Adrian Fein (born 18 March 1999) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He has represented Germany internationally at various youth levels.

Club career

Fein began playing football at the age of four at SV Helios Daglfing, a club based in his hometown

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. He also had a spell at

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, before joining the Bayern Munich youth setup in 2006. In 2017, he was assigned to the reserves squad, making 27 appearances and scoring once in the

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season. On 1 September 2018, Fein joined

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side

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on a

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-long loan. He debuted on 23 September, in a 5–0 away win over

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. He ended the season with a total of 21 appearances. On 18 June 2019, Fein signed for Hamburger SV, once again on loan for one

. On 26 October, he scored the last goal in a 6–2 win over

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. Fein returned to Bayern Munich ahead of the 2020–21 season as a first team squad member. On 6 October 2020, Bayern reached an agreement with

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for the

-long loan of Fein, with an option to buy. On 14 July 2021, he joined Greuther Fürth on loan. On 24 August 2022, Fein signed a two-year contract with recently promoted

club

on a free transfer.

International career

Fein has been capped by

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at U18, U19, U20 and U21 levels.

Career statistics

Honours

Bayern Munich * DFL-Supercup:

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* * 1999 births Living people Footballers from Munich German footballers Germany youth international footballers Association football midfielders Germany under-21 international footballers FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Bayern Munich II players SSV Jahn Regensburg players Hamburger SV players PSV Eindhoven players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Dynamo Dresden players Excelsior Rotterdam players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Eredivisie players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub