Björn Rother (born 29 July 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as defensive midfielder for club Rot-Weiss Essen.

Career

In his youth, Rother played for TSV Hertha Walheim,

Alemannia Aachen Alemannia Aachen () or ATSV Alemannia 1900 is a football in Germany, German football club from the western city of Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia. A long term fixture of the country's 2. Bundesliga, second division, ''Alemannia'' enjoyed a three- ...

, and Bayer Leverkusen. In the summer of 2015 he moved from the U19 of Leverkusen to the Werder Bremen reserves, playing in the

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...

. He made his debut on 5 September 2015, in the 3–1 defeat to Preußen Münster. He finished the 2016–17 season making 28 appearances and scoring one goal. On 2 June 2017, 3. Liga rivals

1. FC Magdeburg 1. FC Magdeburg is a German association football club based in the city of Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 and spent all but one season in East Germany top flight, the DDR-Oberliga, winning three championships and seven cup titles. It ...

announced the signing of Rother on a two-year contract. In June 2022 it was announced that Rother would join Rot-Weiss Essen, newly promoted to the

, for the 2022–23 season. He moved on a free transfer from Hansa Rostock.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rother, Bjorn 1996 births Living people People from Stolberg (Rhineland) Footballers from Cologne (region) German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders SV Werder Bremen II players 1. FC Magdeburg players FC Hansa Rostock players Rot-Weiss Essen players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players