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Jérome Polenz
Polenz in action for Western Sydney Wanderers
Personal information
Full name Jérome Polenz
Date of birth (1986-11-07) 7 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Berlin, East Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre Back / Defensive Midfielder / Fullback
Team information
Current team
 Western Sydney Wanderers FC
Number 6
Youth career
1993–1997 SC Siemensstadt
1997–1998 CFC Hertha 06
1998–2002 TeBe Berlin
2002–2005 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Werder Bremen II 64 (15)
2006–2007 Werder Bremen 3 (0)
2007–2008 Alemannia Aachen II 1 (0)
2007–2010 Alemannia Aachen 51 (0)
2010–2012 Union Berlin 14 (0)
2012–2014 Template:ALeague WSW 41 (1)
International career‡
Germany U19 3 (0)
Germany U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 October 2006

Jérome Polenz (born 7 November 1986) is a German football player who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers in the A-League.

Career

Polenz was born in Berlin, Germany, to an Algerian father and a German mother.[1][2] Polenz first began his youth career with SC Siemensstadt at the age of seven. After stints within the youth systems of CFC Hertha 06 and TeBe Berlin, he joined SV Werder Bremen in 2002. After three years on Bremen's reserve team he made his first team debut in 4 February 2006, beating Mainz 4–2. Following his debut, Polenz would sign a new contract, keeping him until 2009. He has appeared in three matches but has yet to net a goal. During his football career, Polenz attended the Gymnasium Obervieland and graduated with a high school diploma.

Polenz went to Alemannia Aachen in summer 2007.[3] On 10 August 2007, Polenz made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Carl Zeiss Jena and made 24 appearance in his first season despite injuries and later on the season, Polenz has been featured less, due to injuries came back.

On 11 May 2010, he signed for Union Berlin for the 2010–11 season.[4] After a half season at Union Berlin, Polenz, along with Kenan Şahin, was barred from the first team squad and instead, the duo was trained in the reserve squad.[5] After that, Polenz didn't play again and just made six appearances. After nine months without playing in the first team, Polenz was called back into the first team[6] and after being yet used in the substitute bench for the last four games, Polenz made his first appearance, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over Eintracht Braunschweig. However, Polenz couldn't managed to become a regular player at the club and at the end of the season, Polenz was released by the club.[7]

Western Sydney Wanderers

On 21 August 2012, Polenz signed a contract to be an inaugural squad member of Western Sydney Wanderers of Australia.[8] The club made their debut in a 0–0 draw against Central Coast Mariners, where Polenz played in the right back position on 6 October 2012. At Western Sydney Wanderers, Polenz established himself in the right-back position in the starting eleven and led the club in first position on the table in their inaugural season.

Polenz scored his first ever senior goal in the Western Sydney Wanderers 1 all draw with Wellington Phoenix in Round 2 of the 2013–14 A-League season.[9]

International career

He has also made appearances for the U20 and U19 Germany national football teams. Polenz played a part in the 2005 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship in the group stage against Serbia and Montenegro coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute replacing Markus Heppke.[10] He was unable to take part in the remaining fixtures of the group stage and the semi-final against France due to an injury and returned to Germany prior to the match alongside Sascha Dum and Markus Steinhöfer who were also injured[citation needed].

Honors

With Western Sydney Wanderers:

References

  1. ^ "Polenz: Ein Berliner entdeckt Berlin" (in German). bild.de. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Algerien-Connection Benyamina, Madouni, Polenz mit gemeinsamen Wurzeln" (in German). berlinonline.de.[dead link]
  3. ^ "6 Jérôme Polenz" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. Retrieved 11 May 2010.[dead link]
  4. ^ "Union verstärkt sich mit Polenz" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  5. ^ "1. FC Union Berlin: Freigabe für Sahin und Polenz" (in German). FC Union Homepage. 21 December 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Jerome Polenz wieder spielberechtigt" (in German). FC Union Homepage. 26 September 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "Union trennt sich von Polenz und Kolk" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 June 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "German Jerome Polenz Becomes Latest Wanderers Signing". Western Sydney Wanderers Homepage. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Wanderers unfortunate in Phoenix draw". Football Federation Australia. 20 October 2013.
  10. ^ "Serbia and Montenegro 4 – 2 Germany". UEFA.com. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

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