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 Pledl playing for SV Sandhausen in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Bischofsmais, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Bischofsmais | |||
| –2009 | SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf | ||
| 2009–2012 | 1860 Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Greuther Fürth II | 16 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Greuther Fürth | 36 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 69 | (7) |
| 2015 | → FC Ingolstadt II | 9 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → SV Sandhausen (loan) | 44 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 33 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Waldhof Mannheim | 19 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | MSV Duisburg | 29 | (1) |
| 2025 | MSV Duisburg | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U18 | 8 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2013–2014 | Germany U20 | 11 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:59, 12 May 2024 (UTC) | |||
Thomas Pledl (born 23 May 1994) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Pledl went through the renowned youth ranks of 1860 Munich before leaving the club in 2012 to join Greuther Fürth. For Greuther Fürth he made his Bundesliga debut in November of the same year, as a substitute for Felix Klaus in a 2–0 defeat to Hannover 96.
In January 2015, after two and a half years with Fürth, he moved to fellow 2. Bundesliga club FC Ingolstadt who were battling for promotion to the Bundesliga at that time. He signed a contract for four and a half years until 2020.[1] He was loaned to SV Sandhausen on 16 January 2016.[2]
On 10 April 2019, Fortuna Düsseldorf confirmed that Pledl would join the club from the 2019–20 season.[3] He penned a two-year contract.
On 15 January 2023, Pledl signed with Waldhof Mannheim,[4] and left after a half year again to join MSV Duisburg.[5] After the 2023–24 season, his contract expired but he returned to Duisburg in January 2025.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 12 May 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Greuther Fürth | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Greuther Fürth II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | Regionalliga | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Total | 69 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 7 | ||
| FC Ingolstadt II | 2015–16 | Regionalliga | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| SV Sandhausen (loan) | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | ||
| Total | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 4 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Waldhof Mannheim | 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 19 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 29 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2024–25 | Regionalliga West | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 257 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 265 | 18 | ||
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver: 2012[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Pledl schließt sich dem FC Ingolstadt an" [Pledl joins FC Ingolstadt] (in German). Kicker. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
- ↑ "SVS leiht Mittelfeldspieler Pledl aus" [SVS loans out Midfielder Pledl] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ↑ FORTUNA VERPFLICHTET THOMAS PLEDL, f95.de, 10 April 2019
- ↑ "SV WALDHOF MANNHEIM 07 VERPFLICHTET THOMAS PLEDL" (in German). Waldhof Mannheim. 15 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ ""Geiler Verein, mit geilen Fans": Pledl wird Duisburger". Kicker. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
- ↑ ""Erfahrung und Spielfreude": Pledl ist zurück beim Spielverein". msv-duisburg.de. 21 January 2025. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ↑ Thomas Pledl at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille für Goretzka, Ginter, Rüdiger und Lotzen" [Fritz-Walter-Medal for Goretzka, Ginter, Rüdiger and Lotzen] (in German). German Football Association. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
External links
[edit]- Thomas Pledl at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Thomas Pledl at DFB (also available in German)
- Thomas Pledl at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1994 births
- People from Regen (district)
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German men's footballers
- Footballers from Lower Bavaria
- Men's association football midfielders
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- SV Sandhausen players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 II players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf II players
- SV Waldhof Mannheim players
- MSV Duisburg players
- Regionalliga players