Bentley Baxter Bahn (born 28 August 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Alemannia Aachen Aachener Turn- und Sportverein Alemannia 1900 e. V., short Alemannia Aachen (), is a German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long-term fixture of the country's second division, Alemannia enjoyed a three- ...

Career

Bahn was born in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg,. is the List of cities in Germany by population, second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 7th-lar ...

. He made his league debut for St. Pauli's senior team on 2 August 2014 in a 1–1 home draw with

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. In January 2015 he joined

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side

Stuttgarter Kickers Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, the fourth tier of German footb ...

on a permanent basis, signing a contract until 2017. His previous club,

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...

, though secured themselves a return option for summer 2016. He made his league debut for the club on 28 February 2015 in a 2–0 away victory over

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. He was subbed in for

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at halftime. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 4 April 2015 in a 2–0 home victory over

Borussia Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund, currently playing in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure. The team won the Regionalliga West in 2009 and became the second ...

. His goal, scored in the 86th minute, made the score 2–0 to Stuttgarter Kickers. In June 2016, Bahn joined 3. Liga club

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt and known as simply Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt ...

on a two-year contract, arriving alongside

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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 30 July 2016 in a 1–1 away draw with

Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., commonly known as Holstein Kiel () or KSV Holstein, is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s through the 1960s, the club was o ...

. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 16 October 2016 in a 6–0 home victory over Fortuna Köln. His goal, scored in the 30th minute, made the score 2–0 to FSV Frankfurt. In September 2017, Bahn was signed by 3. Liga club

FSV Zwickau FSV Zwickau is a Football in Germany, German association football club located in Zwickau, Saxony. Today's club claims as part of its complex heritage sides that were East Germany's first champions: 1948 Ostzone winners SG Planitz and 1950 DDR-Ob ...

. He made his competitive debut for the club on 8 September 2017 in a 2–0 away victory over

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. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 23 September 2017 in a 1–0 home victory over

Werder Bremen II SV Werder Bremen II is the reserve team of SV Werder Bremen. It plays in the Bremenliga, the fifth level of the German football league system, and has qualified for the first round of the DFB-Pokal on nineteen occasions. It also has won the Germ ...

. He scored in the 86th minute. In July 2018, Bahn moved to

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, formerly known as Hallescher FC Chemie, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth highest l ...

. He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 July 2018 in a 2–0 away defeat to his former club, Zwickau. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 11 August 2018 in a 2–0 home victory over

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

. His goal, scored in the 19th minute, came from the penalty spot. In July 2020 Bahn joined

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

on a two-year contract. In June 2022, Bahn signed with

Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of ove ...

. In June 2024, Bahn joined newly promoted 3. Liga club

Personal life

He was given two forenames, Bentley and Baxter. However, he has stated, that Baxter is the one by which he is usually called.

Career statistics

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahn, Baxter Living people 1992 births Men's association football midfielders German men's footballers Footballers from Hamburg Hamburger SV II players FC St. Pauli players FC St. Pauli II players Stuttgarter Kickers players FSV Frankfurt players FSV Zwickau players Hallescher FC players FC Hansa Rostock players SV Waldhof Mannheim players Alemannia Aachen players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players 21st-century German sportsmen