Sebastian Freis (born 23 April 1985) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as
striker.
Club career
Before joining
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 ...
in 1999, Freis played as a youth member for SC Wettersbach. His debut for Karlsruhe came on 15 October 2004, in a
2. Bundesliga match against
Rot-Weiss Essen
Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße.
The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 195 ...
where Freis immediately scored a
hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three wic ...
. Altogether he made 78 appearances and 22 goals in the 2. Bundesliga and played an important role in the
2006–07 season, when Karlsruhe gained promotion to the
Bundesliga
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. In July 2009, he moved to
1. FC Köln.
In January 2015, he moved to 2. Bundesliga club
Greuther Fürth on a free transfer, signing a contract until 2017. At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was released.
In August 2017, Freis joined 2. Bundesliga side
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 ...
as a
free agent
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, agreeing to a two-year contract. In 2019, when his contract ran out, he decided end his career.
International career
On 10 October 2006, he made his
Germany U21 national team debut when the team lost 2–0 against
England
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.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Footballers from Karlsruhe
German men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Germany men's under-21 international footballers
Germany men's youth international footballers
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Karlsruher SC players
Karlsruher SC II players
1. FC Köln players
SC Freiburg players
SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
SSV Jahn Regensburg players
21st-century German people