Matthias Lehmann (born 28 May 1983) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

SSV Ulm

Born in

Ulm Ulm () is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Danube on the border with Bavaria. The city, which has an estimated population of more than 126,000 (2018), forms an urban district of its own (german: link=no, ...

, Lehmann started his career with

SSV Ulm 1846 SSV Ulm 1846 is a German football club from Ulm, Baden-Württemberg. The modern-day football department, officially playing as SSV Ulm 1846 Fussball, was formed on 9 March 2009 when the department separated from SSV Ulm 1846. The club's great ...

in the 2000–01 season. He made four appearances, against

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

, LR Aalen, and

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 over ...

in the 2. Bundesliga.

VfB Stuttgart

Lehmann moved to

VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II is a German Association football, football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the Regionalliga Südwest. From 2008 to 2016 the team played in the 3. Liga. They are the German reserve football teams, reserve team of V ...

where he scored a goal in 24 league appearances and made a German Cup appearance against Greuther Fürth during the 2001–02 season. Stuttgart II finished in 16th place in the Regionalliga Süd and were relegated.

1860 Munich

Lehmann joined

1860 Munich , commonly known as TSV 1860 München (; lettered as ) or 1860 Munich, is a sports club based in Munich. The club's football team currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third tier of German football. 1860 Munich was one of the founding members of ...

for the 2003–04 season. In his first season, he scored a goal in 17 league appearances. 1860 Munich finished the season in 18th place in the

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footba ...

and were relegated. He went on to score six goals in 34 appearances during the 2004–05 season and six goals in 35 appearances during the 2005–06 season.

Alemannia Aachen

Lehmann moved to

Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...

for the 2006–07 season. In his first season with the club, he scored three goals in 34 appearances in all competitions. He also made an appearance for the reserve team. He went on to score seven goals in 69 appearances in the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.

FC St. Pauli

Lehmann spent the 2009–10 and

2010–11 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

seasons with

. He scored eight goals in 35 appearances in all competitions in his first season and five goals in 34 appearances in all competitions in his second season.

Eintracht Frankfurt

In June 2011, Lehmann joined

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

, reportedly signing a three-year contract while Eintracht Frankfurt paid St. Pauli a fixed transfer fee of €500,000. He made 26 league appearances and two in the

DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by the German Football Association (DFB). Sixty-four teams participate in the competition, including all clubs from the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga. It is considere ...

1. FC Köln

In June 2012, Lehmann signed for

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...

. In his first season, he made 29 appearances in all competitions without scoring a goal. He went on to make 26 appearances without scoring the following season. During the 2014–15 season, he scored five goals in 32 league appearances including three goals in four appearances. During the 2015–16 season, he has made five appearances without scoring. Having risen to the captaincy, Lehmann spent seven seasons at Köln. At the end of the 2018-19 season, it was announced that Lehmann would end his career at the club. He played his last career game on 19 May 2019 against

FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...

International career

Lehmann was a youth international for Germany.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Matthias Lehmann Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lehmann, Matthias 1983 births Living people Association football midfielders German footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players SSV Ulm 1846 players VfB Stuttgart II players TSV 1860 Munich players Alemannia Aachen players FC St. Pauli players Eintracht Frankfurt players 1. FC Köln players Germany under-21 international footballers Germany youth international footballers Sportspeople from Ulm Footballers from Baden-Württemberg