sport/blum-konvertierte-zum-islam-und-fand-halt-nach-verletzung-1.4115093 | title = Blum konvertierte zum Islam und fand Halt nach Verletzung|trans-title=Blum converted to Islam and found support after injury | language = German | publisher = Nordbayern | accessdate = 14 February 2015}}</ref>
==Honours== '''SV Sandhausen''' *3. Liga: 2011–12<ref name=nord/>
'''Karlsruher SC''' *3. Liga: 2012–13<ref name=nord/>
'''Eintracht Frankfurt''' *DFB-Pokal: 2017–18<ref name=pokal/>
'''VfL Bochum''' *2. Bundesliga: 2020–21<ref>{{cite news |title=VfL Bochum: Welcome back to the Bundesliga! |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bochum-promoted-back-to-the-top-flight-thomas-reis-15995 |access-date=26 September 2021 |publisher=Bundesliga |date=23 May 2021}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} * {{BDFutbol|26146}} * {{fussballdaten|blumdanny|Danny Blum}} * {{Soccerway|danny-blum/114430}} * {{kicker|danny-blum}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blum, Danny}} Category:1991 births Category:Sportspeople from Frankenthal Category:Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate Category:Living people Category:Converts to Islam from Christianity Category:German Muslims Category:German former Christians Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:German men's footballers Category:Germany men's youth international footballers Category:SV Sandhausen players Category:Karlsruher SC players Category:1. FC Nürnberg players Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players Category:UD Las Palmas players Category:VfL Bochum players Category:APOEL FC players Category:CF Intercity players Category:Bundesliga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:3. Liga players Category:Segunda División players Category:Primera Federación players Category:Cypriot First Division players Category:German expatriate men's footballers Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Spain Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Category:German expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Category:21st-century German sportsmen