Johannes Geis (; born 17 August 1993) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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, for

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...

Club career

Early career

Geis made his Bundesliga debut for

1. FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

at 11 August 2013 in a 3–2 home win against

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB S ...

. On 17 August 2013, he provided an assist to

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's opening goal in a 1–2 away win against

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 ...

Schalke 04

On 23 June 2015, Geis joined

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhi ...

on a four-year deal for a fee in the region of €12 million. On 8 August, he marked his competitive debut by scoring in a 5–0 win at MSV Duisburg in the first round of the

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. Geis was sent off for a horrible studs-up challenge on André Hahn in a 3–1 defeat to

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional football club based in Mönchengladbach, Nort ...

on 25 October which resulted in a five-match ban for Geis, and left Hahn requiring surgery for a fractured tibia and a lateral meniscus tear. However, Geis was still allowed to play Europa League matches, in which he equalized from the penalty spot against

Sparta Prague ) but refer to Spartans as "''Rudí''" ( en, The Dark Reds/The Maroons).'' Letenští'' , ground = Generali Česká pojišťovna Arena , capacity = 19,416 , clubname = Sparta Prague , image = Sparta Praha logo.png , image_size = 160px , fu ...

on 5 November in a 1–1 draw.

Sevilla

On 1 September 2017, Geis joined Spanish club

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on a season-long loan deal, which includes a buyout option for €8 million.

1. FC Köln

On 13 January 2019, Geis signed a contract with

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ball ...

until the end of the season. In spite of a moderately successful time at Köln, the club announced that they would not offer him a contract extension, making him a free agent from July. He left the club at the end of the season.

International career

Geis made his debut for Germany U21 against France U21 on 13 August 2013 in a friendly game in

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. He replaced Emre Can at half-time. He represented the under-21 team at the 2015 European Championship in the Czech Republic, starting 1 match and coming on as a substitute in another. Geis made a substitute appearance, coming on for Can in the 77th minute, in their second group match at the

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against

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, in a 3–0 victory.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Geis, Johannes 1993 births Living people German footballers Germany under-21 international footballers Germany youth international footballers Association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players La Liga players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players FC Schalke 04 players Sevilla FC players 1. FC Köln players People from Schweinfurt Sportspeople from Lower Franconia German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Spain Footballers from Bavaria