Simon Zoller (born 26 June 1991) is a German former professional

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who played as a striker.

Career

Zoller began his career with

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher Sport-Club Mühlburg-Phönix e. V., better known as Karlsruher SC, is a Football in Germany, German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of Germa ...

, and made his debut for the club in November 2010, as a substitute for Patrick Dulleck in a 0–0 draw with

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its Association football, football section. The footba ...

in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruhe were relegated to the

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at the end of the following season. Zoller left the club, signing for VfL Osnabrück, along with teammates Marcus Piossek and

Timo Staffeldt Timo Staffeldt (born 9 February 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Staffeldt began his career 1990 with six years for SpVgg Ketsch and played six years for the club's youth sides, before being sc ...

. In June 2013, he signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side

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 ...

. A year later, after outstanding performances for Kaiserslautern, he signed for recently promoted

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side

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 ...

on a four-year deal. Köln had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €3 million. However, Zoller could not fulfill the high expectations during the first half of the 2014–15 campaign and returned subsequently in the winter break on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the remainder of the season. After an extended period of limited playing time in 2018, it was announced that Zoller would join

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

from January 2019. On 1 September 2023, Zoller signed with

St. Pauli St. Pauli (Sankt Pauli; ) is a quarter of the city of Hamburg belonging to the centrally located Hamburg-Mitte borough. Situated on the right bank of the Elbe river, the nearby Landungsbrücken is a northern part of the port of Hamburg. St. Pau ...

Personal life

Zoller married television presenter Laura Wontorra on 12 November 2016. Laura is the daughter of journalist Jörg Wontorra.

Career statistics

Honours

FC St. Pauli * 2.Bundesliga : 2023–24

References

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* * * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Friedrichshafen Footballers from Tübingen (region) German men's footballers Men's association football forwards Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Karlsruher SC players Karlsruher SC II players VfL Osnabrück players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players 1. FC Köln players VfL Bochum players FC St. Pauli players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub