Simon Zoller

Simon Zoller
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Friedrichshafen, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
St. Pauli
Number 27
Youth career
TSV Fischbach
TSG Ailingen
Germania Singen
1. FC Pforzheim
0000–2005 VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–2007 VfB Stuttgart
2007–2008 SSV Ulm 1846
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Karlsruher SC II 56 (18)
2010–2012 Karlsruher SC 13 (1)
2012–2013 VfL Osnabrück 36 (15)
2013–2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern 28 (13)
2014–2018 1. FC Köln 78 (11)
20151. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 13 (3)
2015–2018 1. FC Köln II 2 (0)
2019–2023 VfL Bochum 101 (29)
2023– St. Pauli 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:46, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Simon Zoller (born 26 June 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club St. Pauli.

Career

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Zoller began his career with Karlsruher SC, and made his debut for the club in November 2010, as a substitute for Patrick Dulleck in a 0–0 draw with VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruhe were relegated to the 3. Liga at the end of the following season.

Zoller left the club, signing for VfL Osnabrück, along with teammates Marcus Piossek and Timo Staffeldt.

In June 2013, he signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1]

A year later, after outstanding performances for Kaiserslautern, he signed for recently promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal. Köln had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €3 million.[2]

However, Zoller could not fulfill the high expectations during the first half of the 2014–15 campaign and returned subsequently in the winter break on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the remainder of the season.[3] After an extended period of limited playing time in 2018, it was announced that Zoller would join VfL Bochum from January 2019.[4]

On 1 September 2023, Zoller signed with St. Pauli.[5]

Personal life

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Zoller married television presenter Laura Wontorra on 12 November 2016.[6] Laura is the daughter of journalist Jörg Wontorra.

Career statistics

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As of match played 3 November 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Karlsruher SC II 2008–09 Regionalliga Süd 5 0 5 0
2009–10 Regionalliga Süd 17 6 17 6
2010–11 Regionalliga Süd 19 5 19 5
2011–12 Regionalliga Süd 15 7 15 7
Total 56 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 56 18
Karlsruher SC 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 7 0 0 0 7 0
2011–12 2. Bundesliga 6 1 0 0 6 1
Total 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
VfL Osnabrück 2012–13 3. Liga 36 15 0 0 2[a] 0 38 15
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 28 13 2 2 30 15
1. FC Köln 2014–15 Bundesliga 9 1 2 1 11 2
2015–16 Bundesliga 24 6 2 1 26 7
2016–17 Bundesliga 26 2 3 0 29 2
2017–18 Bundesliga 17 2 2 2 3 1 22 5
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 2 0 1 0 3 0
Total 78 11 10 4 3 1 0 0 91 16
1. FC Köln II 2015–16 Regionalliga West 1 0 1 0
2018–19 Regionalliga West 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 13 3 1 0 14 3
VfL Bochum 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 8 2 8 2
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 23 6 2 0 25 6
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 32 15 3 1 35 16
2021–22 Bundesliga 10 3 1 1 11 4
2022–23 Bundesliga 27 3 1 1 28 4
2023–24 Bundesliga 1 0 1 1 2 1
Total 101 29 8 4 0 0 0 0 109 33
FC St. Pauli 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 3 0 1 0 4 0
Career total 330 88 22 10 3 1 2 0 347 100
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs


Honours

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FC St. Pauli

References

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  1. ^ "Zoller zieht es auf den Betzenberg" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Perfekt! Zoller wird ein "Geißbock"" [Perfect! Zoller becomes a "Geißbock"] (in German). Kicker. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Simon Zoller kehrt zum FCK zurück" [Simon Zoller returns to FCK] (in German). 1. FC Kaiserslautern. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "FC ST. PAULI SIGN SIMON ZOLLER". St. Pauli. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
  6. ^ "SIMON ZOLLER + LAURA WONTORRA - Details zur Hochzeit". Gala.de (in German). 2 November 2016.
  7. ^ Simon Zoller at Soccerway
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