Steffen Fäth
| Steffen Fäth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Fäth in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
4 April 1990 Frankfurt, West Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HSG Goldstein/Schwanheim | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2007 | VfL Goldstein | ||
2007–2008 | SG Wallau-Massenheim | ||
2008–2010 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2009–2010 | → VfL Gummersbach (loan) | ||
2010–2016 | HSG Wetzlar | ||
2016–2018 | Füchse Berlin | ||
2018–2020 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2020–2023 | HC Erlangen | ||
2023– | HSG Goldstein/Schwanheim | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | Germany | 79 | (168) |
Medal record | |||
Steffen Fäth (born 4 April 1990) is a German handball player for HSG Goldstein/Schwanheim and the German national team.[1][2]
He was part of the German team that won the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship[3]
Career
[edit]Fäth made his senior debut for Rhein-Neckar Löwen in the 2008-09 season. In the 2009-10 season he was loaned out to VfL Gummersbach.[4] After returning from loan, he joined HSG Wetzlar. In his first season he proved a good goalscorer, and debuted for the German national team.
In 2016 he joined Füchse Berlin.[5] Here he won the IHF Super Globe in 2016 and the EHF Cup in 2018. In 2018 he returned to Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[6]
In 2020 he joined HC Erlangen.[7] On 25 April 2021 in a game against SC Magdeburg he scored his 1000th Bundesliga goal.
In 2023 he joined HSG Goldstein/Schwanheim; the club were he had started his career back in 2007.[8]
Season statistics
[edit]| Season | Team | League | Games | Goals | Penalty goals | Outfield goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008/09 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Bundesliga | 18 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009/10 | VfL Gummersbach | Bundesliga | 29 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2010/11 | HSG Wetzlar | Bundesliga | 24 | 31 | 5 | 26 |
| 2011/12 | HSG Wetzlar | Bundesliga | 33 | 75 | 0 | 75 |
| 2012/13 | HSG Wetzlar | Bundesliga | 29 | 113 | 10 | 103 |
| 2013/14 | HSG Wetzlar | Bundesliga | 31 | 142 | 12 | 130 |
| 2014/15 | HSG Wetzlar | Bundesliga | 32 | 149 | 8 | 141 |
| 2015/16 | HSG Wetzlar | Bundesliga | 30 | 136 | 0 | 136 |
| 2016/17 | Füchse Berlin | Bundesliga | 34 | 82 | 0 | 82 |
| 2017/18 | Füchse Berlin | Bundesliga | 28 | 142 | 0 | 142 |
| 2018/19 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Bundesliga | 28 | 56 | 0 | 56 |
| 2019/20 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | Bundesliga | 22 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 2020/21 | HC Erlangen | Bundesliga | 20 | 34 | 0 | 34 |
| 2021/22 | HC Erlangen | Bundesliga | 20 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022/23 | HC Erlangen | Bundesliga | 16 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 2008–2023 | gesamt | Bundesliga | 394 | 1049 | 36 | 1013 |
Source: Player profile at the Handball-Bundesliga[9]
National team
[edit]With the German youth national team Fäth won the 2009 Junior World Championship.
At the 2016 European Championship he won Gold medals with the German team, beating Spain in the final 24-17.[3]
At the 2016 Olympics he won bronze medals with the German team. For this he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt[10]
He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship, where Germany finished 4th.[11]
Achievements
[edit]- Summer Olympics:
Bronze: 2016
- European Championship:
Gold: 2016
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2018
- IHF Super Globe:
- Winner: 2016
- DHB Supercup:
- Winner: 2018
References
[edit]- ^ DHB profile
- ^ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ a b 2016 European Championship roster
- ^ "Löwen leihen Steffen Fäth nach Gummersbach aus" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. 15 July 2009. Archived from the original on 18 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ "Nationalspieler Fäth verlässt Wetzlar im Sommer" (in German). handball-world.com. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "Steffen Fäth wechselt zu den Rhein-Neckar Löwen" (in German). handball-world.com. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Steffen Fäth wechselt von den Rhein-Neckar Löwen zum HC Erlangen" (in German). handball-world.news. 12 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Transfercoup: Europameister Steffen Fäth wechselt zurück zu Jugendverein" (in German). handball-world.news. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Player profile". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
External links
[edit]- Steffen Fäth at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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