Danny Blum (born 7 January 1991) is a

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professional

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who plays as a winger for club 1. FC Nürnberg. He plays mainly as a winger but also can play as a

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. He began his professional career with

SV Sandhausen Sportverein Sandhausen 1916 e.V., commonly known as simply SV Sandhausen or Sandhausen, is a German association football club that plays in Sandhausen, immediately to the south of Heidelberg in Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success ...

of the 3. Liga, winning the title in 2012 and again on loan to

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

a year later. After one 2. Bundesliga season with Sandhausen, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2014 on a free transfer, and almost immediately suffered a six-month knee injury. After losing the play-off for promotion to the

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against

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 ...

in 2016, he joined that team, where he was a

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runner-up in 2017 and winner a year later.

Career

SV Sandhausen

Born in

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, Blum was on the books of

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...

as a youth and was given his first professional contract at

SV 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 ...

before joining

months later. He made his professional debut for Sandhausen on 23 March 2010 in the 3. Liga, as a 59th-minute substitute for Daniel Jungwirth in a 3–0 loss away to

VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II is a German Association football, football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the Regionalliga Südwest. From 2008 to 2016 the team played in the 3. Liga. They are the German reserve football teams, reserve team of V ...

, totalling eight games (three starts) in his first season. The following season he was a regular, playing 30 of 38 games, starting all but four. In 2011–12, Blum's time was split between the field and the bench as Sandhausen were promoted as champions. He scored three goals for them, the first on 19 November in a 2–0 home win over

SC Preußen Münster SC Preußen Münster (English: Prussia Münster) is a German sports club based in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia which is mostly recognised for its football section. The football team currently plays in Regionalliga West which is the fourth tie ...

, eight minutes after coming on for Roberto Pinto. On 5 June 2012, Blum was loaned back into the third tier, joining relegated

for the season. He was again a league champion despite playing rarely, and scored his one goal on 15 December in a 3–1 home win against VfB Stuttgart II as a late substitute. In 2013–14, Blum competed with Sandhausen in the 2. Bundesliga, with the team having stayed up due to

MSV Duisburg Meidericher Spielverein 02 e. V. Duisburg, commonly known as simply MSV Duisburg (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed ''Die Zebras'' for their traditional striped jers ...

's administrative relegation. He played 19 games in the second tier and scored four goals, the first to open a 2–0 home win over

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...

on 3 November.

1. FC Nürnberg

On 23 May 2014, Blum joined fellow 2. Bundesliga team 1. FC Nürnberg on a free transfer. In pre-season, he suffered knee cartilage damage that ruled him out for six months, and was given a 50% chance by his doctor of playing professionally again. He finally made his FCN debut on 15 February 2016, replacing

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for the final 12 minutes of a 2–0 win over 1. FC Union Berlin at home. A week later, again from the bench, he scored his first goal to give the lead in a 3–1 win at

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

, eventually totalling three in 12 games (four starts). In 2015–16, Nürnberg came third and played a play-off against

for promotion to the

, with Blum a late substitute in both legs of the 2–1 aggregate defeat.

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 30 June 2016, Blum's contract ended and he joined Frankfurt on a free transfer. He signed a one-year deal with the option of two more. He made his debut on 21 August in the first round of the

away to 1. FC Magdeburg, coming on in the 83rd minute in place of Branimir Hrgota and scoring in a

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victory. In the quarter-finals on 28 February 2017, he scored the only goal against

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 ...

at the

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, in the sixth minute. On 27 May, he played the last 11 minutes of the final, a 2–1 loss to

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

at the Berlin Olympiastadion, in place of

Marco Fabián Marco Jhonfai Fabián de la Mora (; born 21 July 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán. He is an Olympic gold medalist. Fabián is a graduate of C.D. Guadalajara's youth aca ...

. In his first league season with Frankfurt, Blum played rarely. His only goal came in the last minute of the season, to achieve a 2–2 home draw with

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 ...

. In 2017–18, Blum played only 36 minutes over the whole season, but still scored two goals, one in the second round of the cup in a 4–0 win at 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 on 24 October. Frankfurt won the trophy on 19 May, defeating

Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which pla ...

3–1 in the final, but Blum was not in the matchday squad. On 27 August 2018, Blum moved abroad for the first time in his career, joining

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side

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on a

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-long loan deal. Around the turn of the year, he suffered an injury in his left

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and was ruled out for six to eight weeks, recuperating back at Frankfurt. He played 24 total matches during his time in the

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, and scored the only goal of a home win against

Córdoba CF Córdoba Club de Fútbol (), (from the 2020–21 season onwards competing under the umbrella of Unión Futbolística Cordobesa, S.A.D.) is a Spanish football club based in Córdoba, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded in 1951 as ...

on 12 May 2019.

VfL Bochum

On 21 May 2019, Blum signed a two-year contract with 2. Bundesliga club

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seas ...

. He scored a penalty on his debut on 28 July, a 3–1 loss at

SSV Jahn Regensburg Sport- und Schwimmverein Jahn Regensburg e. V., commonly known as SSV Jahn Regensburg, Jahn Regensburg, SSV Jahn or simply Jahn is a German football club based in Regensburg, Bavaria. The club is based on a gymnastics club founded in 1886 a ...

. On 1 March 2020, he scored a hat-trick in a 4–4 draw against former club Sandhausen, with two in the first eight minutes.

APOEL

On 27 July 2022, Blum signed a two-year contract with

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

in Cyprus.

Return to 1. FC Nürnberg

On 20 January 2023, Blum returned to 1. FC Nürnberg.

Personal life

In the summer of 2014, Blum converted from

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Honours

SV Sandhausen * 3. Liga: 2011–12 Karlsruher SC *3. Liga:

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Eintracht Frankfurt *

: 2017–18 VfL Bochum * 2. Bundesliga:

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