 Bartels training withWerder Bremen in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1987-02-07)7 February 1987 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Kiel,West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder,striker | ||
| 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 | Hansa Rostock II | 8 | (4) |
| 2007–2010 | Hansa Rostock | 77 | (14) |
| 2010–2014 | FC St. Pauli | 117 | (22) |
| 2014–2020 | Werder Bremen | 120 | (22) |
| 2019 | Werder Bremen II | 2 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Holstein Kiel | 78 | (20) |
| Total | 462 | (89) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fin Bartels (born 7 February 1987) is a German former professionalfootballer who played either asmidfielder or as astriker.[1]
Bartels began his career at TSV Russee and later played for SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee before joiningHolstein Kiel in 2002. In 2005 Bartels moved up toHolstein Kiel II. Later that year he broke into the first team squad at Kiel, before joiningHansa Rostock 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 abicycle kick on 1 March 2008 againstArminia Bielefeld to tie the game late on.[2]
Bartels became an instant regular atFC St. Pauli, making 31 appearances in his debut season. His first start came on matchday 6, againstBorussia Dortmund.[3] However, the club was relegated from theBundesliga having finished in last place. His strongest two seasons for St. Pauli were the2012–13 season and2013–14 season, in both of which he scored seven league goals in the2. Bundesliga. In January 2014, he announced his decision to not renew his St. Pauli contract but to leave the club forWerder Bremen.[4]
Bartels signed a three-year contract with Werder Bremen.[4][5] In hisfirst season he was able to command a regular place in the team from matchday 3 onwards and made 29 league appearances scoring four goals.[6]
In the following2015–16 season he played 30 matches taking his goal tally up to eight, mostly on the right of the midfield.[6][7]
In July 2016, Bartels agreed to a contract extension, reportedly until 2019.[8][9]
In December 2017, in a 2–1 win againstBorussia Dortmund, Bartels tore his achilles tendon which required surgery.[10] In March 2018, his contract was extended until 2020 after he and Werder Bremen decided to exercise such an option in his running contract.[11]
On 1 March 2019, following a long time out of action with complications during the healing process, it was announced he would play in two matches forthe club's reserves before he would return to the first team squad.[12] He scored in his first match with the reserves, a 1–1 draw away toSC Weiche Flensburg 08 on 3 March.[13] In March, he made two substitute appearances for the first team, in a 4–2 win againstSchalke 04 on matchday 25, and in a 3–1 away win againstBayer Leverkusen.[14] He missed the rest of the season due to a muscle injury with managerFlorian Kohfeldt expecting him to return in time for pre-season preparation in the summer.[15]
On 5 August 2020, Bartels moved back to boyhood clubHolstein Kiel, playing in the2. Bundesliga, for a second spell. He signed a two-year contract.[16] On 13 January 2021, he scored a goal and the winning penalty for Holstein Kiel as they knocked out defending championsBayern Munich in theDFB-Pokal.[17] Bartels agreed a one-year contract extension until 2023 with Holstein Kiel in February 2022.[18]
Bartels retired from playing at the end of the2022–23 season.[19]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Holstein Kiel II | 2005–06 | Oberliga Nord | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Holstein Kiel | 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Hansa Rostock II | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nordost | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | |||
| Hansa Rostock | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 77 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 14 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 6 | |||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 7 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 117 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 22 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||
| 2015–16 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 9 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 8 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 120 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 131 | 24 | ||
| Werder Bremen II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |||
| Holstein Kiel | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 36 | 13 | ||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 78 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 462 | 89 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 487 | 94 | ||
