Benjamin Goller

Benjamin Goller
	Goller playing for Werder Bremen in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	1 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Reutlingen, Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Right Winger
Team information
Current team	1. FC Nürnberg
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2011	TSV Holzelfingen
2011–2014	VfL Pfullingen
2014–2016	Stuttgarter Kickers
2016–2018	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2019	Schalke 04 II
2018–2019	Schalke 04
2019–2022	Werder Bremen
2020–2022	Werder Bremen II
2020–2021	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)
2021–2022	→ Darmstadt 98 (loan)
2022	→ Karlsruher SC (loan)
2023–	1. FC Nürnberg
International career
2016–2017	Germany U18
2017–2018	Germany U19
2018–2019	Germany U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Benjamin Goller (born 1 January 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right winger for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.^[2] He has represented Germany internationally at youth levels U18 through U20.

Club career

Youth career and Schalke 04

Goller began his youth career with TSV Holzelfingen, before moving to the youth team of VfL Pfullingen in 2011, and later Stuttgarter Kickers in 2014.^[3]^[4] In 2016, he joined the youth sector of Schalke 04.^[5]

For the 2018–19 season, Goller was promoted to Schalke's reserve team, playing in the Oberliga Westfalen. He made his debut for the reserve team on 1 September 2018, starting against 1. FC Gievenbeck before being substituted off in the 64th minute for Jānis Grīnbergs. The match finished as a 2–0 home loss.^[6]

On 11 December 2018, Goller made his first team debut for Schalke in the UEFA Champions League, starting against Lokomotiv Moscow before being substituted out in the 59th minute for Amine Harit. The match finished as a 1–0 home win.^[7]

Werder Bremen and loans

In July 2020, Goller joined 2. Bundesliga club Karlsruher SC on loan from Werder Bremen.^[8]

In June 2021 it was announced that he would move to Darmstadt 98 on loan for the 2021–22 season.^[9]

Goller's loan to Darmstadt 98 was cut short on 31 January 2022, the last day of the 2022 winter transfer window, and he returned to former club Karlsruher SC for a further loan.^[10]

1. FC Nürnberg

In December 2022 it was announced Goller would join 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg in January 2023.^[11] He signed a long-term contract.^[11]

International career

Goller began his youth international career with the Germany under-18 team, making his debut on 13 November 2016 in the international friendly against the Republic of Ireland. He started the match, which finished as a 3–2 win, before being substituted out in the 65th minute for Gabriel Kyeremateng.^[12] On 5 September 2017, he scored for the under-19 team in the third minute of a friendly match against England, putting Germany up 2–0. The match finished as a 3–1 win.^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 November 2023^[2]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Schalke 04 II	2018–19	Oberliga Westfalen	11	1	—		—		11	1
Schalke 04	2018–19	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	1	0
Werder Bremen	2019–20	Bundesliga	10	0	1	0	—		11	0
Werder Bremen II	2019–20	Regionalliga Nord	2	1	–		—		2	1
	2022–23	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		—		1	0
	Total		3	1	0	0	0	0	3	1
Karlsruher SC (loan)	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	27	4	1	0	—		28	4
Darmstadt 98 (loan)	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	11	2	1	0	—		12	2
Karlsruher SC (loan)	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	13	1	1	0	—		14	1
1. FC Nürnberg	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	12	2	2	1	—		14	3
	Total		19	2	2	1	0	0	21	3
Career total			94	11	6	1	1	0	101	12

^ Appearance in UEFA Champions League

References

^ "Benjamin Goller". SV Werder Bremen. Archived from the original on 22 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Benjamin Goller". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ Schyska, Timo (16 April 2018). "VfL erhält DFB-Bonuszahlung" [VfL receives DFB bonus payment]. vfl-info.de (in German). VfL Pfullingen. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Spieler, Trainer & Betreuer der U17-Junioren im Portrait" [Portrait of the players, coaches & advisors of the under-17 youth]. stuttgarter-kickers.de (in German). Stuttgarter Kickers. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "Benjamin Goller". schalke04.de (in German). FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "FC Schalke 04 II – 1. FC Gievenbeck 0:2 (Oberliga Westfalen 2018/2019, 4. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "UEFA Champions League: Schalke v Lokomotiv Moskva". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ Wagner, Jo (23 July 2020). "Benjamin Goller kommt zum KSC". Wochenblatt Reporter (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
^ "Werder Bremen: Goller wechselt für ein Jahr nach Darmstadt". kicker (in German). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Erneute Leihe: Goller kehrt zum KSC zurück". kicker. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Werder-Abgang: Goller wechselt zum 1. FC Nürnberg". kicker (in German). 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
^ "Deutschland U18 – Republik Irland U18, 3:2, Länderspiel 2016/17 Saison" [Germany U18 v Republic of Ireland U18, 3–2, International friendly 2016–17 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
^ "England U19 – Deutschland U19, 1:3, Länderspiel 2017/18 Saison" [England U19 v Germany U19, 1–3, International friendly 2017–18 season]. DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2018.