Sebastian Stachnik (born 14 June 1986) is a German retired

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er.

Career

Stachnik, who was born in the German capital

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, joined the second team of

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in the year 2006 after playing for several other youth teams in Berlin. In his first fourth league, season he scored 13 times but did not get an opportunity to prove his talent in the

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with

. He then followed the director of the Bundesliga team Michael Schjønberg to

1. FC Kaiserslautern 1. Fußball-Club Kaiserslautern e. V., also known as 1. FCK, FCK (), FC Kaiserslautern (), K'lautern or colloquially Lautern (), is a German sports club based in Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to Association football, football ...

in the second league. He made his debut on 13 August 2007 with Kaiserslautern when he was substituted in a 1–1 draw against

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after half-time. Overall, he made eight appearances for the first team. In July 2009 he moved on to RW Essen and was a starter for the club scoring 7 goals in 29 matches. On 14 June 2010 he joined Sportfreunde Lotte and remained at the club for one year making 30 appearances and scoring 5 goals.Neuverpflichtungen Sebastian Stachnik u. Sergej Neubauer
/ref> For the 2011–12 season, he joined Dutch side Helmond Sport in the Jupiler League. In his first season with the club Stachnik was handed the number 10 shirt and appeared in 21 league matches scoring 6 goals. He helped the club to a fourth-place finish and a spot in the

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. The following season he appeared in 24 league matches and scored 5 goals as once again

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finished in fourth place. In July 2013, he returned to his hometown to sign for

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of the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Stachnik, Sebastian 1986 births Living people Hertha BSC II players Hannover 96 II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players Rot-Weiss Essen players Sportfreunde Lotte players Helmond Sport players Eerste Divisie players Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards German men's footballers Footballers from Berlin 21st-century German sportsmen