Philipp Wollscheid

Quick Facts

Full Name	Philipp Wollscheid
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 6, 1989(1989-03-06)
Age	35
Birthplace	Wadern
Country	Germany
Birth City	Wadern
Horoscope	Aries

Philipp Wollscheid Biography

Philipp Wollscheid is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on March 6, 1989 in Wadern, Wadern, Germany. Philipp Johannes Wollscheid (born 6 March 1989) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

In November 2011, Wollscheid agreed a five-year deal with Bayer Leverkusen beginning from summer 2012. In the 2012–13 season under the management of Sami Hyypiä, Wollscheid played 40 times scoring three goals as Leverkusen finished in third position. He struggled with injury and form in 2013–14, making 27 appearances as Hyypiä was sacked in April 2014. His replacement Roger Schmidt opted for the pairing of Emir Spahić and Ömer Toprak and Wollscheid was free to find another club.

He represented the German national under-20 football team on one occasion. On 29 May 2013, he made his international debut for Germany national team in a friendly game against Ecuador in Boca Raton, Florida.

In the summer of 2014, Wollscheid joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan for the 2014–15 season. He played five times for Mainz before leaving in January 2015.

He rose to prominence during the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, making his first team debut in a 3–1 defeat against 1. FC Kaiserslautern in November 2010. He soon became a regular starter for Nürnberg and finished the year ranked third among all Bundesliga defenders, according to kicker’s player ratings.

Philipp Wollscheid Net Worth

Philipp Wollscheid is one of the richest Association Football Player from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Philipp Wollscheid 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Born in Wadern, Saarland, Wollscheid started his career in the youth teams of various local amateur sides. He made his first team debut in March 2007 for SG Noswendel-Wadern in the Landesliga – then the seventh tier of the German football league system. At the start of the 2007–08 season, he joined SV Rot- Weiss Hasborn in the fifth tier Oberliga, appearing 18 times for the club before moving to 1. FC Saarbrücken six months later. He struggled to make an impact during his 18-month spell at the club, and made many of his 30 league appearances as a substitute. Following Saarbrücken’s promotion to the Regionalliga in 2009, Wollscheid decided to look for a new club.

Wollscheid began his career playing amateur football for various clubs in the Saarland. He progressed to semi-professional level with SV Rot-Weiss Hasborn in 2007 and then 1. FC Saarbrücken. He was released by Saarbrücken in the summer of 2009 and then joined 1. FC Nürnberg following a successful trial. After spending time playing for the second team he broke into the Nürnberg first team and became a regular in the Bundesliga. His performances for Nürnberg saw him transfer to Bayer Leverkusen in July 2012.

Wollscheid was a regular under Sami Hyypiä at Leverkusen in 2012–13 and 2013–14. However, he fell out of favor with new manager Roger Schmidt and joined 1. FSV Mainz 05 on loan in August 2014. Wollscheid joined English side Stoke City on loan in January 2015 which was made permanent at the end of the season. After losing his place at Stoke, Wollscheid had an unsuccessful spell on loan at VfL Wolfsburg in 2016–17. His contract with Stoke was terminated by mutual consent in August 2017 and Wollscheid joined French club Metz. He retired in October 2019.

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Following his release from Metz, Wollscheid returned to his home town of Wadern, and began playing for his friend’s successful five-a side futsal team. In an interview in October 2019 Wollscheid revealed that he no longer enjoyed being a professional footballer.—“Had I been able to play without emotion, I would probably have carried on for another six years”. “But I realised that I would only be going to work to earn money and I said to myself that cannot be right.” “The football business in general is simply wrong. One day you will be praised by everyone to the sky, the next you are not good enough anymore. I have never been able to endure these ups and downs.”

Facts & Trivia

Philipp Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Philipp Wollscheid celebrates birthday on March 6 of every year.