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Sebastian Mielitz Sebastian Mielitz ( born 18 July 1989 ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Viktoria Köln . Club career . Early career . Sebastian Mielitz was born in Zehdenick , and began his football career at Eintracht Oranienburg , moving later to MSV Neuruppin and Energie Cottbus . In 2005 , he joined the youth team of SV Werder Bremen at age 17 . On 10 November 2007 , he debuted for the second team of Werder Bremen in the second half of a match , replacing the injured first-choice goalkeeper Nico Pellatz . In August 2008 , Mielitz extended his contract until 2010 . His professional debut in the 3 . Liga was on 16 August 2008 against Jahn Regensburg . He played 20 times for the side in the 2008–09 season despite competing with Pellatz over a first choice role at the clubs reserve . Werder Bremen . During the 2007–08 season , Mielitz appeared twice as an unused substitute bench for a match against Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen . Two seasons later , he made his first appearance with Werders first team on 3 December 2009 in a Europa League home match against Nacional , filling in for the injured Tim Wiese . Three days later , on 6 December 2009 , he debuted in the Bundesliga in a 0–0 away draw against 1 . FC Köln , making a good performance throughout the match and kept his first clean sheet on his debut . In February 2010 , Mielitz signed a contract extension , keeping him until 2012 . Although he was a third-choice goalkeeper for the 2009–10 season , he said he was willing to be patient to fight over a first choice goalkeeper role in the near future . On 30 March 2010 , when he made another appearance , starting in goal once again , in a 4–2 win over FC Nürnberg . He suffered a knee injury later in the season . He made a total of three appearances in the 2009–10 season . Mielitz remained a third-choice goalkeeper behind Wiese and Christian Vander ahead of the 2010–11 season . On 20 October 2010 , he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage against Twente , coming on for the injured Wiese . Three days later , he started in goal again , making several saves contributing to 4–1 away win against Borussia Mönchengladbach , the clubs first of the season . After the match , his performance was praised and he was named Man of the Match . He featured in another Champions League match against Twente on 2 November 2010 which Werder Bremen 2–0 lost . After this , Mielitz remained on the substitute bench for the next two months until coming on as a late substitute following Wieses sending off in a 3–1 loss against Bayern Munich on 29 January 2011 . He appeared three more matches from 5 February 2011 to 19 February 2011 before Wieses return from suspension . He remained on the substitute bench for the rest of the 2010–11 season . At the end of the season , during which he made the total of 10 appearances for the side , Mielitz signed another contract extension , keeping him until 2013 . Ahead of the 2011–12 season , Mielitz was promoted to a second–choice goalkeeper behind Wiese , taking Vanders place and demoting him to third-choice . After starting the season on the substitute bench , he made his first appearance on 17 September 2011 coming on as a replacement for Wiese , who had been sent off in the early minutes of the match , and conceding a goal in the second–half from Philipp Wollscheid , in a 1–1 draw against 1 . FC Nürnberg . While Wiese served a three-match ban until late October , Mielitz played the next three matches and filled in showing very good performances , including in a win over Hertha BSC on 25 September 2011 . On 3 December 2011 , he started again after Wiese was given a bereavement leave , and conceded four goals , in a 4–1 defeat to Bayern Munich . After suffering short–term injury in January 2012 , he was featured in two matches between 17 March 2012 and 24 March 2012 following Wieses injury . He remained on the substitute bench throughout the 2011–12 season and was limited to a total of 7 appearances for the side . Shortly after the end of the season , he signed another contract extension in May 2012 which would keep him until 2014 . Ahead of the 2012–13 season , Mielitz was expected to be the clubs first choice goalkeeper by the clubs general manager Klaus Allofs following the departure of Wiese to Hoffenheim . In the LIGA total ! Cup 2012 , Mielitz was the hero when he made two saves in the penalties shoot-out ( one from Bastian Schweinsteiger ) in a 4–2 win over Bayern Munich to progress through the final which they beat Borussia Dortmund in a penalty shoot-out again the following day . After the match against Bayern Munich , he said YouTube helped him save a penalty from Schweinsteiger . After starting in goal in the opening game of the season against Borussia Dortmund , he kept his first clean sheet , in a 2–0 win over Hamburg on 1 September 2012 . Throughout the 2012–13 season , Mielitz was an ever present goalkeeper for the side , but received criticism from the media and pundits , including Frank Rost for conceding goals and lack of clean sheets , which he kept three times during the season . In response to criticism , Mielitz defended himself , saying : I make my cause well ! and felt he was treated unfairly . During a 1–1 draw against 1 . FSV Mainz 05 on 30 March 2013 , he put out his best performance at Werder Bremen , making a lot of saves , to help the side ease their chance to avoid relegation . In the 2013–14 season , Mielitz continued to remain the clubs first choice goalkeeper and started well keeping two clean sheets in the first two league matches against Eintracht Braunschweig and Augsburg . He also kept two more clean sheets while remaining first choice goalkeeper . However , as in the previous season , Mielitz continuously conceded goals on a regular basis , leading Kicker to say that he lacked charisma , though he seems calm , factual , sometimes a little too pale . Following a 3–2 loss to 1 . FSV Mainz on 24 November 2013 , he was dropped as a first choice goalkeeper in favour of Raphael Wolf and was placed on the substitute bench for the rest of the season . In response to this , Mielitz said he was disappointed upon learning that he would remain on the substitute bench . He finished the 2013–14 season with 14 appearances . It was confirmed in April 2014 that Mielitz would not be offered a new contract by the club and was expected to leave the club at the end of the season . Although he did not play against Hertha BC , he made his farewell appearance and confirmed his departure from the club . By the time of his departure , Mielitz was not considered a replacement of Tim Wiese by the Werder Bremen supporters , including the clubs former goalkeeper Dieter Burdenski . SC Freiburg . Shortly after leaving Werder Bremen , Mielitz was linked a move to SC Freiburg . The move was confirmed on 28 May 2014 , as he signed a three–year contract . Mielitz made his SC Freiburg debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal , in a 2–0 win over Eintracht Trier 05 , keeping a clean sheet . He made another appearance in the second round of the DFB-Pokal once again , in a 5–2 win over 1860 Munich . However , he struggled to get more playing time at the club , with newly Roman Bürki being preferred as the first-choice goalkeeper he stayed on the substitute bench throughout the season . Greuther Fürth . With a lack of first team opportunities at SC Freiburg , Mielitz opted to join Greuther Fürth on 11 June 2015 , signing a two–year contract . Upon joining the club , he was expected by then-manager Stefan Ruthenbeck , who was appointed one day before he signed for them , to fight for the first-choice goalkeeper role . Mielitz made his Greuther Fürth debut in the opening game of the season , keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Karlsruher SC . After making his debut , he quickly established himself as a first-choice goalkeeper at Greuther Fürth . After keeping two more clean sheets against VfL Bochum and Eintracht Braunschweig at the end of September , he , however , conceded 10 goals in the next two matches , with a defeat to VfL Bochum . and Freiburg . In the following match against 1860 Munich , Mielitz was able to redeem himself when he kept a clean sheet , in a 1–0 win . Throughout the 2015–16 season , he remained the first-choice goalkeeper and played every match until he was dropped on the last game of the season in a favour of Mark Flekken against SV Sandhausen . Ahead of the 2016–17 season , the club signed three goalkeepers , Balázs Megyeri , Sascha Burchert and Marius Funk , providing more competition for Mielitz . Because of this , Mielitz struggled to regain his role as the clubs first-choice goalkeeper in his second season and Megyeri was preferred instead . As a result , Mielitz made no appearance for the side this season and played twice for the reserve side . At the end of the 2016–17 season , he was released by the club after being told that they would not extend his contract . SønderjyskE . With his Greuther Fürth contract running out at the end of the 2016–17 season , Mielitz joined Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE for the new season on a two-year contract with the option of a third in May 2017 . Mielitz made his debut for SønderjyskE in the opening game of the season , in a 0–0 draw against Randers and keeping a clean sheet in the process . Since making his debut , he managed to dispatch the first choice goalkeeper role from Lukas Fernandes . Mielitz won the 2019–20 Danish Cup with SønderjyskE . Viktoria Köln . In July 2020 , Mielitz joined 3 . Liga side FC Viktoria Köln on a free transfer . International career . In October 2008 , Mielitz was called up by the Germany U-20 for the first time and made his Germany U-20 debut on 12 October 2008 , in a 2–1 loss against Austria U20 . He was part of the team that participated at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup . Personal life . Born in Zehdenick , East Germany , Mielitz said he is from Neulöwenberg and described it as ‘’a village , just a village , theres nothing but forest and lake around , there are 400 , maybe 450 inhabitants , a main road.’’ Mielitz also said he grew up supporting Werder Bremen . Also , in the same interview , he mentioned : I am rather into myself , quiet , patient . In the goal , however , I am not the least . Ill be on the table . Mielitz attended a sports school when he was 13 before going to a different school in Bremen where he graduated despite being absent from class . He revealed that his parents were supportive of his sport choices , having took him to important events and games , but after attending boarding school in Cottbus , he began to live apart from his parents and see them only on weekends . In addition to speaking German , Mielitz also speaks English and Spanish . In July 2015 , Mielitz became a father for the first time when his girlfriend gave birth to a baby boy . Honours . SønderjyskE - Danish Cup : 2019–20