Benjamin Goller (born 1 January 1999) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg. He has represented Germany internationally at youth levels U18 through U20.

Club career

Youth career and Schalke 04

Goller began his youth career with TSV Holzelfingen, before moving to the youth team of VfL Pfullingen in 2011, and later

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in 2014. In 2016, he joined the youth sector of

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...

. For the 2018–19 season, Goller was promoted to Schalke's reserve team, playing in the

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. He made his debut for the reserve team on 1 September 2018, starting against 1. FC Gievenbeck before being substituted off in the 64th minute for Jānis Grīnbergs. The match finished as a 2–0 home loss. On 11 December 2018, Goller made his first team debut for Schalke in the

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, starting against

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before being substituted out in the 59th minute for

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. The match finished as a 1–0 home win.

Werder Bremen and loans

In July 2020, Goller joined 2. Bundesliga club

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on loan from

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. In June 2021 it was announced that he would move to

Darmstadt 98 Sportverein Darmstadt 1898 e.V., commonly known as Darmstadt 98 (), is a German professional association football club based in Darmstadt, Hesse. The club was founded on 22 May 1898 as FC Olympia Darmstadt. Early in 1919, the association was bri ...

on loan for the 2021–22 season. Goller's loan to Darmstadt 98 was cut short on 31 January 2022, the last day of the 2022 winter transfer window, and he returned to former club Karlsruher SC for a further loan.

1. FC Nürnberg

In December 2022 it was announced Goller would join 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2023. He signed a long-term contract.

International career

Goller began his youth international career with the Germany under-18 team, making his debut on 13 November 2016 in the international friendly against the

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. He started the match, which finished as a 3–2 win, before being substituted out in the 65th minute for Gabriel Kyeremateng. On 5 September 2017, he scored for the under-19 team in the third minute of a friendly match against

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, putting Germany up 2–0. The match finished as a 3–1 win.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goller, Benjamin 1999 births Living people Footballers from Reutlingen German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players FC Schalke 04 II players FC Schalke 04 players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Karlsruher SC players SV Darmstadt 98 players 1. FC Nürnberg players 21st-century German sportsmen