Sven Ulreich
Ulreich with Bayern Munich in 2022
Personal information
Full name Sven Ulreich
Date of birth (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Schorndorf, West Germany
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 26
Youth career
1993–1994 TSV Lichtenwald
1994–1998 TSV Schornbach
1998–2007 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 VfB Stuttgart II 73 (0)
2008–2015 VfB Stuttgart 176 (0)
2015–2020 Bayern Munich 45 (0)
2020–2021 Hamburger SV 32 (0)
2021– Bayern Munich 17 (0)
International career‡
2003–2004 Germany U16 2 (0)
2007 Germany U19 3 (0)
2009–2010 Germany U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:26, 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2010

Sven Ulreich (born 3 August 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

Ulreich with VfB Stuttgart in 2010

He was Stuttgart II's first-choice goalkeeper during their first four matches of the 2007–08 Regionalliga season, keeping two clean sheets in that period. He played 10 matches during the previous season, receiving two yellow cards.

In January 2008, he was promoted to the first team of VfB Stuttgart.[2] But he also played again for the reserve team. He made his first team debut on 9 February 2008, in the 3–1 loss to Hertha BSC and earned his first victory as the starting goalkeeper on 16 February 2008, against MSV Duisburg.

On 6 April 2010, Ulreich extended his contract at VfB Stuttgart until the summer of 2013.[3] On 20 January 2012 he extended his contract until June 2017.[4]

For the 2015–16 season, Ulreich moved to Bayern Munich.[5] He had been at Stuttgart since 1998.[6]

Bayern Munich

Ulreich with Bayern Munich in 2017

Ulreich transferred to Bayern prior to the 2015–16 season and signed a contract until 2018.[5] He was on the substitutes' bench for the 2015 DFL-Supercup.[7] He finished the 2015–16 season with three appearances.[8] He finished the 2016–17 season with seven appearances.[9]

He was able to feature regularly for Bayern Munich during the 2017–18 season, due to a long-term injury to first-choice goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.[10] Ulreich started the 2017–18 season by playing in the German Super Cup.[11] Ulreich played a key role in guiding Bayern Munich to a record sixth successive German Bundesliga title, which was confirmed in a 1–4 win away at FC Augsburg on 7 April 2018.[12] However, Bayern Munich were eliminated from 2017–18 Champions League partly due to a goalkeeping error by Ulreich against Real Madrid in semi-finals.[13][14][15] Bayern lost 4–3 on aggregate.[13] In total, he made 47 appearances in the 2017–18 season.[16]

Hamburger SV

After Bayern had signed the goalkeeper Alexander Nübel in the summer of 2020 amidst much public interest, discussions arose as to who would be the backup behind Manuel Neuer in the future.[17][18][19] Ulreich therefore moved to 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in early October 2020 shortly before the end of the transfer window, signing a three-year contract.[20] There, the 32-year-old immediately took over as the starter instead of Daniel Heuer Fernandes under new head coach Daniel Thioune.[21]

On 4 June 2021, Ulreich's contract with HSV was terminated prematurely.[22]

Return to Bayern Munich

On 27 June 2021, Ulreich returned to Bayern Munich.[23]

On 11 November 2022, he extended his contract with Bayern until 2024.[24]

On 28 November 2023, Ulreich extended his contract with Bayern Munich until 30 June 2025.[25]

International career

Ulreich with Germany U21 in 2010

Ulreich was also a member of the Germany U16, Germany U19, Germany U21 teams, and received a single call-up for the senior team in 2019.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 24 October 2023
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VfB Stuttgart II 2006–07[27] Regionalliga Süd 10 0 — — — 10 0
2007–08[28] 19 0 — — — 19 0
2008–09[29] 3. Liga 36 0 — — — 36 0
2009–10[30] 8 0 — — — 8 0
Total 73 0 — — — 73 0
VfB Stuttgart 2007–08[28] Bundesliga 11 0 1 0 0 0 — 12 0
2009–10[30] 4 0 1 0 0 0 — 5 0
2010–11[31] 34 0 3 0 11[a] 0 — 48 0
2011–12[32] 34 0 4 0 — — 38 0
2012–13[33] 34 0 6 0 12[a] 0 — 52 0
2013–14[34] 31 0 1 0 4[a] 0 — 36 0
2014–15[35] 28 0 1 0 — — 29 0
Total 176 0 17 0 27 0 — 220 0
Bayern Munich 2015–16[8] Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 3 0
2016–17[9] 5 0 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 7 0
2017–18[11][16] 29 0 6 0 11[b] 0 1[c] 0 47 0
2018–19[36] 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
2019–20[37] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 45 0 11 0 13 0 1 0 70 0
Hamburger SV 2020–21[38] 2. Bundesliga 32 0 0 0 — — 32 0
Bayern Munich 2021–22[39] Bundesliga 6 0 1 0 1[b] 0 0 0 8 0
2022–23[40] 3 0 2 0 3[b] 0 0 0 8 0
2023–24[41] 8 0 0 0 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 12 0
Total 17 0 3 0 7 0 1 0 28 0
Career total 344 0 30 0 46 0 2 0 412 0
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d e f Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ a b Appearance in DFL-Supercup

Honours

Bayern Munich

Individual

References

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  2. ^ "Sven Ulreich signs professional contract". vfb.de. 2 January 2008. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Ulreich signs till 2013". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  4. ^ "Triple contract extension". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 20 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
  5. ^ a b Kneer, Christof (16 June 2015). "Jörg Butt in jung" (in German). Süddeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Ulreich wechselt zu den Bayern" (in German). kicker. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Joker Bendtner ist zweimal zur Stelle". kicker (in German). 1 August 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
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  10. ^ "Bayern Munich's No. 1 Debate: Manuel Neuer or Sven Ulreich?". thegoalmouthscramble.net. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Bayerns erster Titel dank Flippertor und Ulreich". kicker.de (in German). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. ^ Begley, Emlyn (7 April 2018). "Bayern Munich wrap up sixth Bundesliga title in a row with win over Augsburg". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  13. ^ a b "Spektakel in Madrid: FC Bayern nach 2:2 ausgeschieden". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  14. ^ Sherlock, Harry. "Bayern Munich goalkeeper Ulreich apologises for horror Champions League gaffe". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  15. ^ Pisani, Sacha. "James: Ulreich shouldn't be blamed for Champions League exit". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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  17. ^ Wild, Karlheinz (1 October 2020). "Ulreich: "Der Transfermarkt gibt nicht so viel her"". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Nübel stellte "Vertrauensfrage", Ulreich will "Nr. 1" sein". sport.de (in German). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  19. ^ "FC Bayern München und die Torhüterfrage: Ulreich will weg - Nübel präferiert Leihe". SPOX (in German). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Sven Ulreich signs for HSV". FC Bayern Munich. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  21. ^ "HSV wechselt den Torwart – Sven Ulreich verdrängt Heuer Fernandes". Welt (in German). 15 October 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  22. ^ Vice, Peter (5 June 2021). "Ulreich and Hamburger SV terminate contract, report links keeper with return to Bayern". BuLi News. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  23. ^ "Nübel loaned out; Ulreich returns". FC Bayern Munich. 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Sven Ulreich staying with FC Bayern till 2024". FC Bayern. 11 November 2022.
  25. ^ "FC Bayern extend contracts of Manuel Neuer and Sven Ulreich". FC Bayern Munich. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  26. ^ "Ulreich receives first call-up after Leno injury". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 1 June 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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  42. ^ "Dortmund draw gifts Bayern title on thrilling final day". BBC Sport. 27 May 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
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