Clemens Schoppenhauer (born 23 February 1992) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

In 2005, Schoppenhauer joined

SV Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen, Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, Werder are best known for their professional association foo ...

as a youth and went on to progress through the club's youth teams. From 2010 until 2014, he played for the reserves. In 2010, he was called up to the first-team squad for a Champions League match against

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. In May 2017, Schoppenhauer signed a two-year contract with

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 ...

. On 5 January 2019, Schoppenhauer joined VfR Aalen on a one-and-half year deal. In July 2019, Schoppenhauer moved to Bremen-based club

FC Oberneuland FC Oberneuland Bremen von 1948 is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the Oberneuland quarter of Bremen, founded on 13 April 1948 in the local inn ''Zum Dorfkrug'' as ''Fußball-Club Oberneuland von 1948''. In addition to ...

, newly promoted to the

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. He announced his retirement from playing in May 2021.

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