| Intro | German footballer |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 December 1988, Berlin |
| Age: | 31 years |
Manuel Schmiedebach (born 5 December 1988 in West Berlin) is a German footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Hannover 96 of the Bundesliga.
Career
Schmiedebach was first a product of the Hertha youth teams. In 2008 Manuel Schmiedebach joined the amateur team of Hannover 96 II in the Regionalliga North on a free transfer. The next season he debuted under manager Dieter Hecking on 8 August 2009 against his former club form Berlin, Hertha BSC in the Bundesliga. In a difficult season due to the suicide of the team’s goalkeeper and captain Robert Enke he managed to become one of the most important players in Hannover’s midfield. In May 2010 he decided to extend his contract with Hannover 96 up to 2012.
Career statistics
- As of 14 May 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | Ref. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Hertha BSC II | 2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 20 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2007–08 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | 16 | 6 | 16 | 6 | ||||||
| Totals | 36 | 6 | — | 36 | 6 | — | |||||
| Hannover II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 30 | 5 | — | 30 | 5 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 4 | |||||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||
| Totals | 46 | 10 | — | 46 | 10 | — | |||||
| Hannover | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 170 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 206 | 3 | — | ||
| Career totals | 252 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 288 | 19 | — | ||
Personal life
Schmiedebach grew up bilingual, speaking German and Spanish. His mother Betty is a Colombian-born Venezuelan of Moroccan descent, she came to Berlin over two decades ago. His father Helmuth has Irish roots.