Sebastian Boenisch

Sebastian Boenisch (Polish: [sɛˈbastjan ˈbɛɲiʂ], German: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈboːnɪʃ]; ne Pniowski [ˈpɲɔfskʲi]; born 1 February 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

At international level, he made 14 appearances for the Polish national team between 2010 and 2013.

Club Career

Schalke 04

Boenisch started his football career by joining SSVG 09/12 Heiligenhaus. He then moved to different clubs like Borussia Velbert and Rot-Weis Oberhausen before joining Schalke 04 at age sixteen and signing a professional contract with the club in January 2006. After three years at the club's reserve, Boenisch made his professional debut for Schalke 04 on 11 February 2006, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute, in a 7–4 home win against Bayer 04 Leverkusen. A few weeks later, Boenisch was featured in the first team again in a 2–1 win against Espanyol in the UEFA Cup.

For the next two seasons, Boenisch was never considered for the first team, having spent time playing for the reserve and being an un-used substitute in the first team. Towards the end of the 2006–07 season, he signed a new deal at Schalke, that would have kept him until 2010. However, two months later after signing a new contract, Boenisch had enough of being left out of the club's starting lineup and announced his intention to leave the club.

Werder Bremen

On 1 September 2007, he moved to Werder Bremen on an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €3 million and signed a four-year deal that would last until 2011. Four months after signing for Werder Bremen, he was joined by Schalke teammate Mesut Ozil, who suffered the same fate as Boenisch.

He made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute for Dusko Tosic in the 80th minute, as Werder Bremen won 2–1 against Eintracht Frankfurt. Soon after, Boenisch suffered a knee injury during a U21 match when he represented Germany, After a month's layoff, Boenisch made a return from injury, on 16 Febru

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