Daniel Bohl (born 9 June 1994) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

FK Pirmasens FK Pirmasens is a German association football club in Pirmasens, Rhineland-Palatinate. The team was formed as the football section of the gymnastics and sports club TV Pirminia Pirmasens in 1903 and became independent in 1914. They took on thei ...

Club career

Early career

Bohl was born in the village of

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, and started out in the youth ranks of the local club, SpVgg Einöd, where his father was a youth coach. He also attended Hofenfels-Gymnasium in nearby

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. As a teenager, he signed with

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

. After three years with ''die Molschder'', Bohl attracted the attention of a few

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teams. He eventually chose to sign with 1. FSV Mainz 05. The main reasons he cited where the recent success of their youth teams (their U19 team won the previous season's championship) and the promised steady playing time. He started at the U17 level at the club, where he scored 5 goals in 22 appearances, and was promoted to the U19 team the following year. The 2011–12 season saw him score 5 goals in 24 matches, but it was during his second season with the U19 team (2012–13) that he impressed. He scored 5 goals in 20 matches, including a brace against

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on 21 April 2013, where he scored his pair of goals nine minutes apart. He was also named captain three times, and he scored four of his goals in the final four games to close out the season. Mainz finished 6th in the Süd/Südwest group.

Professional career

At the conclusion of the 2012–13 season, Bohl was promoted to the Mainz reserve team,

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, playing in the Regionalliga. His debut for the team came on 27 July 2013, when he played a full 90 minutes in a 3–0 win against

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. He also registered an assist. After another assist in his second game, he scored the fourth goal in a 4–0 win over

Waldhof Mannheim SV Waldhof Mannheim is a multi-sports club, located in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg. It is most known for its association football team; however, there are also professional handball and table-tennis sides. The club today has a membership of over ...

in his third game on 11 August. Mainz finished in first place in the Südwest group, and qualified for the 2014–15

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season, with Bohl scoring in the 2–0 playoff win over

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to secure promotion. Bohl made his professional debut in 3. Liga on 26 July 2014, playing a full 90 minutes in the 2–1 defeat to Arminia Bielefeld.

International career

Bohl has made several appearance with the

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s. In May 2010, he made his first appearance was for the U16 national team, in a friendly against Denmark U16. In November, he earned a cap against Egypt U17. Under head coach

Christian Ziege Christian Ziege (; born 1 February 1972) is a German football manager and former player. He most recently coached FC Pinzgau. A defender, he started his playing career at FC Bayern Munich, where he won two Bundesliga titles and a UEFA Cup be ...

, Bohl earned eight caps for the Germany U18 team in 2011 and 2012. On 12 December 2011, he scored his first international goal during a friendly against Israel U18 in Petah Tikva. He also made nine appearances for the Germany U19 team. He was included on the German squad for the 2013 UEFA U19 Championship qualifying rounds, and earned four of those caps during the tournament.

References

External links

Daniel Bohl profile
at Kicker.de
Daniel Bohl profile
at SoccerPunter * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bohl, Daniel 1994 births Living people People from Saarpfalz-Kreis Footballers from Saarland German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players Hallescher FC players FC Energie Cottbus players Chemnitzer FC players FK Pirmasens players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players