Fabian Giefer
Giefer with Schalke 04 in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Fabian Giefer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Adenau, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bristol City (on loan from FC Schalke 04) |
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| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1999 | 1. FC Oberahr | ||
| 1999–2003 | TuRa Lommersdorf | ||
| 2003–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 44 | (0) |
| 2009–2012 | Bayer Leverkusen | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 64 | (0) |
| 2014– | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017– | → Bristol City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Germany U17 | 16 | (0) |
| 2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2010 |
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Fabian Giefer (born 17 May 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship side Bristol City, on loan from Schalke 04.
Born in Adenau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Giefer began his football career at 1. FC Oberahr as his first youth club. He then move to TuRa Lommersdorf before moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where he started his professional career. He would soon promoted to Bayer Leverkusen II. Griefer played his first Bayer Leverkusen II match in the opening game of the season, in a 2-2 draw against Verl. At Bayer Leverkusen II, Giefer spent the season, competing the first choice goalkeeper role with Benedikt Fernandez and Erik Domaschke, which saw him made ten appearance.
Despite this, Giefer was promoted to the Bayer Leverkusen first team ahead of the 2009-10 season. After being promoted to the first team, Giefer signed his first professional contract with the club and expected to fight over a first choice goalkeeper role with René Adler. Following Alder's absent, He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 November 2009 against Eintracht Frankfurt, in which he kept a clean, in a 4–0 win. Although Alder managed to regained his first choice goalkeeper role soon after, he went on to make two appearances for the side in the 2009-10 season against Hannover 96 and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
In the 2010-11 season, Giefer continued to remain a second choice goalkeeper behind Alder. It wasn't until on 1 December 2010, he made his international debut for the UEFA Europa League, substituting Bayer's #1 goalkeeper, René Adler and the team won 1–0 against Norway's Rosenborg. By the end of December, Giefer made two more appearances in all competitions: once came against Atlético Madrid and another in the league against Freiburg. Although he suffered an injury as the season progressed, it wasn't until on 10 April 2011 when he made his first appearance of the season, in a 2-1 win over St. Pauli.
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