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in 2020. He joined Emmen in July 2022.

Club career

Oelschlägel began his career in 2001 at Dynamo Dresden. From 2006 to 2008 he played for SG Dresden Striesen, before returning to Dynamo. In 2012, he joined the youth system of Werder Bremen. In the 2014–15 season Oelschlägel moved to the second team, who at that time played in the Regionalliga Nord making his debut on 16 November 2014 debut in a 4–0 away win against

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. In 2015, he celebrated promotion to the

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with the second team. After Oelschlägel went to the first team's training camp in Neuruppin in July 2015, he signed a professional contract with Bremen in January 2016 which lasts until 30 June 2018. With multiple goalkeepers injured, Oelschlägel was

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's backup in the

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's match against

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on 24 January 2016. Having suffered an injury early in the first half of the 2015–16 season he played most second-team matches in the second half of the season. On 20 June 2018, Oelschlägel signed for Borussia Dortmund on a one-year deal from Werder Bremen for an undisclosed fee as third choice keeper, playing for Borussia Dortmund second team in the Regionalliga West. In February 2019, he played his first match with the first-team, appearing against his former club Werder Bremen in the DFB-Pokal with first and second goalkeepers

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and Marwin Hitz not fit to play. Oelschlägel made multiple saves during the match before making a mistake which resulted in Werder Bremen equalising for 3–3 in extra-time. Werder Bremen went through on penalties with Oelschlägel unable to save a penalty. On 5 October 2020, Oelschlägel moved to

on a free transfer, having agreed a one-year contract. On 15 July 2022, Oelschlägel joined

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on a two-year deal.

International career

Oelschlägel was selected as an alternate player in the German Olympic team's

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for the football tournament at the

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in Rio de Janeiro. He remained inactive until the gold medal match, when manager Horst Hrubesch called him up in place of midfielder Leon Goretzka, who was injured in the team's opening match of the tournament. Though he was not used in the match, he earned a silver medal after Germany lost to Brazil in a penalty shoot-out.

Career statistics

Honours

Werder Bremen II * Promotion to the

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Borussia Dortmund * DFL-Supercup:

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Germany *

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: Silver Medal,

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oelschlagel, Eric 1995 births Living people People from Hoyerswerda Footballers from Saxony German men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Eredivisie players SV Werder Bremen players SV Werder Bremen II players Borussia Dortmund players Borussia Dortmund II players FC Utrecht players FC Emmen players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in football