# Danny Blum > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Blum > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danny_Blum.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Blum > Source revision: 1305032114 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg) in 2014 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|7|df=y}} | birth_place = [Frankenthal](/source/Frankenthal), Germany | height = 1.83 m | position = [Winger](/source/Winger_(association_football)) | currentclub = [TSG Pfeddersheim](/source/TSG_Pfeddersheim) | clubnumber = 7 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = SC Rot-Weiß Frankenthal | youthyears2 = 2004 | youthclubs2 = [Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim) | youthyears3 = 2004–2007 | youthclubs3 = [1. FC Kaiserslautern](/source/1._FC_Kaiserslautern) | youthyears4 = 2007–2009 | youthclubs4 = [Schalke 04](/source/FC_Schalke_04) | youthyears5 = 2009–2010 | youthclubs5 = [Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim) | years1 = 2010–2014 | caps1 = 83 | goals1 = 7 | clubs1 = [SV Sandhausen](/source/SV_Sandhausen) | years2 = 2012–2013 | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 1 | clubs2 = → [Karlsruher SC](/source/Karlsruher_SC) (loan) | years3 = 2014–2016 | caps3 = 41 | goals3 = 7 | clubs3 = [1. FC Nürnberg](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg) | years4 = 2016–2019 | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) | years5 = 2018–2019 | caps5 = 23 | goals5 = 1 | clubs5 = → [Las Palmas](/source/UD_Las_Palmas) (loan) | years6 = 2019–2022 | caps6 = 60 | goals6 = 15 | clubs6 = [VfL Bochum](/source/VfL_Bochum) | years7 = 2022 | caps7 = 14 | goals7 = 2 | clubs7 = [APOEL](/source/APOEL_FC) | years8 = 2023 | caps8 = 2 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = [1. FC Nürnberg](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg) | years9 = 2024 | caps9 = 7 | goals9 = 1 | clubs9 = [Intercity](/source/CF_Intercity) | years10 = 2024– | caps10 = 6 | goals10 = 2 | clubs10 = [TSG Pfeddersheim](/source/TSG_Pfeddersheim) | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalteam1 = [Germany U20](/source/Germany_national_under-20_football_team) | club-update = 29 August 2024 }} '''Danny Blum''' (born 7 January 1991) is a German professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [winger](/source/winger_(association_football)) for sixth-tier [Verbandsliga Südwest](/source/Verbandsliga_S%C3%BCdwest) club [TSG Pfeddersheim](/source/TSG_Pfeddersheim). He plays mainly as a [winger](/source/Winger_(association_football)) but also can play as a [forward](/source/Forward_(association_football)). He began his professional career with [SV Sandhausen](/source/SV_Sandhausen) of the [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga), winning the title in 2012 and again on loan to [Karlsruher SC](/source/Karlsruher_SC) a year later. After one [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga) season with Sandhausen, he joined [1. FC Nürnberg](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg) 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](/source/Bundesliga) against [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) in 2016, he joined that team, where he was a [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal) runner-up in 2017 and winner a year later. ==Career== ===SV Sandhausen=== Born in [Frankenthal](/source/Frankenthal), [Rhineland-Palatinate](/source/Rhineland-Palatinate), Blum was on the books of [FC Schalke 04](/source/FC_Schalke_04) as a youth and was given his first professional contract at [SV Waldhof Mannheim](/source/SV_Waldhof_Mannheim) before joining [SV Sandhausen](/source/SV_Sandhausen) months later. He made his professional debut for Sandhausen on 23 March 2010 in the [3. Liga](/source/3._Liga), as a 59th-minute substitute for [Daniel Jungwirth](/source/Daniel_Jungwirth) in a 3–0 loss away to [VfB Stuttgart II](/source/VfB_Stuttgart_II), totalling eight games (three starts) in his first season.{{cite web |title=D. Blum |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/danny-blum/114430/ |publisher=Soccerway |accessdate=20 August 2018}} The following season he was a regular, playing 30 of 38 games, starting all but four. 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](/source/SC_Preu%C3%9Fen_M%C3%BCnster), eight minutes after coming on for [Roberto Pinto](/source/Roberto_Pinto). On 5 June 2012, Blum was loaned back into the third tier, joining relegated [Karlsruher SC](/source/Karlsruher_SC) for the season.{{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}} He was again a league champion despite playing rarely, and scored his one goal on 15 December in a 3–1 home win against VfB Stuttgart II as a late substitute. In 2013–14, Blum competed with Sandhausen in the [2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga), with the team having stayed up due to [MSV Duisburg](/source/MSV_Duisburg)'s administrative relegation. He played 19 games in the second tier and scored four goals, the first to open a 2–0 home win over [FSV Frankfurt](/source/FSV_Frankfurt) on 3 November. ===1. FC Nürnberg=== On 23 May 2014, Blum joined fellow 2. Bundesliga team [1. FC Nürnberg](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg) on a free transfer.{{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}} 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. He finally made his FCN debut on 15 February 2016, replacing [Peniel Mlapa](/source/Peniel_Mlapa) for the final 12 minutes of a 2–0 win over [1. FC Union Berlin](/source/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](/source/Fortuna_D%C3%BCsseldorf), eventually totalling three in 12 games (four starts). In 2015–16, Nürnberg came third and played a play-off against [Eintracht Frankfurt](/source/Eintracht_Frankfurt) for promotion to the [Bundesliga](/source/Bundesliga), with Blum a late substitute in both legs of the 2–1 aggregate defeat. ===Eintracht Frankfurt=== [[File:DannyBlum.jpg|thumb|upright|Blum with [VFL Bochum](/source/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.{{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 }} He made his debut on 21 August in the first round of the [DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal) away to [1. FC Magdeburg](/source/1._FC_Magdeburg), coming on in the 83rd minute in place of [Branimir Hrgota](/source/Branimir_Hrgota) and scoring in a [penalty shootout](/source/penalty_shoot-out_(association_football)) victory. In the quarter-finals on 28 February 2017, he scored the only goal against [Arminia Bielefeld](/source/Arminia_Bielefeld) at the [Commerzbank Arena](/source/Commerzbank_Arena), in the sixth minute.{{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}} On 27 May, he played the last 11 minutes of the final, a 2–1 loss to [Borussia Dortmund](/source/Borussia_Dortmund) at the [Berlin Olympiastadion](/source/Olympiastadion_(Berlin)), in place of [Marco Fabián](/source/Marco_Fabi%C3%A1n).{{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}} 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](/source/RB_Leipzig).{{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}} In 2017–18, Blum played only 36 minutes over the whole season, but still scored two goals, one in the second round of the cup in a 4–0 win at [1. FC Schweinfurt 05](/source/1._FC_Schweinfurt_05) on 24 October.{{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 }} Frankfurt won the trophy on 19 May, defeating [Bayern Munich](/source/Bayern_Munich) 3–1 in the final, but Blum was not in the matchday squad.{{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}} On 27 August 2018, Blum moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n) side [UD Las Palmas](/source/UD_Las_Palmas) on a [season](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n)-long loan deal.{{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}} Around the turn of the year, he suffered an injury in his left [soleus muscle](/source/soleus_muscle) and was ruled out for six to eight weeks, recuperating back at Frankfurt.{{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}} He played 24 total matches during his time in the [Canary Islands](/source/Canary_Islands), and scored the only goal of a home win against [Córdoba CF](/source/C%C3%B3rdoba_CF) on 12 May 2019.{{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}} ===VfL Bochum=== On 21 May 2019, Blum signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club [VfL Bochum](/source/VfL_Bochum).{{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}} He scored a penalty on his debut on 28 July, a 3–1 loss at [SSV Jahn Regensburg](/source/SSV_Jahn_Regensburg).{{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}} 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.{{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}} ===APOEL=== On 27 July 2022, Blum signed a two-year contract with [APOEL](/source/APOEL_FC) in Cyprus.{{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}} ===Return to 1. FC Nürnberg=== On 20 January 2023, Blum returned to [1. FC Nürnberg](/source/1._FC_N%C3%BCrnberg).{{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}} ===CF Intercity=== On 22 February 2024, Blum signed with the Spanish club [CF Intercity](/source/CF_Intercity).{{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}} ===TSG Pfeddersheim=== In the summer of 2024, Blum joined [TSG Pfeddersheim](/source/TSG_Pfeddersheim) in the sixth-tier [Verbandsliga Südwest](/source/Verbandsliga_S%C3%BCdwest).{{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}} ==Personal life== In the summer of 2014, Blum [converted](/source/List_of_converts_to_Islam) from [Christianity](/source/Christianity) to [Islam](/source/Islam).{{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}} ==Honours== '''SV Sandhausen''' *[3. Liga](/source/3._Liga): [2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_3._Liga) '''Karlsruher SC''' *3. Liga: [2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_3._Liga) '''Eintracht Frankfurt''' *[DFB-Pokal](/source/DFB-Pokal): [2017–18](/source/2017%E2%80%9318_DFB-Pokal) '''VfL Bochum''' *[2. Bundesliga](/source/2._Bundesliga): [2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_2._Bundesliga){{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}} ==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 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Danny Blum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Blum) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Blum?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.