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 Strompf in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosbach, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfB Heidersbach | |||
| SV Obrigheim | |||
| SpVgg Neckarelz | |||
| SV Sandhausen | |||
| –2017 | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | FC Astoria Walldorf | 30 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Hoffenheim II | 59 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 24 | (2) |
| 2023 | Västerås SK | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | SSV Ulm | 45 | (2) |
| 2025– | VfL Bochum | 27 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 | |||
Philipp Strompf (born 23 April 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.[1]
Career
[edit]Strompf was a youth player at SV Sandhausen and Karlsruher SC.[2] He played for a season at FC Astoria Walldorf.
Hoffenheim II
[edit]Strompf then went to TSG 1899 Hoffenheim where he stayed for three seasons and made 59 competitive appearances for Hoffenheim II.[3]
On 23 September 2018, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Mainz II.
Eintracht Braunschweig
[edit]Strompf joined Eintracht Braunschweig in August 2021, signing a one-year contract and was given the number five shirt.[2]
He impressed sufficiently to be given a new contract in the summer of 2022. Sporting director Peter Vollmann described him as “reliable” and a “team player” after he played 19 games and scored 2 goals in the 2021–22 season that earned Braunschweig promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.[3] Strompf made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 17 July 2022 in a 2–0 defeat to Hamburger SV.[4]
Västerås SK
[edit]On 17 August 2023, Strompf signed with Västerås SK in Sweden.[5] He made his debut for the club in the Svenska Cupen starting in a 3–0 away win against Örebro Syrianska IF.[6] He made his Superettan debut as a second-half substitute away against Östers IF, in a 2–2 draw on 18 September 2023.[7]
SSV Ulm
[edit]On 15 December 2023, Strompf agreed to join 3. Liga club SSV Ulm.[8] He made his league debut for the club on 21 January 2024 against SpVgg Unterhaching in a 2–0 win for his new club.[9] Having gained promotion with the side back into the 2. Bundesliga, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 3–1 away win against Elversberg on 22 September 2024.[10]
VfL Bochum
[edit]In June 2025, following SSV Ulm's relegation from the 2. Bundesliga, it was announced that Strompf would join VfL Bochum, relegated from the Bundesliga, for the 2025–26 season.[11] He signed a three-year contract.[11]
On 2 August 2025, Strompf made his 2. Bundesliga debut in a 4–1 defeat to Darmstadt 98.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Astoria Walldorf | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 33 | 1 |
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 23 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 29 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 59 | 2 | — | — | 59 | 2 | ||||
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
| Västerås SK | 2023 | Superettan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| SSV Ulm | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 191 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 200 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Baden Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Lower Saxony Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Württemberg Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ "Phillip Strompf". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Philipp Strompf moves to Hamburger Straße". Eintracht.com. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- 1 2 Jung, Kevin (9 June 2022). "BTSV extends with Strompf: "I'm happy and very proud of it"". www.liga2-online.de. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "EINTRACHT BRAUNSCHWEIG VS. HAMBURG 0 - 2". Soccerway. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "KLART: Philipp Strompf ansluter till VSK" [DONE: Philipp Strompf joins VSK] (in Swedish). Västerås SK. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "ÖREBRO SYRIANSKA VS. VÄSTERÅS 0 - 3". Soccerway. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "ÖSTER VS. VÄSTERÅS 2 - 2". Soccerway. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "SSV VERPFLICHTET PHILIPP STROMPF" [SSV SIGNS PHILIPP STROMPF] (in German). SSV Ulm. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
- ↑ "ULM VS. UNTERHACHING 2 - 0". Soccerway. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- ↑ "ELVERSBERG VS. ULM 1 - 3". Soccerway. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
- 1 2 "Nächster Defensiv-Transfer: Bochum angelt sich Strompf" [Next defensive transfer: Bochum snaps up Strompf]. Kicker (in German). 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
External links
[edit]- Philipp Strompf at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1998 births
- People from Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Karlsruhe (region)
- Men's association football central defenders
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players
- Oberliga (football) players
- Superettan players
- FC Astoria Walldorf players
- TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- Västerås SK Fotboll players
- SSV Ulm 1846 players
- VfL Bochum players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- 21st-century German sportsmen