Michael Esser

Position: GK ▪ Footed: Right

198cm, 97kg (6-6, 214lb)

Born: November 22, 1987 in Castrop-Rauxel, Germany de

Citizenship: Germany de

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Goalkeeping: Domestic Leagues

Goalkeeping: Domestic Leagues Table
						Playing Time				Performance										Penalty Kicks
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	GA	GA90	SoTA	Saves	Save%	W	D	L	CS	CS%	PKatt	PKA	PKsv	PKm	Save%	Matches
2011-2012	23	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	1	1	90	1.0	2	2.00	5	3	60.0	0	0	1	0	0.0
2012-2013	24	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	14th	3	3	270	3.0	2	0.67	12	10	83.3	1	2	0	2	66.7
2013-2014	25	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	15th	4	2	241	2.7	4	1.49	7	3	42.9	0	0	2	1	50.0
2014-2015	26	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	16	16	1,440	16.0	23	1.44	88	65	73.9	5	8	3	3	18.8						Matches
2015-2016	27	Sturm Graz	at AUT	1. Bundesliga	5th	36	36	3,240	36.0	40	1.11	151	111	73.5	12	12	12	12	33.3						Matches
2016-2017	28	Darmstadt 98	de GER	1. Bundesliga	18th	28	28	2,484	27.6	50	1.81	144	94	68.8	6	3	19	3	10.7	7	5	1	1	16.7	Matches
2017-2018	29	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3	3	270	3.0	9	3.00	14	5	35.7	1	0	2	0	0.0	1	0	0	1		Matches
2018-2019	30	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	17th	32	32	2,880	32.0	67	2.09	209	148	70.3	5	6	21	5	15.6	6	5	1	0	16.7	Matches
2019-2020	31	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	6th	1	1	90	1.0	1	1.00	6	5	83.3	0	1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0		Matches
2020-2021	32	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	13th	29	29	2,610	29.0	47	1.62	137	93	67.9	11	5	13	8	27.6	3	3	0	0	0.0	Matches
2021-2022	33	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3	3	270	3.0	7	2.33	19	14	73.7	2	0	1	0	0.0	2	2	0	0	0.0	Matches
13 Seasons		5 Clubs		3 Leagues		156	154	13,885	154.3	252	1.63	792	551	70.1	43	37	74	34	22.1	19	15	2	2	11.8
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	GA	GA90	SoTA	Saves	Save%	W	D	L	CS	CS%	PKatt	PKA	PKsv	PKm	Save%	Matches
Bochum (7 Seasons)				2 Leagues		27	25	2,311	25.7	38	1.48	131	95	72.5	8	10	7	6	24.0	2	2	0	0	0.0
Hannover 96 (4 Seasons)				2 Leagues		65	65	5,850	65.0	124	1.91	366	251	68.3	17	12	36	13	20.0	10	8	1	1	11.1
Sturm Graz (1 Season)				1 League		36	36	3,240	36.0	40	1.11	151	111	73.5	12	12	12	12	33.3
Darmstadt 98 (1 Season)				1 League		28	28	2,484	27.6	50	1.81	144	94	68.8	6	3	19	3	10.7	7	5	1	1	16.7

Bundesliga (7 Seasons)						66	66	5,904	65.6	133	2.03	386	261	68.7	14	9	43	8	12.1	16	12	2	2	14.3
2. Bundesliga (6 Seasons)						54	52	4,741	52.7	79	1.50	255	179	70.2	17	16	19	14	26.9	3	3	0	0	0.0
Bundesliga (1 Season)						36	36	3,240	36.0	40	1.11	151	111	73.5	12	12	12	12	33.3

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Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues

Standard Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time			Performance								Per 90 Minutes
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	Matches
2011-2012	23	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	1	1	90	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2012-2013	24	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	14th	3	3	270	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2013-2014	25	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	15th	4	2	241	2.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2014-2015	26	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	16	16	1,440	16.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2015-2016	27	Sturm Graz	at AUT	1. Bundesliga	5th	36	36	3,240	36.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2016-2017	28	Darmstadt 98	de GER	1. Bundesliga	18th	28	28	2,484	27.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2017-2018	29	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3	3	270	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2018-2019	30	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	17th	32	32	2,880	32.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2019-2020	31	Hoffenheim	de GER	1. Bundesliga	6th	0	0																Matches
2019-2020	31	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	6th	1	1	90	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2020-2021	32	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	13th	29	29	2,610	29.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2021-2022	33	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3	3	270	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	Matches
2022-2023	34	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	14th	0	0																Matches
2023-2024	35	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	16th	0	0																Matches
13 Seasons		5 Clubs		3 Leagues		156	154	13,885	154.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	Matches
Bochum (7 Seasons)				2 Leagues		27	25	2,311	25.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hannover 96 (4 Seasons)				2 Leagues		65	65	5,850	65.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sturm Graz (1 Season)				1 League		36	36	3,240	36.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Darmstadt 98 (1 Season)				1 League		28	28	2,484	27.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hoffenheim (1 Season)				1 League		0	0

Bundesliga (7 Seasons)						66	66	5,904	65.6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
2. Bundesliga (6 Seasons)						54	52	4,741	52.7	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Bundesliga (1 Season)						36	36	3,240	36.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

Shooting: Domestic Leagues

Shooting: Domestic Leagues Table
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Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	PK	PKatt	Matches
2011-2012	23	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	1.0	0		0			0.00			0	0
2012-2013	24	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	14th	3.0	0		0			0.00			0	0
2013-2014	25	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	15th	2.7	0		0			0.00			0	0
2014-2015	26	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	16.0	0		0			0.00			0	0	Matches
2015-2016	27	Sturm Graz	at AUT	1. Bundesliga	5th	36.0	0		0			0.00			0	0	Matches
2016-2017	28	Darmstadt 98	de GER	1. Bundesliga	18th	27.6	0	1	0	0.0	0.04	0.00	0.00		0	0	Matches
2017-2018	29	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0	Matches
2018-2019	30	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	17th	32.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0	Matches
2019-2020	31	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	6th	1.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0	Matches
2020-2021	32	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	13th	29.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0	Matches
2021-2022	33	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0	Matches
13 Seasons		5 Clubs		3 Leagues		154.3	0	1	0	0.0	0.01	0.00	0.00		0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	PK	PKatt	Matches
Bochum (7 Seasons)				2 Leagues		25.7	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0
Hannover 96 (4 Seasons)				2 Leagues		65.0	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0
Sturm Graz (1 Season)				1 League		36.0	0		0			0.00			0	0
Darmstadt 98 (1 Season)				1 League		27.6	0	1	0	0.0	0.04	0.00	0.00		0	0
Hoffenheim (1 Season)				1 League

Bundesliga (7 Seasons)						65.6	0	1	0	0.0	0.02	0.00	0.00		0	0
2. Bundesliga (6 Seasons)						52.7	0	0	0		0.00	0.00			0	0
Bundesliga (1 Season)						36.0	0		0			0.00			0	0

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues

Playing Time: Domestic Leagues Table
							Playing Time				Starts			Subs			Team Success
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	Matches
2011-2012	23	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	1	90	90	2.9	1.0	1			0
2012-2013	24	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	14th	3	270	90	8.8	3.0	3			0
2013-2014	25	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	15th	4	241	60	7.9	2.7	2			2
2014-2015	26	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	16	1,440	90	47.1	16.0	16		16	0		18	1.44	25	23	+2	+0.12	+0.35	Matches
2015-2016	27	Sturm Graz	at AUT	1. Bundesliga	5th	36	3,240	90	100.0	36.0	36		36	0		0	1.33	40	40	0	0.00		Matches
2016-2017	28	Darmstadt 98	de GER	1. Bundesliga	18th	28	2,484	89	81.2	27.6	28		27	0		0	0.75	23	50	-27	-0.98	+0.27	Matches
2017-2018	29	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3	270	90	8.8	3.0	3		3	0		30	1.00	5	9	-4	-1.33	-1.14	Matches
2018-2019	30	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	17th	32	2,880	90	94.1	32.0	32	90	32	0		1	0.66	29	66	-37	-1.16	+0.34	Matches
2019-2020	31	Hoffenheim	de GER	1. Bundesliga	6th	0					0		0	0		4							Matches
2019-2020	31	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	6th	1	90	90	2.9	1.0	1	90	1	0		17	1.00	1	1	0	0.00	-0.15	Matches
2020-2021	32	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	13th	29	2,610	90	85.3	29.0	29	90	29	0		1	1.31	50	46	+4	+0.14	+0.54	Matches
2021-2022	33	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3	270	90	8.8	3.0	3	90	3	0		30	2.00	9	7	+2	+0.67	+1.18	Matches
2022-2023	34	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	14th	0					0		0	0		26							Matches
2023-2024	35	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	16th	0					0		0	0		1							Matches
13 Seasons		5 Clubs		3 Leagues		156	13,885	89	32.3	154.3	154	90	147	2		128	1.09	182	242	-60	-0.41	-0.14
			Country	Comp	LgRank	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	Matches
Bochum (7 Seasons)				2 Leagues		27	2,311	86	10.8	25.7	25	90	19	2		75	1.53	34	30	+4	+0.21	+0.62
Hannover 96 (4 Seasons)				2 Leagues		65	5,850	90	47.8	65.0	65	90	65	0		49	0.97	85	122	-37	-0.57	-0.48
Sturm Graz (1 Season)				1 League		36	3,240	90	100.0	36.0	36		36	0		0	1.33	40	40	0	0.00
Darmstadt 98 (1 Season)				1 League		28	2,484	89	81.2	27.6	28		27	0		0	0.75	23	50	-27	-0.98	+0.27
Hoffenheim (1 Season)				1 League		0					0		0	0		4

Bundesliga (7 Seasons)						66	5,904	89	27.6	65.6	66	90	65	0		92	0.77	66	132	-66	-1.01	-0.54
2. Bundesliga (6 Seasons)						54	4,741	88	25.8	52.7	52	90	46	2		36	1.35	76	70	+6	+0.13	+0.15
Bundesliga (1 Season)						36	3,240	90	100.0	36.0	36		36	0		0	1.33	40	40	0	0.00

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues

Miscellaneous Stats: Domestic Leagues Table
							Performance
Season	Age	Squad	Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Matches
2011-2012	23	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	1.0	0	0
2012-2013	24	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	14th	3.0	1	0
2013-2014	25	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	15th	2.7	0	0		0
2014-2015	26	Bochum	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	11th	16.0	2	0		0									Matches
2015-2016	27	Sturm Graz	at AUT	1. Bundesliga	5th	36.0	4	0		0									Matches
2016-2017	28	Darmstadt 98	de GER	1. Bundesliga	18th	27.6	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2017-2018	29	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Matches
2018-2019	30	Hannover 96	de GER	1. Bundesliga	17th	32.0	3	0	0	0	6	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	Matches
2019-2020	31	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	6th	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	Matches
2020-2021	32	Hannover 96	de GER	2. 2. Bundesliga	13th	29.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			0	Matches
2021-2022	33	Bochum	de GER	1. Bundesliga	13th	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0	Matches
13 Seasons		5 Clubs		3 Leagues		154.3	13	0	0	0	15	0	1	3	2	0	0	0
			Country	Comp	LgRank	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Matches
Bochum (7 Seasons)				2 Leagues		25.7	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			0
Hannover 96 (4 Seasons)				2 Leagues		65.0	3	0	0	0	9	0	1	3	2	0	0	0
Sturm Graz (1 Season)				1 League		36.0	4	0		0
Darmstadt 98 (1 Season)				1 League		27.6	3	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hoffenheim (1 Season)				1 League

Bundesliga (7 Seasons)						65.6	6	0	0	0	12	0	1	3	2	0	0	0
2. Bundesliga (6 Seasons)						52.7	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0			0
Bundesliga (1 Season)						36.0	4	0		0

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