Dominik Patrick Werling (born 13 December 1982) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. His father is American and his mother is German.

Career

Werling played for several clubs in Germany before moving to Turkey. In July 2007, he joined

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from Turkish side

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. He remained at the club until January 2008, scoring once against

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, where he then signed for

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

. On 3 September 2008, it was announced his contract had been terminated by

and that he could leave the team. Following a trial spell, in which he scored a goal in a friendly match against

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, he joined

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side

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on 20 January 2009. He made his debut as a substitute for Lionel Ainsworth in the 1–0 win over

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on 31 January 2009. At the end of the season, he was not offered a new contract and was released. On 28 April 2010, it was confirmed that Werling would be rejoining former manager

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for the 2010–11 season. After Davey left, Werling initially stated he was committed to Darlington, but then asked for a transfer. Eventually, without having appeared for the club, he bought himself out of his contract and again rejoined Davey, now at League Two club

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, where he signed a two-year deal but left in February 2011 after falling out of favour at the club. He signed in July 2014 for Swedish Div. 2 team

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Werling, Dominik 1982 births Living people German emigrants to the United States Sportspeople from Ludwigshafen German footballers Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate Association football defenders English Football League players 3. Liga players 1. FC Union Berlin players Sakaryaspor footballers Barnsley F.C. players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Darlington F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players FC 08 Homburg players German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Turkey German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England