Phil Neumann

Phil Neumann

Neumann with Holstein Kiel in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Phil Yannik Neumann[1]
Date of birth	(1997-07-08) 8 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Recklinghausen, Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Hannover 96
Number	5
Youth career
2002–2005	DJK SpVgg Herten
2005–2016	Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2017	Schalke 04 II	15	(1)
2017–2019	FC Ingolstadt	24	(1)
2019–2022	Holstein Kiel	72	(0)
2022–	Hannover 96	77	(3)
International career
2016	Germany U19	4	(1)
2017	Germany U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024

Phil Yannik Neumann (born 8 July 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Hannover 96 in the 2. Bundesliga.^[2]

Career

Phil Neumann was born in Herten in the Ruhr area in North Rhine-Westphalia and started with football at DJK SpVgg Herten, before he in 2005 in the age of seven the youth academy of FC Schalke 04.^[3] For the 2016–17 season, he promoted to the reserve team at fourth-tier Regionalliga West and made 15 appearances (one goal).

Afterwards, Neumann joined FC Ingolstadt 04, which relegated from Bundesliga. In his first year in Bavaria, him was not a regular player and the club from Ingolstadt finished on place 9. In the second year, FC Ingolstadt 04 was struggled and fighted against the relegation to 3. Liga. The club achieved the relegation/promotion play-offs against SV Wehen Wiesbaden and did won 2–1 in the first-leg, but after a 2–3 defeat in the second-leg, the Bavarians must relegated to the third division. Phil Neumann was played in 20 matches and in both matches at relegation/promotion play-offs.

In June 2019, Holstein Kiel announced the signing of Phil Neumann.^[4] He was played often in his first season in Northern Germany and was also often a part of the starting line-up. In the second year, Neumann achieved with the club from Kiel, the capital of the federal state of Schleswig-Holstein, the semi-final of German Cup and did sent-off Bayern Munich in the second round after penalty shoot-out. In the semi-final, Holstein Kiel was knocked-out by Borussia Dortmund. Phil Neumann did played only against the Dortmund-based. In the championship, Holstein Kiel was holds an automatic promotion spot for Bundesliga, but lost the last matches against Karlsruher SC and SV Darmstadt 98 and must going to the promotion/relegation play-offs against Cologne. Holstein Kiel was did won 1–0 in the first-leg, but lost 1–5 in the second-leg and missed the promotion to the top-flight of Germany. Holstein Kiel did struggled in the next season against the relegation to 3. Liga, but finished on the 9th place.

Afterwards, Neumann joined Hannover 96.

References

1. "FIFA U-20 World Cup Korea Republic 2017: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 11 June 2017. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
2. Phil Neumann at Soccerway
3. Winkel, Christoph (17 October 2024). "An Höwedes kam er nicht vorbei: Neumann gespannt aufs neue Schalke". WAZ (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
4. "Neumann heuert an der Kieler Förde an". kicker Online (in German). 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.