Dominick Drexler
Birth date26 May 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeBonn, West Germany
Height1.83 m[1]
PositionAttacking midfielder
Youthyears 11995–2005
Youthclubs 11. SF Brüser Berg
Youthyears 22005–2006
Youthclubs 2Bonner SC
Youthyears 32006–2007
Youthclubs 3Alemannia Aachen
Youthyears 42007–2009
Youthclubs 4Bayer Leverkusen
Years 12009–2010
Clubs 1Bayer Leverkusen II
Caps 125
Goals 14
Years 22010–2013
Clubs 2Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Caps 281
Goals 216
Years 32013–2014
Clubs 3Greuther Fürth
Caps 39
Goals 31
Years 42013–2014
Clubs 4Greuther Fürth II
Caps 45
Goals 44
Years 52014–2016
Clubs 5VfR Aalen
Caps 555
Goals 510
Years 62016–2018
Clubs 6Holstein Kiel
Caps 666
Goals 619
Years 72018
Clubs 7Midtjylland
Caps 70
Goals 70
Years 82018–2021
Clubs 81. FC Köln
Caps 887
Goals 814
Years 92021–2025
Clubs 9Schalke 04
Caps 961
Goals 98
Totalcaps389
Totalgoals76

Dominick Drexler (born 26 May 1990) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Career

Drexler played as a teenager for Bonner SC,[2] Alemannia Aachen,[3] and Bayer Leverkusen[2] before joining Rot-Weiß Erfurt in 2010.[4] He made his debut for the club in September of that year, as a substitute for Tino Semmer in a Thuringia derby against Carl Zeiss Jena which Erfurt won 2–1. He finished the 2010–11 season with four goals in 19 appearances.[5] He scored eight goals in 34 appearances in the 2011–12 season[5] and four goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season.[6]

In July 2013, he signed for Greuther Fürth, where he spent the 2012–13 season,[4] scoring a goal in 11 competitive matches.[2] He also scored four goals in five matches for the reserve team.[2] Then he joined VfR Aalen for the 2014–15 season.[4] He scored one goal in 26 competitive appearances.[7] In the following season, he scored nine goals in 32 competitive appearances.[5] He then joined Holstein Kiel for the 2016–17 season.[4] During that season, he scored seven goals in 35 appearances.[8] During the 2017–18 season, he scored 14 goals in 34 appearances.[5] This includes two goals in two appearances in the DFB Pokal and an appearance in the Promotion playoff.[5]

Drexler signed with Midtjylland for the 2018–19 season. The transfer fee paid to Holstein Kiel was reported to be €2.5 million.[9] However, during the same summer he was transferred again to 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln for a reported fee of €4.5 million.[10]

On 21 July 2021, he agreed to join Schalke 04, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, signing a two-year contract,[11] which was extended by a further year due to Schalke's promotion in 2022. On 14 November 2023, the contract was extended until 30 June 2025.[12] On 4 April 2025, Schalke 04 announced that he would retire from professional football at the end of the season and would become a youth assistant coach for the club.[13]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayer Leverkusen II2009–10Regionalliga West254——254
Rot-Weiß Erfurt2010–113. Liga194——194
2011–123. Liga348——348
2012–133. Liga284——284
Total8116——8116
Greuther Fürth2013–142. Bundesliga9120—111
Greuther Fürth II2013–14Regionalliga Bayern54——54
VfR Aalen2014–153. Liga24120—261
2015–163. Liga31910—329
Total551030—5810
Holstein Kiel2016–172. Bundesliga357——357
2017–182. Bundesliga3112221[a]03414
Total661922106921
1. FC Köln2018–192. Bundesliga33922—3511
2019–20Bundesliga27320—293
2020–21Bundesliga272212[a]0313
Total871463209517
Schalke 042021–222. Bundesliga23310—243
2022–23Bundesliga27423—297
2023–242. Bundesliga11110—121
2024–252. Bundesliga0000—00
Total61843—6511
Career total389761783040984
  1. ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs

Honours

1. FC Köln

Schalke 04

References

  1. ^ "Dominick Drexler". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Dominick Drexler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Drexler, Dominick" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Dominick Drexler". World Football. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Dominick Drexler" (in German). Kicker. kicker. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Dominick Drexler" (in German). Kicker. kicker. Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Dominick Drexler" (in German). Kicker. kicker. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Dominick Drexler" (in German). Kicker. kicker. Archived from the original on 22 May 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Kiels Drexler entscheidet sich für Dänemark" (in German). kicker. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Für 4,5 Millionen Euro: 1. FC Köln holt Drexler" (in German). kicker Online. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Schalke 04 sign Dominick Drexler". FC Schalke 04. 21 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Dominick Drexler signs a new contract at FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Dominick Drexler to become assistant coach of Schalke’s U17s". FC Schalke 04. 4 April 2025.