Alexander Esswein

**Alexander Esswein** (born 25 March 1990; ) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for German club MSV Duisburg.

## Career statistics

|Club|Season|League|Cup|Continental|Other|Total||||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1. FC Kaiserslautern|2007–08|2. Bundesliga|1|0|0|0|—|—|1|0||
|VfL Wolfsburg|2008–09|Bundesliga|4|0|0|0|0|0|—|4|0|
|2009–10|Bundesliga|4|0|1|0|0|0|—|5|0||
|VfL Wolfsburg II|2008–09|Regionalliga Nord|21|0|—|—|—|21|0|||
|2009–10|Regionalliga Nord|20|4|—|—|—|20|4||||
|Dynamo Dresden|2010–11|3. Liga|31|17|—|—|2|0|33|17||
|1. FC Nürnberg|2011–12|Bundesliga|26|4|3|1|—|—|29|5||
|2012–13|Bundesliga|27|2|1|1|—|—|28|3|||
|2013–14|Bundesliga|5|0|0|0|—|—|5|0|||
|1. FC Nürnberg II|2013–14|Regionalliga Bayern|1|0|—|—|—|1|0|||
|FC Augsburg|2013–14|Bundesliga|13|0|0|0|—|—|13|0||
|2014–15|Bundesliga|19|1|0|0|—|—|19|1|||
|2015–16|Bundesliga|29|3|3|1|6|0|—|38|4||
|Hertha BSC|2016–17|Bundesliga|29|2|1|0|—|—|30|2||
|2017–18|Bundesliga|16|2|1|0|5|0|—|22|2||
|2018–19|Bundesliga|0|0|0|0|—|—|0|0|||
|2019–20|Bundesliga|7|0|1|1|—|—|8|1|||
|Hertha BSC II|2018–19|Regionalliga Nordost|6|2|—|—|—|6|2|||
|2019–20|Regionalliga Nordost|2|0|—|—|—|2|0||||
|VfB Stuttgart (loan)|2018–19|Bundesliga|17|0|0|0|—|1|0|18|0|
|SV Sandhausen|2020–21|2. Bundesliga|26|2|1|0|—|—|27|2||
|2021–22|2. Bundesliga|25|2|1|0|—|—|26|2|||
|2022–23|2. Bundesliga|29|4|3|0|—|—|32|4|||
|MSV Duisburg|2023–24|3. Liga|9|0|—|—|—|9|0|||

## Honours

**VfL Wolfsburg**
- Bundesliga: 2008–09

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Alexander Esswein
- **image**: Alexander Esswein FCN 2013.jpg
- **caption**: Esswein with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2013
- **birth place**: Worms, Germany, Worms, West Germany
- **height**: 1.83 m
- **position**: Winger (association football), Winger, forward (association football), forward
- **currentclub**: MSV Duisburg
- **clubnumber**: 40
- **youthyears1**: 1996–1998
- **youthclubs1**: TSV Neuleiningen
- **youthyears2**: 1998–1999
- **youthclubs2**: VfR Frankenthal
- **youthyears3**: 1999–2002
- **youthclubs3**: SV Waldhof Mannheim, Waldhof Mannheim
- **youthyears4**: 2002–2008
- **youthclubs4**: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- **years1**: 2007–2008
- **clubs1**: 1. FC Kaiserslautern
- **caps1**: 1
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2008–2010
- **clubs2**: VfL Wolfsburg
- **caps2**: 8
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2008–2010
- **clubs3**: VfL Wolfsburg II
- **caps3**: 41
- **goals3**: 4
- **years4**: 2010–2011
- **clubs4**: Dynamo Dresden
- **caps4**: 31
- **goals4**: 17
- **years5**: 2011–2014
- **clubs5**: 1. FC Nürnberg
- **caps5**: 58
- **goals5**: 6
- **years6**: 2011–2014
- **clubs6**: 1. FC Nürnberg II
- **caps6**: 1
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2014–2016
- **clubs7**: FC Augsburg
- **caps7**: 61
- **goals7**: 4
- **years8**: 2016–2020
- **clubs8**: Hertha BSC
- **caps8**: 52
- **goals8**: 4
- **years9**: 2018–2019
- **clubs9**: Hertha BSC II
- **caps9**: 8
- **goals9**: 2
- **years10**: 2019
- **clubs10**: → VfB Stuttgart (loan)
- **caps10**: 17
- **goals10**: 0
- **years11**: 2020–2023
- **clubs11**: SV Sandhausen
- **caps11**: 80
- **goals11**: 8
- **years12**: 2023–
- **clubs12**: MSV Duisburg
- **caps12**: 9
- **goals12**: 0
- **nationalyears1**: 2006–2007
- **nationalteam1**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U17
- **nationalcaps1**: 12
- **nationalgoals1**: 3
- **nationalyears2**: 2007–2009
- **nationalteam2**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U18
- **nationalcaps2**: 7
- **nationalgoals2**: 3
- **nationalyears3**: 2008–2009
- **nationalteam3**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U19
- **nationalcaps3**: 7
- **nationalgoals3**: 2
- **nationalyears4**: 2009–2011
- **nationalteam4**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U20
- **nationalcaps4**: 3
- **nationalgoals4**: 3
- **nationalyears5**: 2011–2013
- **nationalteam5**: Germany national under-21 football team, Germany U21
- **nationalcaps5**: 13
- **nationalgoals5**: 5
- **club-update**: 14:07, 28 October 2023 (UTC)