Raphael Obermair (born 1 April 1996) is a German professional

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who plays as a winger for 2. Bundesliga club Paderborn 07.

Club career

Youth

Obermair was born in

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. He spent his youth career at

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TSV 1860 Rosenheim

In 2014, Obermair was promoted to the first team of TSV 1860 Rosenheim. He played in a total of 84 games, scoring 4 goals in his two-year spell with the senior team.

Bayern Munich II

In 2016, Obermair joined the second team of

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club

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Sturm Graz

In 2018, Obermair signed a two-year deal with

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club

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Carl Zeiss Jena

In August 2019, Obermair signed a two-year contract with

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club Carl Zeiss Jena, joining the club on a free transfer. He scored his first and only goal for Carl Zeiss Jena in a 3-2 away defeat against

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. In June 2020, after playing for one season, it was announced that Obermair have left the club.

Magdeburg

In summer of 2020, Obermair joined 3. Liga club

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on a free transfer, signing a deal until June 2022. Magdeburg won the

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title and were promoted to 2. Bundesliga for the 2022–23 season.

Paderborn

In 2022, it was announced that Obermair joined 2. Bundesliga club

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on a free transfer.

International career

Obermair was born and raised in

, Germany to a German father and a Filipino mother, making him eligible to represent either

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or the

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at international level.

Philippines

In May 2021, he was called up to the Philippines for three

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matches. In November 2021, Obermair was once again called-up for the Philippines in the

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, but was not able to secure a release from his club.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

Magdeburg *

: 2021–22

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obermair, Raphael 1996 births Living people People from Rosenheim (district) Footballers from Upper Bavaria German sportspeople of Filipino descent German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders TSV 1860 Rosenheim players SK Sturm Graz players FC Bayern Munich II players FC Bayern Munich footballers FC Carl Zeiss Jena players 1. FC Magdeburg players SC Paderborn 07 players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Bayernliga players Austrian Football Bundesliga players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Austria German expatriate sportspeople in Austria 21st-century German sportsmen