Mirko Boland (born 23 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays for Regionalliga Nord club SV Todesfelde as a midfielder.[1]
Career
Boland grew up in the Lower Rhine region, North Rhine-Westphalia,[2] and played youth football for SV Rees,[3] FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg. After initially representing the club's reserve team he signed his first professional contract in 2008 with Duisburg.
After failing to break into Duisburg's first team during the 2008–09 season, Boland transferred to 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig during the winter break. Since then he has become a regular starter in Braunschweig's midfield, appearing in over 150 games since 2009. In 2011, he and Eintracht Braunschweig won promotion back into the 2. Bundesliga, followed by promotion into the Bundesliga in 2013.
In July 2018, free agent Boland joined A-League side Adelaide United on a two-year contract.[4] Boland suffered a hamstring strain on 11 November 2018 in a match against Perth Glory which could sideline him for up to six weeks.[5]
In March 2020, it was announced Boland would be return to Germany in summer 2020 to join VfB Lübeck, having agreed a two-year contract.[6][7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2008–09 | 3. Liga | 18 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2010–11 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Total | 293 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 307 | 29 | ||
| Adelaide United | 2018–19 | A-League | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| VfB Lübeck | 2020–21 | 3. Liga | 35 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 28 | 6 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| Total | 129 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 14 | ||
| Career total | 440 | 42 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 467 | 45 | ||
- ^ Includes DFB-Pokal
- ^ Includes Bundesliga relegation playoffs, A-League finals
References
- ^ Mirko Boland at kicker (in German)
- ^ Himmelberg, Volker (12 August 2013). "Gänsehaut bei der Bundesliga-Premiere". Rheinische Post (in German). Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Einer von uns: Mirko Boland". fupa.net (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2014.
- ^ "Adelaide United sign experienced German midfielder". Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Adelaidenow.com.au | Subscribe to The Advertiser for exclusive stories". www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Reds confirm Boland's departure". Hyundai A-League. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "VfB Lübeck verpflichtet Mirko Boland". NDR.de (in German). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ "Mirko Boland » Club matches". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ^ "M. Boland". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links
- Mirko Boland at fussballdaten.de (in German)