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Michael Fink

Michael Fink

Defender - Centre-Back  at FC Gießen
Age44
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.81 m
Footright
BornFebruary 1, 1982
at FC Gießen 1,969 days · joined 2021-01-01
👕500+ Apps 50+ Goals Veteran
Market value
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

13
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0.08
goals / match
FC Gießen
top club · 183 apps

Career highs

€3.20m
peak value · 2010
top transfer fee
8
best season · 23/24
4 / 0
int'l caps / goals
731Appearances
57Goals
39Assists
77Yellow cards
1Red cards
257Full matches (90′)
Full nameMichael Fink
Date of birth1982-02-01 (44 yrs)
Place of birthWaiblingen, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height181.00 m
Current clubFC Gießen
Joined2021-01-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
AgentLokurlu
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
31 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Gießen
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Gießen
33 matches · 8 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Gießen
38 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Gießen
35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2021
Transfer: Hanau 93 → FC Gießen
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — 1.Hanauer FC 93, FC Gießen
40 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — 1.Hanauer FC 93
22 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Gießen → Hanau 93
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Gießen
37 matches · 7 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Hanau 93 → FC Gießen
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — 1.Hanauer FC 93
20 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
Transfer: W. Mannheim → Hanau 93
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — SV Waldhof Mannheim
37 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — SV Waldhof Mannheim
36 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Erzgebirge Aue → W. Mannheim
15/16 · Transfer
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
30 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
30 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2012
Transfer: Without Club → Erzgebirge Aue
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Erzgebirge Aue
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Samsunspor → Without Club
12/13 · Transfer
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2011
Transfer: Besiktas → Samsunspor
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — Samsunspor
32 matches · 1 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2011
Transfer: Bor. M'gladbach → Besiktas
10/11 · Return from loan
Jan 2011
Transfer: Besiktas → Bor. M'gladbach
10/11 · Loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — Borussia Mönchengladbach, Besiktas JK
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Besiktas JK
38 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: E. Frankfurt → Besiktas
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Eintracht Frankfurt
34 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Eintracht Frankfurt
34 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Eintracht Frankfurt
32 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Arm. Bielefeld → E. Frankfurt
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — Arminia Bielefeld
38 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2004
04/05 — Arminia Bielefeld, Arminia Bielefeld II
25 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2004
Transfer: Stuttgart II → Arm. Bielefeld
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2003
03/04 — VfB Stuttgart II
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
02/03 — VfB Stuttgart II
34 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
01/02 — VfB Stuttgart II
27 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2001
Transfer: Stuttgart U19 → Stuttgart II
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2000
00/01 — VfB Stuttgart II, VfB Stuttgart U19
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1998
98/99 — VfB Stuttgart U17
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1997
97/98 — VfB Stuttgart U17
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.20m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
23,124 min
Minutes played by club
VfB Stuttgart U17 0.0%
FC Gießen 25.4%
1.Hanauer FC 93 10.0%
SV Waldhof Mannheim 13.2%
FC Erzgebirge Aue 9.9%
Samsunspor 11.2%
Borussia Mönchengladbach 0.0%
Besiktas JK 6.2%
Eintracht Frankfurt 7.4%
Arminia Bielefeld 5.0%
Arminia Bielefeld II 4.2%
VfB Stuttgart II 7.6%
VfB Stuttgart U19 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
VfB Stuttgart U17 2 97/98 98/99 2 0 0 0
FC Gießen 6 18/19 24/25 183 18 12 5,865
1.Hanauer FC 93 3 17/18 20/21 53 6 0 2,317
SV Waldhof Mannheim 2 15/16 16/17 73 4 5 3,047
FC Erzgebirge Aue 3 12/13 14/15 76 3 3 2,299
Samsunspor 1 11/12 11/12 32 1 5 2,585
Borussia Mönchengladbach 1 10/11 10/11 6 0 0 0
Besiktas JK 2 09/10 10/11 46 3 3 1,426
Eintracht Frankfurt 3 06/07 08/09 100 9 8 1,720
Arminia Bielefeld 2 04/05 05/06 52 5 3 1,145
Arminia Bielefeld II 1 04/05 04/05 11 1 0 963
VfB Stuttgart II 4 00/01 03/04 95 7 0 1,757
VfB Stuttgart U19 1 00/01 00/01 2 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

4€800K8€1.6M11€2.4M15€3.2M02/03 — 4 goals (VfB Stuttgart II)402/0303/04 — 3 goals (VfB Stuttgart II)303/0404/05 — 1 goals (Arminia Bielefeld II)04/05 — 1 assists204/0505/06 — 5 goals (Arminia Bielefeld)05/06 — 2 assists705/0606/07 — 1 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)06/07 — 2 assists306/0707/08 — 3 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)07/08 — 4 assists707/0808/09 — 5 goals (Eintracht Frankfurt)08/09 — 2 assists708/0909/10 — 2 goals (Besiktas JK)09/10 — 3 assists509/1010/11 — 1 goals (Besiktas JK)110/1111/12 — 1 goals (Samsunspor)11/12 — 5 assists611/1212/13 — 1 goals (FC Erzgebirge Aue)112/1313/14 — 2 goals (FC Erzgebirge Aue)13/14 — 2 assists413/1414/15 — 1 assists114/1515/16 — 2 goals (SV Waldhof Mannheim)15/16 — 3 assists515/1616/17 — 2 goals (SV Waldhof Mannheim)16/17 — 2 assists416/1717/18 — 5 goals (1.Hanauer FC 93)517/1818/19 — 7 goals (FC Gießen)18/19 — 8 assists1518/1919/20 — 1 goals (1.Hanauer FC 93)119/2020/21 — 2 goals (FC Gießen)20/21 — 2 assists420/2121/2222/23 — 1 goals (FC Gießen)22/23 — 2 assists322/2323/24 — 8 goals (FC Gießen)823/2404/05 — €50K05/06 — €800K06/07 — €1.8M07/08 — €2M08/09 — €2.5M10/11 — €3.2M11/12 — €1.7M12/13 — €1.2M13/14 — €1M14/15 — €500K15/16 — €500K16/17 — €175K17/18 — €100K21/22 — €25K22/23 — €10KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 4402/0303/04: 3303/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 5505/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 3307/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 2215/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 7718/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 8823/2424/25: 0024/2597/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/99

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0303/04: 0003/0404/05: 1104/0505/06: 2205/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 4407/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 5511/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 2213/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2597/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/99
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
98/99 U17-Champ. VfB Stuttgart U17 1 0 0 0 0 0
97/98 U17-Champ. VfB Stuttgart U17 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Regionalliga Südwest FC Gießen 11 0 0 1 0 0
23/24 Hessenliga FC Gießen 31 8 0 0 0 341
23/24 Hessenpokal FC Gießen 2 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Hessenliga FC Gießen 37 1 2 2 0 3,313
22/23 Hessenpokal FC Gießen 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Hessenpokal FC Gießen 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Regionalliga Südwest FC Gießen 34 0 0 5 0 0
20/21 Hessenliga 1.Hanauer FC 93 11 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Hessenpokal FC Gießen 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Regionalliga Südwest FC Gießen 28 2 2 4 0 1,250
19/20 Hessenliga 1.Hanauer FC 93 22 1 0 1 0 1,957
18/19 Hessenliga FC Gießen 32 6 6 3 0 467
18/19 Hessenpokal FC Gießen 5 1 2 1 0 494
17/18 VL Hessen-Süd 1.Hanauer FC 93 20 5 0 0 0 360
16/17 Aufstiegsrunde zur 3. Liga SV Waldhof Mannheim 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Badenpokal SV Waldhof Mannheim 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Regionalliga Südwest SV Waldhof Mannheim 34 2 2 2 0 1,517
15/16 Aufstiegsrunde zur 3. Liga SV Waldhof Mannheim 2 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Regionalliga Südwest SV Waldhof Mannheim 34 2 3 4 0 1,530
14/15 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 28 0 1 7 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal FC Erzgebirge Aue 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 29 2 2 5 0 1,146
13/14 DFB-Pokal FC Erzgebirge Aue 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 2. Bundesliga FC Erzgebirge Aue 16 1 0 4 0 1,153
11/12 Süper Lig Samsunspor 31 1 5 4 0 2,585
11/12 Türkiye Kupasi Samsunspor 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 5 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 3 1 0 0 0 199
09/10 Champions League Besiktas JK 4 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 30 2 3 4 0 1,227
09/10 TFF Süper Kupa Besiktas JK 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 3 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 32 5 2 6 0 536
08/09 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 32 3 4 3 0 914
07/08 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 23 0 1 3 0 0
06/07 DFB-Pokal Eintracht Frankfurt 3 1 1 0 0 270
06/07 UEFA Cup Eintracht Frankfurt 6 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Bundesliga Arminia Bielefeld 33 4 2 3 0 710
05/06 DFB-Pokal Arminia Bielefeld 5 1 0 0 0 435
04/05 Bundesliga Arminia Bielefeld 11 0 1 0 0 0
04/05 DFB-Pokal Arminia Bielefeld 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Regionalliga Nord Arminia Bielefeld II 11 1 0 1 0 963
03/04 Regionalliga Süd VfB Stuttgart II 34 3 0 4 0 1,008
02/03 Oberliga Ba-Wü VfB Stuttgart II 34 4 0 5 0 749
01/02 DFB-Pokal VfB Stuttgart II 1 0 0 0 0 0
01/02 Regionalliga Süd VfB Stuttgart II 25 0 0 2 1 0
01/02 Württembergpokal VfB Stuttgart II 1 0 0 1 0 0
00/01 DFB-Pokal VfB Stuttgart II 0 0 0 0 0 0
00/01 Jugend-Pokal VfB Stuttgart U19 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Stuttgart U19 Stuttgart II Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Stuttgart II Arm. Bielefeld Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Arm. Bielefeld E. Frankfurt Transfer 1700000
09/10 2009-07-01 E. Frankfurt Besiktas Transfer 2500000
10/11 2011-01-27 Besiktas Bor. M'gladbach Loan 1700000
10/11 2011-06-30 Bor. M'gladbach Besiktas Return from loan 1000000
11/12 2011-09-05 Besiktas Samsunspor Transfer 1000000
12/13 2012-07-01 Samsunspor Without Club Transfer 1200000
12/13 2012-12-05 Without Club Erzgebirge Aue Transfer 1000000
15/16 2015-07-01 Erzgebirge Aue W. Mannheim Transfer 200000
17/18 2017-07-01 W. Mannheim Hanau 93 Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Hanau 93 FC Gießen Transfer 0
19/20 2019-07-01 FC Gießen Hanau 93 Transfer 0
20/21 2021-01-01 Hanau 93 FC Gießen Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 unknown injury 2011-11-25 2011-12-01 7 1
14/15 Forearm fracture 2014-12-18 2015-01-08 22 1
14/15 Torn muscle fiber 2015-04-05 2015-04-18 14 2
24/25 Cruciate ligament tear 2024-10-13 336 31
Current€10k
Peak€3.20m
Low
Δ since start−€40k
€800k€1.60m€2.40m€3.20m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €10k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #17662 3 0 former national player
Team #5709 1 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Marcel Seegert 2 0 0
Martin Männel 1 0 0
Frederic Löhe 1 0 0
Jannik Sommer 2 3 0
Nikola Trkulja 1 0 0
Connor Filsinger 2 0 0
Deniz Vural 2 0 0
Philipp Förster 2 0 0

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

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
23/24 Hessenliga FC Gießen 8 31
18/19 Hessenliga FC Gießen 6 32
08/09 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 5 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
18/19 Hessenliga FC Gießen 6 32
11/12 Süper Lig Samsunspor 5 31
07/08 Bundesliga Eintracht Frankfurt 4 32

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
10/11 2011-06-30 Bor. M'gladbach Besiktas Return from loan €1.00m
10/11 2011-01-27 Besiktas Bor. M'gladbach Loan €1.70m

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

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
VfB Stuttgart 25 10 5 10 41 36 +5 40%
Borussia Dortmund 24 4 6 14 27 57 -30 17%
1. FSV Mainz 05 24 9 7 8 32 29 +3 38%
VfL Wolfsburg 24 6 5 13 31 40 -9 25%
SC Freiburg 24 6 11 7 29 32 -3 25%
FC Augsburg 22 8 6 8 33 27 +6 36%
1. FC Köln 22 6 4 12 25 38 -13 27%
FC Schalke 04 22 10 6 6 30 23 +7 45%
1. FC Union Berlin 21 6 10 5 33 32 +1 29%
RB Leipzig 20 5 7 8 24 25 -1 25%
1. FC Nürnberg 18 7 6 5 26 24 +2 39%
Hamburger SV 18 6 7 5 21 18 +3 33%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season
02/03 First senior goal
23/24 Goal #50 (career)

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

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 11 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 38 3,313 2 0 0 0.05
21/22 35 0 5 0 0 0
20/21 40 1,250 4 0 0 0.29
19/20 22 1,957 1 0 0 0.05
18/19 37 961 4 0 0 0.37
16/17 37 1,517 2 0 0 0.12
15/16 36 1,530 5 0 0 0.29
14/15 30 0 7 0 0 0
13/14 30 1,146 5 0 0 0.39
12/13 16 1,153 4 0 0 0.31
11/12 32 2,585 4 0 0 0.14
09/10 38 1,227 5 0 0 0.37
08/09 34 536 6 0 0 1.01
07/08 34 914 3 0 0 0.3
06/07 32 270 3 0 0 1
05/06 38 1,145 3 0 0 0.24
04/05 25 963 1 0 0 0.09
03/04 34 1,008 4 0 0 0.36
02/03 34 749 5 0 0 0.6
01/02 27 0 3 0 1 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Hessenliga
133 apps
16 G
8 A
Bundesliga
137 apps
12 G
10 A
Regionalliga Südwest
141 apps
6 G
7 A
VL Hessen-Süd
20 apps
5 G
0 A
Oberliga Ba-Wü
34 apps
4 G
0 A
Süper Lig
66 apps
3 G
8 A
2. Bundesliga
73 apps
3 G
3 A
Regionalliga Süd
59 apps
3 G
0 A
DFB-Pokal
19 apps
2 G
1 A
Hessenpokal
10 apps
1 G
2 A

Frequently asked about Michael Fink

Who is Michael Fink?

Michael Fink is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Gießen.

How old is Michael Fink?

Michael Fink is 44 years old. He was born on February 1, 1982 in Waiblingen.

What position does Michael Fink play?

Michael Fink plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Michael Fink play for?

Michael Fink currently plays for FC Gießen.

How many career goals has Michael Fink scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Michael Fink has scored 57 goals in 731 appearances.