Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fin Bartels | ||
Date of birth | 7 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Kiel, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder, striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Werder Bremen | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
TSV Russee | |||
–2002 | SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee | ||
2002–2005 | Holstein Kiel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | Holstein Kiel II | 10 | (1) |
2005–2007 | Holstein Kiel | 50 | (5) |
2007 | 8 | (4) | |
2007–2010 | 77 | (14) | |
2010–2014 | FC St. Pauli | 117 | (22) |
2014– | Werder Bremen | 90 | (20) |
National team | |||
2008 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:22, 23 May 2017 (UTC). |
Fin Bartels (born 7 February 1987) is a German professional football who plays for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, either as midfielder or as a striker.
Bartels began his career at TSV Russee and later played for SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee before joining Holstein Kiel in 2002. In 2005 Bartels moved up to Holstein Kiel II. Later that year he broke into the first team squad at Kiel, before joining of the Bundesliga in 2007.
Bartels made his debut for Rostock against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 defeat. He then scored his first Bundesliga goal with a bicycle kick on 1 March 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld to tie the game late on.
Bartels became an instant regular at St. Pauli, making 31 appearances in his debut season. His first start came on matchday 6, against Borussia Dortmund. However, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga having finished in last place. His strongest two seasons for St. Pauli were the 2012–13 season and 2013–14 season, in both of which he scored 7 league goals in the 2. Bundesliga. In January 2014, he announced his decision to not renew his St. Pauli contract but to leave the club for Werder Bremen.
Bartels signed a three-year contract with Werder Bremen. In his first season he was able to command a regular place in the team from matchday 3 onwards and made 29 league appearances scoring 4 goals.
In the following 2015–16 season he played 30 matches taking his goal tally up to 8, mostly on the right of the midfield.