Gnabry with Germany U21s in 2016
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Serge David Gnabry | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Stuttgart, Germany | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Werder Bremen | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
1999–2000 | TSV Weissach | ||
2000–2001 | GSV Hemmingen | ||
2001–2003 | TSF Ditzingen | ||
2003–2005 | SpVgg Feuerbach | ||
2005–2006 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
2006–2011 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
2011–2012 | Arsenal | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Arsenal | 10 | (1) |
2015–2016 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016– | Werder Bremen | 21 | (10) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Germany U17 | 12 | (3) |
2013 | Germany U18 | 2 | (3) |
2013 | Germany U19 | 5 | (3) |
2015– | Germany U21 | 10 | (2) |
2016 | Germany Olympic | 6 | (6) |
2016– | Germany | 2 | (3) |
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:46, 24 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:03, 15 November 2016 (UTC) |
Serge David Gnabry (German pronunciation: [sɛɐ̯ʃ n(j)abʀiː], French: [sɛʁʒ ɲabʁi]; born 14 July 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club Werder Bremen and the Germany national team.
Gnabry started his career in England with Arsenal in the Premier League, making his professional debut in September 2012. He also had a brief spell on loan with West Bromwich Albion before moving back to Germany to join Werder Bremen for a reported fee of £5 million in August 2016.
After appearing for Germany at various youth levels, Gnabry made his senior international debut in November 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against San Marino. He scored a hat-trick in the 8–0 win.
Gnabry was born in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg to an Ivorian father and a German mother. In his youth, Gnabry was a talented sprinter but ultimately chose football over athletics.
Gnabry's former club VfB Stuttgart agreed a £100,000 deal with Premier League side Arsenal in 2010, but he had to wait until 2011, when he was 16, to join the English side. Gnabry officially joined Arsenal for the 2011–12 season. He played for the under-18s for the majority of the season but was then promoted to the reserves after impressive displays. By the end of the season, Gnabry had played six games, scoring two goals.