Luca-Milan Zander (born 9 August 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back for SV Sandhausen.[1] He has represented Germany at U15, U17, and U20 youth levels.

Luca Zander
Zander with FC St. Pauli in 2017
Personal information
Full name Luca-Milan Zander
Date of birth (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Weyhe, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
SV Sandhausen
Number 19
Youth career
2000–2006 SC Weyhe
2006–2014 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Werder Bremen II 61 (0)
2014–2019 Werder Bremen 2 (0)
2017–2019FC St. Pauli (loan) 30 (0)
2019–2023 FC St. Pauli 84 (4)
2023– SV Sandhausen 13 (0)
International career
2009 Germany U15 1 (0)
2011 Germany U17 1 (0)
2015 Germany U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2017

Club career edit

Werder Bremen edit

Zander joined Werder Bremen in 2006 from SC Weyhe. He made his debut for Werder Bremen II on 2 November 2014 against Hamburger SV II.[2]

On 26 September 2015, he made his first team debut in a Bundesliga game against Bayer Leverkusen replacing Felix Kroos after 56 minutes in a 3–0 home loss.[3]

FC St. Pauli (loan) edit

In June 2017, Zander agreed to join FC St. Pauli on loan for two seasons.[4]

FC St. Pauli edit

In May 2019, it was announced Zander would be joining FC St. Pauli permanently for the 2019–20 season. The transfer fee paid to Werder Bremen was reported as €400,000.[5]

International career edit

Zander is a youth international for Germany having represented the country at U15, U17, and U20 levels.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Germany - L. Zander - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Werder Bremen II vs. Hamburger SV II - 2 November 2013 - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Werder Bremen verliert weiter". Sportschau (in German). 26 September 2015. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ Sander, Carsten (19 June 2017). "Werder Bremen: Luca Zander per Leihe zu St. Pauli". WerderStube (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. ^ Knips, Björn (23 May 2019). "Wechsel perfekt: Werder gibt Zander endgültig an den FC St. Pauli ab". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Luca Zander Personenprofil". Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). Retrieved 11 April 2017.