Julian Roloff

Julian Roloff
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Grevenbroich, Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Bayer Leverkusen
2016–2018 Viktoria Köln
2018–2019 1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 1. FC Köln II 24 (0)
2022 Cavalry FC 4 (0)
2023 1. FC Köln II 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Julian Roloff (born 17 January 2001) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early life

Roloff played youth football with Bayer Leverkusen and Viktoria Köln.[citation needed] In 2018, he moved to the 1. FC Köln youth system.[1]

Career

On 27 April 2019, Roloff debuted with 1. FC Köln II in the fourth tier Regionalliga West against SC Wiedenbrück.[2] In January 2021, he extended his contract,[3] and then he extended it again in January 2022.[4] He terminated his contract with Köln in February 2022 in order to sign with a new club.[5]

In March 2022, he signed with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC.[6] He had initially had discussions about joining the club the previous year in 2021, but declined as he had just become the first-choice keeper with Köln II.[7] He made his debut for Cavalry on April 9 against Atlético Ottawa.[8]

In January 2023, he returned to training with his former club 1. FC Köln, with the first team squad.[9][10] On 15 January, it was announced that Roloff would officially join Köln, with Cavalry retaining a percentage of any future transfer.[11][12] He was expected to train with the first team as the fourth goalkeeper, while getting some game time with the second team in the Regionalliga.[13]

At the end of the 2022–23 season, he retired from playing football professionally to focus on his studies.[14]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15]
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1. FC Köln II 2018–19 Regionalliga West 2 0 – – 2 0
2019–20 2 0 – – 2 0
2020–21 3 0 – – 3 0
2021–22 17 0 – – 17 0
Total 24 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Cavalry FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1. FC Köln II 2022–23 Regionalliga West 13 0 – – 13 0
Career total 41 0 0 0 0 0 41 0

References

  1. ^ "1. FC Köln : le gardien Julian Roloff rejoint le Cavalry FC" [1. FC Köln: goalkeeper Julian Roloff joins Cavalry FC]. Teknomers (in German). 17 March 2022.
  2. ^ Eich, Sonya (27 April 2019). "Nächster Sieg für die U21 – der letzte unter André Pawlak?" [Next win for the U21s – the last under André Pawlak?]. Geissblog (in German).
  3. ^ Kemper, Jürgen (26 March 2021). "1.FC Köln verlängert mit Keeper Julian Roloff" [1.FC Köln extended with keeper Julian Roloff]. Express (in German).
  4. ^ "Keeper Julian Rolloff verlängert" [Keeper Julian Roloff Extended]. 1. FC Köln (in German). 22 January 2022.
  5. ^ Mertens, Daniel (25 February 2022). ""Erfülle mir einen Traum": Roloff erklärt seinen Kanada-Wechsel" ["Fulfill my dream": Roloff explains his move to Canada]. Geissblog (in German).
  6. ^ "Cavalry FC Signs Julian Roloff to the 2022 Roster". Cavalry FC. 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ Jacques, John (2 March 2022). "Report: Cavalry Adds German Goalkeeper Julian Roloff". Northern Tribune.
  8. ^ Strasser, Scott (9 April 2022). ""We didn't do enough to win" – Cavalry FC start 2022 CPL season on losing note to Atlético Ottawa". Away from the Numbers.
  9. ^ Kemper, Jürgen; Zenge, Martin (10 January 2023). "FC-Neuzugang aus Übersee "Ab sofort Teil des Kaders": Keeper-Nachschub für Baumgart" [FC new signing from overseas "Part of the squad from now on": Keeper supplies for Baumgart]. Express (in German).
  10. ^ Eich, Sonja (10 January 2023). "Kilian bereit für Lommel-Test – FC begrüßt neuen Keeper im Torwartteam" [Kilian ready for Lommel test – FC welcomes new keeper to the goalkeeping team]. Geissblog (in German).
  11. ^ "Cavalry FC Announces the Departure of Goalkeeper Julian Roloff". Cavalry FC. 15 January 2023.
  12. ^ Jacques, John (15 January 2023). "Official: Cavalry Transfers Roloff To FC Koln". Northern Tribune.
  13. ^ Gens, Lennart (15 January 2023). "1. FC Köln holt Roloff aus Kanada zurück – Übernimmt Kaderplatz von Urbig" [1. FC Koln bring Roloff back from Canada – Takes squad spot from Urbig]. Transfermarkt (in German).
  14. ^ "Kaderwert fällt unter besondere Marke" [Squad value falls under a special mark] (in German). Express. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  15. ^ Julian Roloff at Soccerway