Nico Cedric Schlotterbeck (born 1 December 1999) is a German professional

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who plays as a centre-back for

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club

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 fo ...

and the Germany national team.

Club career

SC Freiburg

Schlotterbeck debuted for

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

on 9 March 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute for

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in the 2–1 home win against Hertha BSC. In his final match for Freiburg, the club lost the DFB-Pokal Final on penalties but Schlotterbeck was awarded the man of the match.

Loan to Union Berlin

On 31 July 2020, Schlotterbeck joined Union Berlin on a one-year loan.

Borussia Dortmund

On 2 May 2022,

announced the signing of Schlotterbeck on a five-year deal, starting from the 2022–23 season. He joined for a reported €25 million transfer fee.

International career

Schlotterbeck got his debut call-up to the Germany national team under coach Hansi Flick for FIFA World Cup qualification in September 2021. He made his debut against Israel in a friendly on 27 March 2022.

Personal life

Schlotterbeck is the nephew of former professional footballer Niels Schlotterbeck, who played for Freiburg. His older brother, Keven, is a professional footballer who played the 2019–20 season at Union Berlin on loan from SC Freiburg, to which he returned for the 2020–21 season. Schlotterbeck's cousin, Sandrine, appeared on the seventh series of the German edition of ''Love Island'' in 2022.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

SC Freiburg *

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runner-up: 2021–22 Germany U21 *

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Individual *

Team of the Tournament:

Team of the Season: 2021–22, 2022–23 * ''

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'' Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2021–22

References

External links

Profile
at the Borussia Dortmund website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Schlotterbeck, Nico 1999 births Living people German men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers SC Freiburg II players SC Freiburg players 1. FC Union Berlin players Borussia Dortmund players Bundesliga players Regionalliga players 2022 FIFA World Cup players People from Rems-Murr-Kreis Footballers from Stuttgart (region)