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Daniel Baier

Daniel Baier

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.76 m
Footright
BornMay 18, 1984
👕500+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 19/20 5.1 Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

6
clubs played for
02/03
debut season
0.03
goals / match
FC Augsburg
top club · 355 apps

Position rank · 19/20

#671
goals rank
#972
assists rank
16
season goals
49
season assists

Among 1,273 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€3.50m
peak value · 2015
€450k
top transfer fee · 07/08
3
best season · 03/04
6 / 1
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Dean Lewington
Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Stefan Kohler
Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired
Jérémy Guichard
Attack · Retired

Shares 1984-05-18 · 3 players total

504Appearances
16Goals
49Assists
86Yellow cards
1Red cards
203Full matches (90′)
Full nameDaniel Baier
Date of birth1984-05-18 (42 yrs)
Place of birthKöln, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height176.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2020-09-09
Contract expires—
AgentRobert Schneider
Sep 2020
Transfer: FC Augsburg → Retired
20/21 · Transfer
Jun 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2019
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Augsburg
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Augsburg
36 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Augsburg
30 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2017
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jan 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Augsburg
29 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Augsburg
37 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2015
Injury: unknown
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Augsburg
35 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Augsburg
37 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Augsburg
36 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Augsburg
35 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Augsburg
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2010
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Augsburg
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Augsburg, VfL Wolfsburg
15 matches · 0 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2009
Transfer: FC Augsburg → VfL Wolfsburg
08/09 · Return from loan
Jan 2009
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Sep 2008
Transfer: VfL Wolfsburg → FC Augsburg
08/09 · Loan
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Augsburg, VfL Wolfsburg II
25 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: 1860 Munich → VfL Wolfsburg
07/08 · Transfer · €450k
Jul 2007
07/08 — VfL Wolfsburg
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — TSV 1860 Munich
35 matches · 2 G · 10 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — TSV 1860 Munich
35 matches · 0 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — TSV 1860 Munich
32 matches · 1 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
03/04 — TSV 1860 Munich, TSV 1860 München II
22 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: TSV 1860 U19 → 1860 Munich
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — TSV 1860 München II, TSV 1860 München U19
6 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: TSV 1860 U17 → TSV 1860 U19
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: Aschaff. Yth. → TSV 1860 U17
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Mainasch. Yth. → Aschaff. Yth.
98/99 · Transfer
Jul 1992
Transfer: T. Obernau Yth. → Mainasch. Yth.
92/93 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 977 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 19/20. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.05/90
11
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.05/90
3
Yellow cards6 total · 0.28/90
63
18,273 min
Minutes played by club
FC Augsburg 76.5%
VfL Wolfsburg 0.0%
VfL Wolfsburg II 0.5%
TSV 1860 Munich 20.2%
TSV 1860 München II 1.3%
TSV 1860 München U19 1.5%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Augsburg 12 08/09 19/20 355 8 25 13,984
VfL Wolfsburg 2 07/08 09/10 18 0 0 0
VfL Wolfsburg II 1 08/09 08/09 1 1 0 90
TSV 1860 Munich 4 03/04 06/07 116 3 24 3,697
TSV 1860 München II 2 02/03 03/04 11 3 0 232
TSV 1860 München U19 1 02/03 02/03 3 1 0 270

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€875K6€1.8M9€2.6M12€3.5M02/03 — 1 goals (TSV 1860 München U19)102/0303/04 — 3 goals (TSV 1860 München II)303/0404/05 — 1 goals (TSV 1860 Munich)04/05 — 7 assists804/0505/06 — 7 assists705/0606/07 — 2 goals (TSV 1860 Munich)06/07 — 10 assists1206/0707/0808/09 — 2 goals (FC Augsburg)08/09 — 3 assists508/0909/10 — 3 assists309/1010/11 — 1 goals (FC Augsburg)10/11 — 1 assists210/1111/12 — 5 assists511/1212/13 — 2 goals (FC Augsburg)12/13 — 2 assists412/1313/14 — 2 assists213/1414/15 — 1 goals (FC Augsburg)14/15 — 1 assists214/1515/16 — 1 goals (FC Augsburg)15/16 — 2 assists315/1616/17 — 1 goals (FC Augsburg)16/17 — 3 assists416/1717/18 — 2 assists217/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 1 goals (FC Augsburg)119/2004/05 — €500K05/06 — €1.3M06/07 — €750K07/08 — €1.3M09/10 — €1M10/11 — €750K11/12 — €750K12/13 — €1.8M13/14 — €2M14/15 — €3M15/16 — €3.5M16/17 — €3M17/18 — €2M18/19 — €1M19/20 — €800KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

02/03: 1102/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 1116/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/20

Assists by season

02/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 7704/0505/06: 7705/0606/07: 101006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 3308/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 3316/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/20
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
19/20 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 23 1 0 6 0 1,946
19/20 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 33 0 1 7 0 0
18/19 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 29 0 2 6 0 0
17/18 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 27 1 3 5 0 2,399
16/17 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 2 0 0 2 0 0
15/16 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 28 1 2 7 0 2,332
15/16 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 3 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League FC Augsburg 6 0 0 1 0 0
14/15 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 34 1 1 4 0 3,055
14/15 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 34 0 2 4 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 3 0 0 1 0 0
12/13 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 33 2 2 8 0 1,475
12/13 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 3 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 33 0 5 8 0 0
11/12 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 2. Bundesliga FC Augsburg 17 1 1 2 1 913
10/11 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 2. Bundesliga FC Augsburg 10 0 3 0 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga Playoffs FC Augsburg 2 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 2. Bundesliga FC Augsburg 23 1 3 2 0 1,864
08/09 DFB-Pokal FC Augsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 RL Nord VfL Wolfsburg II 1 1 0 0 0 90
07/08 Bundesliga VfL Wolfsburg 15 0 0 2 0 0
07/08 DFB-Pokal VfL Wolfsburg 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 34 2 10 5 0 1,501
06/07 DFB-Pokal TSV 1860 Munich 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 31 0 7 5 0 0
05/06 DFB-Pokal TSV 1860 Munich 4 0 0 2 0 0
04/05 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 30 1 7 4 0 2,196
04/05 DFB-Pokal TSV 1860 Munich 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 12 0 0 1 0 0
03/04 DFB-Pokal TSV 1860 Munich 2 0 0 0 0 0
03/04 Oberliga Bayern TSV 1860 München II 8 3 0 2 0 232
02/03 Oberliga Bayern TSV 1860 München II 3 0 0 0 0 0
02/03 U19-Champ. TSV 1860 München U19 3 1 0 0 0 270
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
92/93 1992-07-01 T. Obernau Yth. Mainasch. Yth. Transfer 0 —
98/99 1998-07-01 Mainasch. Yth. Aschaff. Yth. Transfer 0 —
99/00 2000-07-01 Aschaff. Yth. TSV 1860 U17 Transfer 0 —
01/02 2001-07-01 TSV 1860 U17 TSV 1860 U19 Transfer 0 —
03/04 2003-07-01 TSV 1860 U19 1860 Munich Transfer 0 —
07/08 2007-07-19 1860 Munich VfL Wolfsburg Transfer 750000 €450k
08/09 2008-09-01 VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg Loan 1300000 —
08/09 2009-06-30 FC Augsburg VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan 1000000 —
09/10 2010-01-31 VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg Transfer 750000 —
20/21 2020-09-09 FC Augsburg Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
08/09 Achilles tendon irritation 2009-01-08 2009-04-02 85 15
14/15 muscular problems 2015-03-12 2015-03-12 1 0
15/16 Metacarpal fracture 2015-10-05 2015-10-15 11 0
15/16 Ankle injury 2016-02-01 2016-03-03 32 7
16/17 Achilles tendon problems 2017-01-26 2017-02-09 15 2
16/17 Achilles tendon problems 2017-02-20 2017-03-30 39 4
16/17 Knock 2017-04-17 2017-04-26 10 1
17/18 cold 2018-04-08 2018-04-23 16 2
19/20 Calf injury 2019-09-14 2019-09-25 12 2
19/20 Calf problems 2019-10-06 2019-10-28 23 3
19/20 Tonsillitis 2020-06-04 2020-06-16 13 2
Current—
Peak€3.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€500k
—€875k€1.75m€2.63m€3.50m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.75m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.30m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.25m
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #5710 — 2 0 — — former national player
Team #5709 — 3 1 — — former national player
Team #3817 — 1 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Marwin Hitz 1 0 0
Philipp Max 1 1 0
Dong-won Ji 1 1 0
Caiuby 1 1 0
Raúl Bobadilla 1 0 0
André Hahn 1 1 0
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw 1 1 0
Dominik Kohr 1 1 0
Rani Khedira 1 0 0
Alfred Finnbogason 1 0 0
Matthias Ostrzolek 1 0 0
Jonathan Schmid 1 0 0
Martin Hinteregger 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
03/04 Oberliga Bayern TSV 1860 München II 3 8
12/13 Bundesliga FC Augsburg 2 33
06/07 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 2 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
06/07 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 10 34
05/06 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 7 31
04/05 2. Bundesliga TSV 1860 Munich 7 30

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
08/09 2009-06-30 FC Augsburg VfL Wolfsburg Return from loan — €1.00m
08/09 2008-09-01 VfL Wolfsburg FC Augsburg Loan — €1.30m

Teams faced most often by Daniel Baier's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Eintracht Frankfurt 10 3 4 3 12 17 -5 30%
1. FSV Mainz 05 10 2 2 6 11 20 -9 20%
Bayern München 10 1 1 8 6 27 -21 10%
FC Schalke 04 10 2 4 4 10 13 -3 20%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 10 3 3 4 15 19 -4 30%
VfL Wolfsburg 10 3 4 3 7 7 0 30%
Bayer Leverkusen 10 0 4 6 9 20 -11 0%
Borussia Dortmund 10 1 2 7 14 30 -16 10%
Werder Bremen 10 7 0 3 22 16 +6 70%
1899 Hoffenheim 10 3 2 5 12 16 -4 30%
Hamburger SV 8 4 0 4 12 10 +2 50%
SC Freiburg 8 1 4 3 7 10 -3 13%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
02/03 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
19/20 24 1,946 6 0 0 0.28
18/19 36 0 7 0 0 0
17/18 30 0 6 0 0 0
16/17 29 2,399 7 0 0 0.26
15/16 37 2,332 9 0 0 0.35
14/15 35 3,055 4 0 0 0.12
13/14 37 0 5 0 0 0
12/13 36 1,475 8 0 0 0.49
11/12 35 0 8 0 0 0
10/11 19 913 2 0 1 0.3
09/10 15 0 1 1 0 0
08/09 25 1,954 2 0 0 0.09
07/08 16 0 2 0 0 0
06/07 35 1,501 5 0 0 0.3
05/06 35 0 7 0 0 0
04/05 32 2,196 4 0 0 0.16
03/04 22 232 3 0 0 1.16

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Bundesliga
302 apps
6 G
18 A
2. Bundesliga
145 apps
5 G
31 A
Oberliga Bayern
11 apps
3 G
0 A
RL Nord
1 apps
1 G
0 A
U19-Champ.
3 apps
1 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
34 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League
6 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Daniel Baier

Who is Daniel Baier?

Daniel Baier is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Daniel Baier?

Daniel Baier is 42 years old. He was born on May 18, 1984 in Köln.

What position does Daniel Baier play?

Daniel Baier plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Daniel Baier play for?

Daniel Baier currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Daniel Baier scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Daniel Baier has scored 16 goals in 504 appearances.