Fin Bartels

Fin Bartels (born 7 February 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays either as midfielder or as a striker for 2. Bundesliga team Holstein Kiel.

Club Career

Early career

Bartels began his career at TSV Russee and later played for SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee before joining Holstein Kiel in 2002. In 2005 Bartels moved up to Holstein Kiel II. Later that year he broke into the first team squad at Kiel, before joining Hansa Rostock of the Bundesliga in 2007.

Rostock

Bartels made his debut for Rostock against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 defeat. He then scored his first Bundesliga goal with a bicycle kick on 1 March 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld to tie the game late on.

St. Pauli

Bartels became an instant regular at St. Pauli, making 31 appearances in his debut season. His first start came on matchday 6, against Borussia Dortmund. However, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga having finished in last place. His strongest two seasons for St. Pauli were the 2012–13 season and 2013–14 season, in both of which he scored seven league goals in the 2. Bundesliga. In January 2014, he announced his decision to not renew his St. Pauli contract but to leave the club for Werder Bremen.

Werder Bremen

Bartels signed a three-year contract with Werder Bremen. In his first season he was able to command a regular place in the team from matchday 3 onwards and made 29 league appearances scoring four goals.

In the following 2015–16 season he played 30 matches taking his goal tally up to eight, mostly on the right of the midfield.

In July 2016, Bartels agreed to a contract extension, reportedly until 2019.

In December 2017, in a 2–1 win against Borussia Dortmund, Bartels tore his achilles tendon which required surgery.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Фин Бартельс (russian)