Danny Latza

Danny Latza
Latza with Mainz 05 in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-12-07) 7 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Düsseldorf II
Youth career
1995–1998 DJK Arminia Ückendorf
1998–2007 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Schalke 04 II 65 (9)
2009 Schalke 04 3 (0)
2011–2013 Darmstadt 98 73 (10)
2013–2015 VfL Bochum 64 (4)
2015–2021 Mainz 05 153 (6)
2021–2024 Schalke 04 46 (3)
2024– Fortuna Düsseldorf II 0 (0)
International career
2004–2005 Germany U16 6 (0)
2005–2006 Germany U17 9 (0)
2006–2007 Germany U18 4 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U19 15 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U20 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2024

Danny Latza (born 7 December 1989) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf II.[2]

Career

Latza began his footballing career in 1995, at the age of five, as a youth player with his local team, DJK Arminia Ückendorf. He stayed as a player for three years before moving to Schalke 04 where he started his professional career. Latza's first professional appearance was in the Bundesliga on 14 February 2009 against VfL Bochum, when he came on as a substitute for Levan Kobiashvili.[3]

Latza joined the SV Darmstadt 98 for the 2011–12 3. Liga season. On 22 May 2013, it was announced that the MSV Duisburg had signed Latza.[4] However this contract was valid only for the 2. Bundesliga and was voided when the Deutsche Fußball Liga denied Duisburg the license to play in the 2013–14 2. Bundesliga season. After a brief trial spell, Latza signed with the 2. Bundesliga side Bochum.[5]

On 17 December 2016, Latza scored his first Bundesliga goals, a hat-trick for 1. FSV Mainz 05, in a 3–1 home victory against Hamburger SV.[6]

On 17 March 2021, Latza agreed to rejoin Schalke 04 on a free transfer for the 2021–22 season, signing a two-year contract which will be extended by an extra year should Schalke achieve promotion in that time.[7] He was promptly appointed the team's captain under the head coach Dimitrios Grammozis.[8]

Career statistics

As of 12 November 2024[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schalke 04 II 2006–07 Oberliga Westfalen 2 0 — 2 0
2007–08 Oberliga Westfalen 1 0 — 1 0
2008–09 Regionalliga West 23 5 — 23 5
2009–10 Regionalliga West 19 2 — 19 2
2010–11 Regionalliga West 20 2 — 20 2
Total 65 9 — 65 9
Schalke 04 2008–09 Bundesliga 3 0 0 0 3 0
Darmstadt 98 2011–12 3. Liga 36 6 — 36 6
2012–13 3. Liga 37 4 — 37 4
Total 73 10 — 73 10
VfL Bochum 2013–14 2. Bundesliga 34 3 2 1 36 4
2014–15 2. Bundesliga 30 1 2 0 32 1
Total 64 4 4 1 68 5
Mainz 05 2015–16 Bundesliga 27 0 2 0 29 0
2016–17 Bundesliga 21 4 0 0 21 4
2017–18 Bundesliga 29 2 4 0 33 2
2018–19 Bundesliga 24 0 0 0 24 0
2019–20 Bundesliga 23 0 1 0 24 0
2020–21 Bundesliga 29 0 2 1 31 1
Total 153 6 9 1 162 7
Schalke 04 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 15 2 1 0 16 2
2022–23 Bundesliga 20 0 1 0 21 0
2023–24 2. Bundesliga 11 1 2 1 13 2
Total 46 3 4 1 50 4
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2024–25 Regionalliga West 0 0 — 0 0
Career totals 404 32 17 3 421 35

Honours

Schalke 04

References

  1. ^ "Danny Latza". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Danny Latza". Kicker (in German). Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Dabrowski bestraft zu lässige Schalker" [Dabrowski punishes too nonchalant Schalke]. Kicker (in German). 14 February 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ^ ""Zebras" verpflichten Danny Latza" ["Zebras" sign Danny Latza] (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Bochum greift bei Latza zu" [Bochum snatches Latza]. Kicker (in German). 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Latza hat-trick upends Hamburg in Mainz". Bundesliga. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Danny Latza chooses FC Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 17 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Danny Latza is the new captain of Schalke 04". Schalke 04. 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ Danny Latza at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Danny Latza – Club matches". Worldfootball.
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