Manuel Zeitz

Manuel Zeitz

Zeitz in 2011 in his first spell with 1. FC Saarbrücken
Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-08-01) 1 August 1990
Place of birth	Völklingen, Federal Republic of Germany
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	1. FC Saarbrücken
Number	8
Youth career
1994–2004	SC Großrosseln
2004–2008	1. FC Saarbrücken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2011	1. FC Saarbrücken	90	(25)
2011–2012	1. FC Nürnberg II	26	(4)
2011–2012	1. FC Nürnberg	0	(0)
2012–2014	SC Paderborn	33	(2)
2014	→ 1. FC Saarbrücken (loan)	16	(0)
2014–2016	Energie Cottbus	46	(2)
2015	Energie Cottbus II	1	(0)
2016–	1. FC Saarbrücken	247	(21)
International career
2010	Germany U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024

Manuel Zeitz (born 1 August 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FC Saarbrücken.

Club career

Zeitz was born in Völklingen. He joined 1. FC Saarbrücken in 2004, having previously played for SC Großrosseln, and made his debut for the club in the Oberliga Südwest during the 2008–09 season. Saarbrücken won the league this year, and promotion to the Regionalliga West, and Zeitz established himself as a key player, scoring 11 goals in 32 matches as the club won the title, and a second consecutive promotion. He has been an ever-present in Saarbrücken's first half-season in the 3. Liga, and was named as the best defensive midfielder in the league for this period by the magazine Kicker. He signed for 1. FC Nürnberg at the start of the 2011–12 season. After one season playing solely for the reserves, he first signed for SC Paderborn 07 on loan for one year, before signing a regular two-year contract until June 2015. In January 2014 he returned to Saarbrücken on loan for the remainder of the season, but was unable to prevent them being relegated from the 3. Liga. He then signed a two-year contract until June 2016 for Energie Cottbus, also in the 3. Liga.

International career

Zeitz has been capped twice for Germany's under-20 team, making his debut on 6 September 2010 against Switzerland.

Honours

• Oberliga Südwest (V): 2009
• Regionalliga West (IV): 2010

External links

• Manuel Zeitz at kicker (in German)
• Manuel Zeitz at fussballdaten.de (in German)