Nick Proschwitz (born 28 November 1986) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for Hoffenheim II. He began his career in Germany and Switzerland, before moving to England in 2012 where he spent the next three years.

Club career

Germany

Born in

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, Proschwitz played football as a youth for teams in Michelau, Lichtenfels and

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, before joining the youth team at Greuther Fürth. He signed a contract for the 2004–05 season with the

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, before spending the 2005–06 season in the reserve team of

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, where he played in the fourth tier. In 2007, he dropped a league to the reserve team of

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in the fifth tier where he achieved his first promotion back to the fourth tier, scoring four goals in the process. Following his success in Wolfsburg, however, he opted to switch to league rivals

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II, scoring 10 times in 33 games.

Switzerland

In 2009, he transferred to the

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side

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, who had been recently relegated back to the

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, the second highest league in Switzerland. He made his debut on 16 July 2009, and went on to score 23 goals in 29 appearances for the club. He remained with Vaduz for only a single season. In May 2010, he signed a three-year contract with

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, who had just been promoted to the

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, the top tier of Swiss football, the first time he had played in the highest league in a country, scoring eight goals up to April 2011. On 12 April 2011, he made it clear that he wished to leave Thun and move to

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in the summer transfer window.

SC Paderborn

He signed a three-year deal with Luzern, a contract which would last until 2014. A change in management at FC Luzern, however, meant that Proschwitz was surplus to requirements, and was immediately transferred out of the club before the season had even kicked off. He returned to Germany, signing with 2. Bundesliga side

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. He made his debut on 17 July 2011 against

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, scoring the first goal of the game. He played 35 times for Paderborn in 2011–12, scoring 19 times. Along with

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and Olivier Occéan, he was the joint top scorer in division. Following the 2011–12 season, his future was once again uncertain, with several clubs interested in signing him from Paderborn, including his former youth team SpVgg Greuther Fürth and English

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side

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. On 12 July 2012, it was reported that Proschwitz and his agent had flown out to Hull City's pre-season training camp in Portugal to discuss personal terms with the English club.

Hull City

On 19 July 2012, he signed for Hull City on a three-year contract for a fee of €3.3 million (£2.6 million). His debut came when Hull defeated

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after a 1–1 draw in a

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first round tie on 11 August. Proschwitz scored one of the penalties to help ensure Hull City booked their place in the next round of the League Cup. He made his league debut a week later, in the Championship opener at home to

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which resulted in a 1–0 win. His first goals for the club came in a 2–1 victory against Ipswich Town on 20 October 2012, in which he scored twice after coming on as a late substitute. On 5 January 2013, Nick kept his side in the

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in the 3rd Round tie against

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with a 90th-minute equaliser, a goal that would become a contender for the club's goal of the season competition. On 4 May 2013, in the final match of season that would see Hull promoted to the

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, Proschwitz scored a vital 58th-minute equaliser against Cardiff City. The goal was his 3rd of the season in the league and his 5th in total. In the same match however, he did see his late penalty saved by David Marshall that, if scored, would have secured victory for the Tigers and consequently promotion; as it was, Cardiff counter-attacked and gained a penalty of their own merely seconds later, which they duly converted to leave the final score at 2–2. There would be another fifteen minutes of anxious waiting by Hull players, staff and fans alike for

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's (Hull's promotion rivals') loss to

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to be confirmed, meaning Proschwitz's penalty miss was not, as it could have been, ultimately significant. He made his Premier League debut as a late substitute in a 1–0 loss to

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on 27 October 2013. On 23 January 2014, Proschwitz signed for

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on loan for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.

Brentford

On 7 August 2014, Proschwitz signed for newly promoted Championship side

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on a free transfer. He signed an initial one-year contract with an option for a further two years. Lacking fitness, Proschwitz made his Bees debut from the bench on the opening day of the 2014–15 season, coming on for

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after 67 minutes of a 1–1 draw with

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. He made his first start in the following match against Dagenham & Redbridge in the League Cup first round and scored Brentford's third goal in an incredible 6–6 draw, which was settled on penalties in the Bees' favour. Proschwitz made his first league start for the club in a 2–1 victory over

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on 19 August and scored his first league goal of the season three games later, tapping in Jon Toral's cross to seal a 2–0 win over Rotherham United.

Coventry City (loan)

On 27 February 2015 Proschwitz moved to

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on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season. He scored his first Sky Blues goal in a 3–1 defeat against Crewe Alexandra at the Ricoh Arena.

Return to SC Paderborn

Following his release from Brentford, Proschwitz returned to Germany and SC Paderborn 07 in the summer of 2015. He was released on 25 January 2016, after an incident in which he allegedly exposed himself to a woman during a late-night drinking session at SC Paderborn's mid-season training camp.

Sint-Truidense

Proschwitz signed for

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club Sint-Truidense on 2 February 2016. He scored just 4 goals in 33 appearances for the club, before departing the club at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Sparta Rotterdam

On 4 September 2017, Proschwitz moved to the Netherlands to join

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club Sparta Rotterdam on a one-year deal. He finally made his debut on 29 October, coming on as an 85th minute substitute in a 2–1 home win over

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Eintracht Braunschweig

In May 2019 it was confirmed, that Proschwitz had joined

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on a 2-year contract.

Return to Hoffenheim II

On 20 August 2021, Proschwitz returned to

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club Hoffenheim II. He finished the 2021–22 season as the top scorer in the division and made the first

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appearance of his career as a substitute in the first team's final match of the season.

Honours

Hull City *

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runner-up: 2012–13 Individual *

top scorer: 2009–10 (23 goals in 29 games for

) * 2. Bundesliga top scorer: 2011–12 (17 goals in 33 games for

) *

top scorer: 2021–22 (20 goals in 34 games for 1899 Hoffenheim II)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Proschwitz, Nick 1986 births Living people People from Weißenfels Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt German footballers German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Association football forwards TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players Hamburger SV II players VfL Wolfsburg II players Hannover 96 II players FC Vaduz players German expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Expatriate footballers in Liechtenstein FC Thun players FC Luzern players SC Paderborn 07 players Hull City A.F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Brentford F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Sint-Truidense V.V. players SV Meppen players Eintracht Braunschweig players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players English Football League players Premier League players Belgian Pro League players 3. Liga players Eredivisie players Tweede Divisie players Regionalliga players Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Expatriate footballers in England Sparta Rotterdam players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands