# Daniel Ginczek

Daniel Ginczek (born 13 April 1991) is a German retired professional footballer who played as a forward.

## Club career
### Borussia Dortmund

In the 2007–08 season, he was the best scorer in the U-17 league. In 25 games, he scored 26 goals. In the U-18 national team, Ginczek scored three goals in six games, he also took part in seven matches of the U-19 national team, scoring on one occasion.
Since the 2008–09 season he was playing for the reserves of Borussia Dortmund. He made his debut in professional football on 28 July 2009 at a 0–0 draw against the reserve team of Eintracht Braunschweig.
In 2010, Ginczek was promoted to the Borussia Dortmund first team.
On 10 June 2011, Ginczek joined VfL Bochum on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 win over FSV Frankfurt on 22 July 2011.
In June 2012, Ginczek joined FC St. Pauli on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. He scored his first goal in the 77th minute at a 3–0 away win over Offenburger FV in the DFB-Pokal, on 18 August 2012. He became a key player for the Hamburg side, scoring 18 goals in 31 matches.

### Later clubs

3 June 2013 saw the announcement of Ginczek having agreed to join Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract.
For the 2014–15 season he moved to VfB Stuttgart. In May 2016 Ginczek extended his contract with Stuttgart until June 2020.
On 29 January 2022, Ginczek signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf until 30 June 2024. He left Düsseldorf on 8 January 2024. On the same day, he joined MSV Duisburg. After the season, which ended in relegation, he announced his retirement.

## Personal life

Ginczek's paternal grandparents are from Poland.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 3 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | DFB-Pokal | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 10 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2009–10 | 3. Liga | 29 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 6 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 12 |
| Borussia Dortmund II | Total | Total | 66 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 66 | 28 |
| VfL Bochum (loan) | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 7 |
| FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 18 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 19 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg | 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 4 |
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Bayern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 7 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 4 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 4 |
| VfB Stuttgart | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 8 |
| VfB Stuttgart | Total | Total | 67 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 70 | 23 |
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 7 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| VfL Wolfsburg | Total | Total | 55 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 11 |
| VfL Wolfsburg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 6 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf | Total | Total | 42 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 46 | 10 |
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| MSV Duisburg | 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 329 | 102 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 352 | 112 |
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League