Nils Petersen
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Petersen with Germany in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Wernigerode, East Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1994 | FC Einheit Wernigerode | ||
| 1994–2000 | 1. FC Wernigerode | ||
| 2000–2001 | FC Einheit Wernigerode | ||
| 2001–2004 | VfB Germania Halberstadt | ||
| 2005–2006 | Carl Zeiss Jena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Carl Zeiss Jena II | 17 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Carl Zeiss Jena | 41 | (4) |
| 2009 | Energie Cottbus II | 13 | (5) |
| 2009–2011 | Energie Cottbus | 56 | (35) |
| 2011–2013 | Bayern Munich | 9 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Bayern Munich II | 3 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 34 | (11) |
| 2013–2015 | Werder Bremen | 35 | (7) |
| 2015 | → SC Freiburg (loan) | 12 | (9) |
| 2015–2023 | SC Freiburg | 236 | (81) |
| 2021 | SC Freiburg II | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 457 | (162) | |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Germany U19 | 4 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Germany Olympic | 6 | (6) |
| 2018 | Germany | 2 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nils Petersen (German pronunciation: [ˈniːls ˈpeːtɐzn̩, ˈnɪls -]; born 6 December 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward. He appeared in the 2016 Summer Olympics and remains the first and only German footballer who has scored five goals in a single game with the national team.
At club level, Petersen played in the Bundesliga for Energie Cottbus, Bayern Munich, Werder Bremen and SC Freiburg.