Christopher Buchtmann (born 25 April 1992) is a German professional

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who plays as an

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for

VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Oldenburg (city), Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the 2022–23 season, they played in the 3. Liga, the third level of football in Germany. History Founded by a gro ...

. After playing youth football for various clubs in Germany and England, Buchtmann started his professional career with

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

. In 2012 he transferred to

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 ...

, where he played for ten years before joining VfB Oldenburg. He has represented Germany internationally at various youth levels, having won the UEFA European Under-17 Championship in 2009.

Club career

Early career

Buchtmann started his career at

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years between 19 ...

before joining

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

when he was thirteen. He moved to England joining

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youth academy. In February 2010, he left Liverpool for a reported transfer fee of £100,000 to join

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, where he was in the development squad after signing an 18-month contract. However, after three months at the club, Buchtmann left Fulham to return to Germany and sign with

. After two years of playing for the reserves, he made his debut for the relegated club, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 68th minute as Köln lost 4–1 against

Freiburg Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

. He added another appearance in the last game of the season, in a 4–1 defeat to

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), commonly known as Bayern Munich (), FC Bayern () or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. They are most known for their men's professional football team, ...

. In July, after a training camp in preparation of the 2012–13 season, Buchtmann was one of five players demoted to the reserve squad by coach Holger Stanislawski.

FC St. Pauli

In late August, Buchtmann left Köln to join

after his contract with Köln was terminated. In January 2013, he signed a new contract with the club until 2015. The 2013–14 season was a breakthrough for him, as he established himself in the first team. In late January, he signed a new contract with the club, which would keep him until 2016. In March 2016, Buchtmann agreed to a contract extension until 2019.

VfB Oldenburg

Buchtmann joined

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side

in August 2022, having been released by FC St. Pauli after ten years with the club.

International career

Buchtmann represented Germany internationally at youth level and played for the under 15, under 16, under 17, under 18, under 19 and under 20 national teams. He was part of the

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that won the

UEFA European Under-17 Championship The UEFA European Under-17 Championship, or simply the Euro Under-17, is an annual Association football, football competition contested by the men's under-17 national teams of the UEFA member associations. Spain national under-17 football team, ...

. As a result of his performance, Buchtmann was named by the UEFA as one of the most promising stars in the future.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buchtmann, Christopher 1992 births Living people People from Hamelin German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Hannover 96 players Borussia Dortmund players Liverpool F.C. players Fulham F.C. players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players FC St. Pauli players FC St. Pauli II players VfB Oldenburg players 21st-century German sportsmen Expatriate men's footballers in England