Eric Oelschlägel
Personal information
Full name Eric Dirk Oelschlägel[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995
Place of birth Hoyerswerda, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Emmen
Number 1
Youth career
2001–2006 Dynamo Dresden
2006–2008 SG Dresden Striesen
2008–2012 Dynamo Dresden
2012–2014 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Werder Bremen II 68 (0)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2018–2020 Borussia Dortmund II 43 (0)
2018–2020 Borussia Dortmund 0 (0)
2020 Jong Utrecht 3 (0)
2020–2022 Utrecht 27 (0)
2022– Emmen 9 (0)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:59, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

Eric Dirk Oelschlägel (born 20 September 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eerste Divisie club Emmen. He started his career with Werder Bremen, where he spent four seasons with the club's reserves. After two years with Borussia Dortmund he joined FC Utrecht in 2020. He joined FC Emmen in July 2022.

Club career

Oelschlägel began his career in 2001 at Dynamo Dresden. From 2006 to 2008 he played for SG Dresden Striesen, before returning to Dynamo. In 2012, he joined the youth system of Werder Bremen. In the 2014–15 season Oelschlägel moved to the second team, who at that time played in the Regionalliga Nord making his debut on 16 November 2014 debut in a 4–0 away win against FT Braunschweig.[2] In 2015, he celebrated promotion to the 3. Liga with the second team.[3]

After Oelschlägel went to the first team's training camp in Neuruppin in July 2015,[4] he signed a professional contract with Bremen in January 2016 which lasts until 30 June 2018.[5] With multiple goalkeepers injured, Oelschlägel was Felix Wiedwald's backup in the first team's match against Schalke on 24 January 2016.[6] Having suffered an injury early in the first half of the 2015–16 season[7] he played most second-team matches in the second half of the season.[8]

On 20 June 2018, Oelschlägel signed for Borussia Dortmund on a one-year deal from Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee as third choice keeper, playing for Borussia Dortmund second team in the Regionalliga West. In February 2019, he played his first match with the first-team, appearing against his former club Werder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal with first and second goalkeepers Roman Bürki and Marwin Hitz not fit to play. Oelschlägel made multiple saves during the match before making a mistake which resulted in Werder Bremen equalising for 3–3 in extra-time. Werder Bremen went through on penalties with Oelschlägel unable to save a penalty.[9]

On 5 October 2020, Oelschlägel moved to FC Utrecht on a free transfer, having agreed a one-year contract.[10]

On 15 July 2022, Oelschlägel joined FC Emmen on a two-year deal.[11]

International career

Oelschlägel was selected as an alternate player in the German Olympic team's squad for the football tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[12] He remained inactive until the gold medal match, when manager Horst Hrubesch called him up in place of midfielder Leon Goretzka, who was injured in the team's opening match of the tournament.[13][14][15] Though he was not used in the match, he earned a silver medal after Germany lost to Brazil in a penalty shoot-out.[16]

Career statistics

As of match played on 8 October 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 1010
2015–16 3. Liga 190190
2016–17 3. Liga 120120
2017–18 3. Liga 360360
Total 6800000680
Borussia Dortmund II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 280280
2019–20 Regionalliga West 150150
Total 4300000430
Borussia Dortmund 2018–19 Bundesliga 001010
Jong FC Utrecht 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 1010
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 2020
Total 30000030
FC Utrecht 2020–21 Eredivisie 230102[lower-alpha 1]0260
2021–22 Eredivisie 40002[lower-alpha 1]060
Total 2701040320
FC Emmen 2022–23 Eredivisie 900090
Career total 150020401560
  1. 1 2 Appearances in play-offs for UEFA Europa League qualification

Honours

Werder Bremen II

Borussia Dortmund

Germany

References

  1. "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 9 January 2017. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. Freye, Stefan (17 November 2014). "Werder knackt Braunschweigs Abwehrriegel". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Aufstieg! Jetzt reißt Werder den Ballermann ab". Kreiszeitung (in German). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  4. Sczuplinski, Timo (3 July 2015). "Vieles spricht für Felix Wiedwald". Weser-Kurier (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  5. "Bundesliga Werder: Profivertrag für Torhüter Oelschlägel". 11 Freunde (in German). 10 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  6. "Oelschlägel sitzt auf der Bank". Kreiszeitung (in German). 22 January 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  7. "Oelschlägel fehlt für Wochen". Kreiszeitung (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  8. "Eric Oelschlägel". Kicker Online (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  9. Gorgos, Sönke (6 February 2019). "BVB-Debüt zwischen Genie und Wahnsinn: Eric Oelschlägel wird zur tragischen Figur". Sportbuzzer (in German). Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  10. Hoffmann, Marvin K. (5 October 2020). "Neuer Verein: Ex-BVB-Keeper Eric Oelschlägel wechselt in die Eredivisie". Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. "WELKOM, ERIC OELSCHLÄGEL!" (in Dutch). Emmen. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  12. "Die Olympia-Kader stehen fest". dfb.de. 15 July 2016.
  13. "Olympia: Kapitän Leon Goretzka reist ab" [Olympics: Captain Leon Goretzka leaves]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  14. "Olympia: Oelschlägel im Finalkader" [Olympics: Oelschlägel in the final squad]. Werder.de (in German). SV Werder Bremen. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  15. "Hrubesch befördert dritten Torhüter" [Hrubesch promotes third goalkeeper]. Sport1 (in German). 20 August 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  16. "Neymar's golden penalty sees Brazil to victory". fifa.com. 20 August 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  17. "Eric Oelschlägel » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
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