Maurice Pluntke (born 23 January 1994) is a German footballer who plays for as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Holzheimer SG.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Mönchengladbach, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Holzheimer SG | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | SC Rheindahlen | ||
| 2002–2012 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Orange County SC | 28 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Alemannia Aachen | 38 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Wacker Nordhausen | 32 | (2) |
| 2020–2021 | Kickers Offenbach | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | 1. FC Bocholt | 17 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Wegberg-Beeck | 43 | (0) |
| 2024– | Holzheimer SG | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Germany U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | Germany U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:08, 4 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editPluntke began his career at SC Rheindahlen and joined the youth team at Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2002. He went through all youth teams and promoted to the reserve team for the 2013–14 season. On 17 May 2014, he made his debut in a 2–2 draw against Sportfreunde Lotte in Regionalliga West.
Pluntke moved to Fortuna Düsseldorf for the 2014–15 season, whose second team also played in the Regionalliga West. On 25 April 2015, he was in the first team's squad for the first time in a league game against 1860 Munich. On 8 May 2015, he made his debut in the 2–0 defeat in a home game against VfR Aalen in the 2. Bundesliga.
In mid-January 2016, Pluntke terminated his contract in Düsseldorf, and joined American third-tier side Orange County SC in Irvine, California in April 2016.[1][2]
In mid-January 2017 Pluntke returned to Germany and joined the Regionalliga team Alemannia Aachen. For the 2018–19 season he moved to FSV Wacker 90 Nordhausen. Pluntke joined Kickers Offenbach in January 2020, signing a deal until June 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ Stefan Loyda (20 February 2016). "Ex-Fortuna-Kicker Pluntke wechselt in die USA". derwesten.de (in German). Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "» More New Signings for OC Blues FC". Archived from the original on 17 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ KICKERS VERPFLICHTEN DUO FÜR DIE INNENVERTEIDIGUNG, ofc.de, 11 January 2020
External links
edit- Maurice Pluntke at USL Championship
- Maurice Pluntke at kicker (in German)
- Maurice Pluntke at WorldFootball.net
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