Christian Mathenia (born 31 March 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for 1. FC Nürnberg in the 2. Bundesliga.

Club career

Mathenia joined

SV 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 ...

in 2014 from 1. FSV Mainz 05 II on a free transfer. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 3 August 2014 against

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a Football in Germany, German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. It is Ger ...

in a 1–0 home win. He went on to become first-choice keeper for the remaining season featuring in all of the 35 games in the league and cup keeping the most clean sheets in the process. Mathenia joined

Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. (), commonly known as Hamburger SV () or Hamburg (), or HSV (), is a German sports club based in Hamburg, with its largest branch being its Association football, football department. Though the current HSV was founde ...

in 2016 from

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* 1992 births Living people Footballers from Mainz German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 2. Bundesliga players Bundesliga players BFV Hassia Bingen players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players SV Darmstadt 98 players Hamburger SV players 1. FC Nürnberg players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-goalkeeper-stub