.jpg) Esser with Sturm Graz in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 November 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | VfR Rauxel | ||
| 1997–1999 | VfB Habinghorst | ||
| 1999–2001 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2001–2004 | SpVgg Erkenschwick | ||
| 2004–2006 | VfB Habinghorst | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | VfB Habinghorst | ||
| 2006–2007 | SV Wacker Obercastrop | ||
| 2007–2008 | SV Sodingen | ||
| 2008–2014 | VfL Bochum II | 55 | (0) |
| 2010–2015 | VfL Bochum | 24 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sturm Graz | 36 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Darmstadt 98 | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Hannover 96 | 36 | (0) |
| 2020 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hannover 96 | 29 | (0) |
| 2021– | VfL Bochum | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 July 2023 | |||
Michael Esser (born 22 November 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[1][2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Habinghorst | 2005–06 | Bezirksliga Westfalen | — | — | — | |||||||
| SV Wacker Obercastrop | 2006–07 | Bezirksliga Westfalen | — | — | — | |||||||
| SV Sodingen | 2007–08 | Landesliga Westfalen | — | — | — | |||||||
| VfL Bochum II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||