Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christoph Moritz | ||
Date of birth | 27 January 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Düren, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2006 | FC Viktoria 08 Arnoldsweiler | ||
2006–2009 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Alemannia Aachen II | 2 | (0) |
2009–2013 | Schalke 04 | 54 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Schalke 04 II | 9 | (0) |
2013–2016 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 42 | (2) |
2013–2015 | → 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 3 | (1) |
2016– | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2010 | Germany U20 | 3 | (1) |
2010–2013 | Germany U21 | 7 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:01, 20 December 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2013 |
Christoph Moritz (born 27 January 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the Bundesliga.
Moritz began his footballing career in 1994, at the age of four, as a youth player with FC Viktoria 08 Arnoldsweiler. He stayed here for twelve years before moving to Alemannia Aachen. After three years with the youth and reserve teams, he signed for Schalke 04 in July 2009 where he started his professional career. Moritz's first professional match was in the Bundesliga on 8 August 2009 against 1. FC Nuremberg and scored his first goal on 16 August 2009. Moritz signed his first professional contract on 18 January 2010 with Schalke 04. The contract ran until 30 June 2013. After this he joined Mainz 05 until 30 June 2017.