Patrick Mainka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 November 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Gütersloh, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Victoria Clarholz | |||
| –2009 | FSC Rheda | ||
| 2009–2013 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 20 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Werder Bremen II | 34 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Borussia Dortmund II | 86 | (9) |
| 2018– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 211 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024, 17:24 (UTC) | |||
Patrick Mainka (born 6 November 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.
Career
Early career
Born in Gütersloh,[1] Mainka played youth football for Victoria Clarholz and FSC Rheda before joining Arminia Bielefeld's academy in 2009.[2] Mainka made his debut and only appearance for Arminia Bielefeld on 15 December 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Marc Lorenz in a 4–1 victory at home to Greuther Fürth.[1][3]
Werder Bremen II
Mainka left Arminia Bielefeld in the summer of 2014, joining Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 1 August 2014, Mainka made his debut for Werder Bremen II in a 3–3 draw at Eintracht Braunschweig II, before scoring the first goal of his senior career in the following match at home to Schwarz-Weiß Rehden.[1] He made 23 appearances in the league that season,[1] scoring three, before scoring the winning goal in the second leg of the promotion playoff match Borussia Mönchengladbach II to promote Werder Bremen II to the 3. Liga.[5] He made 9 appearances during the 2015–16 season for Werder Bremen II before leaving in January 2016.[1]
Borussia Dortmund II
Mainka joined Borussia Dortmund II on a two-and-a-half-year contract in January 2016.[6] He made his debut for the club on 6 February 2016 in a 1–1 draw at home to Viktoria Köln, going on to make 18 appearances during the 2015–16 season, scoring once. He remained a regular player over the next two seasons for Borussia Dortmund II, scoring 2 goals in 34 games across the 2016–17 season and 6 goals in 34 games during the 2017–18 season, and he was also captain of Borussia Dortmund II.[1][7]
1. FC Heidenheim
In the summer of 2018, Mainka joined 1. FC Heidenheim on a two-year contract, following the expiration of his contract at Borussia Dortmund.[8] Mainka made his debut for Heidenheim in their second game of the season; a 1–1 draw away at Holstein Kiel.[9] He scored his first goal for Heidenheim on 4 May 2019; a right footed shot in the 60th minute of a 3–2 defeat at home to SV Sandhausen.[10] Across the 2018–19 season, he started 32 of Heidenheim's 34 games, scoring 2 goals.[1] Having been a regular player for Heidenheim in early stages of the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended in November 2019 until the summer of 2024.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld II | 2012–13 | Oberliga Westfalen | 20 | 4 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| Arminia Bielefeld | 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 25 | 4 | — | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 3. Liga | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 18 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 34 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 6 | |||
| Total | 86 | 9 | — | — | 86 | 9 | ||||
| 1. FC Heidenheim | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 1 | 22 | 1 | |
| Total | 211 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 233 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 352 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 374 | 35 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bundesliga promotion Play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
1. FC Heidenheim
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Patrick Mainka". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Patrick Mainka - Laufbahn - Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Lorenz ist nicht zu fassen". kicker (in German). 15 December 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Mainka und Turhan verlassen den DSC". Westfalen-Blatt (in German). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Bor. Mönchengladbach II 0:2 Werder Bremen II". kicker (in German). 31 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "BVB II verpflichtet Patrick Mainka" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Mainka bindet sich langfristig an Heidenheim". kicker (in German). 25 November 2019. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "FCH verpflichtet BVB-II-Kapitän Mainka". kicker (in German). 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Trotz Überzahl: Heidenheim nimmt nur einen Punkt mit". kicker (in German). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Doppelter Wooten lässt Sandhausen jubeln". kicker (in German). 4 May 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
External links
- Patrick Mainka at WorldFootball.net
- Patrick Mainka at DFB (also available in German)