Fabian Bäcker (born 28 May 1990) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for Germania Ober-Roden II. He is also a

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coach of Germania Ober-Roden

Career

Club

Bäcker was born in

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. He passed through numerous youth teams in Borussia Mönchengladbach and brought himself to notice when he scored 42 goals in 48 games in the Under-19-Bundesliga. In parallel, he played in Borussia's under-23 team in the

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, where he achieved two goals in 13 games. In the 2009–10 season, he signed a professional contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach. Already in his second friendly game against SV Wacker Gotha, he succeeded in scoring a hat-trick only eight minutes into the game. On 16 January 2010, Bäcker scored his first

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goal against

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. In April 2011, Bäcker signed a two-year contract with

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National team

Bäcker played for various German youth teams

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* 1990 births Living people People from Rotenburg an der Fulda Sportspeople from Kassel (region) German footballers Germany youth international footballers Association football forwards Borussia Mönchengladbach players Borussia Mönchengladbach II players Kickers Offenbach players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Footballers from Hesse {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub