Patric Pfeiffer (born 20 August 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg on loan from FC Augsburg.[1]
Early life
Pfeiffer was born in Hamburg.[2] He is of Ghanaian descent.[3]
Club career
In the summer of 2019, Pfeiffer joined SV Darmstadt 98 from Hamburger SV.[4]
On 1 June 2023, FC Augsburg signed Pfeiffer from SV Darmstadt 98 for free to a 4-year contract.[5]
On 14 August 2024, Pfeiffer joined Young Boys in Switzerland on a season-long loan.[6] On 3 February 2025, Pfeiffer moved on a new loan to 1. FC Magdeburg in 2. Bundesliga.[7]
International career
Born in Germany, but also having Ghanaian origins, Pfeiffer is eligible to represent both countries internationally.[8]
In July 2022, the president of the Ghana FA, Kurt Okraku, announced that Pfeiffer was one of the few players that had officially switched allegiances to represent the Ghanaian senior national team internationally.[9]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 2 | — | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||||
| Darmstadt 98 | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | |||
| Total | 80 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 85 | 6 | ||||
| Augsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Young Boys (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 114 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
References
- ^ Patric Pfeiffer at Soccerway
- ^ Patric Pfeiffer at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
- ^ "Pfeiffer comes for central defense". kicker (in German). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ "FCA sign defender Patric Pfeiffer". FC Augsburg. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ "YB holt Patric Pfeiffer" [YB sign Patric Pfeiffer] (in German). BSC Young Boys. 14 August 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
- ^ "FCM leiht Patric Pfeiffer aus" [FCM loans Patric Pfeiffer] (in German). 1. FC Magdeburg. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 February 2025.
- ^ "Performance of Ghanaian Players Abroad: Yartey sparkles, Ache strikes as Antwi hits brace as 20 players score 23 goals abroad – Ghana Sports Online".
- ^ Eleto, Clinton (5 July 2022). "Breaking News: Tariq Lamptey and four other new players complete Ghana Black Stars switch". Sahara Football. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
External links
- Patric Pfeiffer at kicker (in German)
- Patric Pfeiffer at DFB (also available in German)