Daniel Steininger (born 13 April 1995) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays for
TSV Steinbach Haiger. He played for the youth teams of DJK Sonnen, FC Sturm Hauzenberg,
1. FC Passau
The 1. FC Passau is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the city of Passau, Bavaria.
Throughout its existence, the club played on a number of occasions in the tier-three ''Oberliga Bayern, Bayernliga''. It also reached ...
,
SpVgg Grün-Weiß Deggendorf, and
Greuther Fürth.
Club career
Steininger came to
SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Spielvereinigung Greuther Fürth (), commonly known as Greuther Fürth (), is a German football club based in Fürth, Bavaria. They play in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of the German football league system, following relegation from the B ...
in 2010 after having played for DJK Sonnen, Sturm Hauzenberg,
1. FC Passau
The 1. FC Passau is a Football in Germany, German association football club from the city of Passau, Bavaria.
Throughout its existence, the club played on a number of occasions in the tier-three ''Oberliga Bayern, Bayernliga''. It also reached ...
and
SpVgg Grün-Weiß Deggendorf as a youth player. He started at the clubs youth team, before in 2013 - although still eligible to play for the A-Jugend team - he was promoted into the second team that played in the
Regionalliga Bayern
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. After good performances, he began training with the first team from January 2014. Shortly afterwards he signed his first professional contract until 2018.
In the summer of 2014, Steininger was loaned out to
3. Liga
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The modern 3. Liga was formed for th ...
club
SSV Jahn Regensburg until the end of the 2014–15 season in order to develop further and to gain match practice. Steininger made his professional debut for Regensburg on 2 August 2014 in a
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 th ...
match against
Stuttgarter Kickers
Stuttgarter Kickers is a German association football club that plays in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 21 September 1899 as FC Stuttgarter Cickers.
History
In its early years the club had a decent local squad that played in the Südk ...
. Regensburg lost the match 1–3. 25 more games followed, in which he was able to score five goals.
After his return, the attacker played mainly for the
Regionalliga team, but was also used occasionally in the
2. Bundesliga
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. After a
meniscus injury sustained in preparation for the 2019–20 season, Steininger, who had recovered, was active as a test player in friendly matches during the winter break in the training camp of
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 th ...
club
1. FC Magdeburg. Steininger was then signed up and received a contract valid until June 2021.
International career
On 5 March 2014, he made his debut for the
German U19 as he came on in the 89th minute in a friendly against Italy.
Honours
SpVgg Bayreuth
*
Regionalliga Bayern
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:
2021–22
References
External links
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1995 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
German men's footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
SSV Jahn Regensburg players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
1. FC Magdeburg players
SpVgg Bayreuth players
TSV Steinbach Haiger players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
People from Passau
Footballers from Lower Bavaria
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