Bastian Oczipka (born 12 January 1989) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Oczipka began his career 1994 with SV Blau-Weiß Hand. After three years, he joined

SSG Bergisch Gladbach SV Bergisch Gladbach 09 is a German association football club from the city of Bergisch Gladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia. History The club was established in 1909 as ''Fußball Club Bergisch Gladbach'' and was joined that same year by the ...

in summer 1997. He played two years in the youth teams of SSG Bergisch Gladbach before he was scouted by

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH, also known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen (), Bayer Leverkusen, or simply Leverkusen, is a professional football club based in Leverkusen in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The club competes in the Bundesliga, th ...

in July 1999. In 2008, Leverkusen loaned him to

F.C. Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

. After two and a half years, he left Rostock to return to Bayer 04 Leverkusen, but the Werksclub loaned him again, this time to

FC St. Pauli Fußball-Club St Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St Pauli (), is a German professional football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg, that competes in the 2. Bundesliga. The football department is part of a larger sp ...

on 5 January 2010. Although

showed interest in a continued commitment beyond the loan period, Oczipka returned to Leverkusen in the summer of 2011. However, he came for Bayer in the 2011/12 season only to nine Bundesliga and three Champions League appearances. In the summer break 2012 Oczipka joined the Bundesliga rookie

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

with a three-year contract, starting from the 2012–13 Bundesliga season for an undisclosed transfer fee. In his first season for the Hesse team, he played 33 games in which he set up nine assists, and qualified with his team for the

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. In March 2015, Oczipka extended his contract with Eintracht Frankfurt for another three years until June 30, 2018. On May 9, 2015, Oczipka scored his first Bundesliga goal for a 1-0 lead in a 3-1 victory at home against

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V., or simply TSG 1899 Hoffenheim or just Hoffenheim () is a German professional football club based in Hoffenheim, a village of Sinsheim municipality, Baden-Württemberg. Originally founded in 1899 ...

. On 15 July 2017, his move to FC Schalke 04 was announced. For the ''Royal Blues'' he received a contract until July 30, 2020 and the squad number 24. His debut was on 19 August 2017 (1st matchday) in a 2-0 home win against

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

. On 30 August 2021, Oczipka agreed to join

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as 1. FC Union Berlin () or Union Berlin, is a professional German football club in Köpenick, Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweid ...

. After his contract with Union terminated in June 2022, he signed with

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia offers the sports of ...

. On 14 August 2023, Oczipka announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

Oczipka was a youth international footballer. He would have been eligible for the

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through his grandparents, who were from

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia ( pl, Górny Śląsk; szl, Gůrny Ślůnsk, Gōrny Ślōnsk; cs, Horní Slezsko; german: Oberschlesien; Silesian German: ; la, Silesia Superior) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located ...

Career statistics

Honours

Bayer Leverkusen * DFB-Pokal der Junioren: 2007–08 Eintracht Frankfurt *

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: runner-up 2016–17

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oczipka, Bastian 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Bergisch Gladbach Footballers from Cologne (region) German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players FC Hansa Rostock players FC St. Pauli players Eintracht Frankfurt players FC Schalke 04 players 1. FC Union Berlin players Arminia Bielefeld players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Men's association football defenders