Oliver Baumann
Squad number 12 · TSG Hoffenheim
Their 2026 World Cup
Oliver Baumann travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Germany, wearing number 12, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Paraguay 1-1.
The goalkeeping job went to M. Neuer (4 matches, 390′).
Another 2 players in the Germany squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Germany team page.
Who he is
- Born
- 2 June 1990 · aged 36 at the World Cup
- Birthplace
- Breisach
- Height
- 1.87 m
Data: Wikidata (CC0).
Biography
Oliver Baumann (German pronunciation: [ˈɔlivɐ ˈbaʊman]; born 2 June 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim, where he is also captain, and the Germany national team.
Youth and B teams Oliver Baumann joined SC Freiburg's youth team in 2002, since then he has gone on to make 104 Bundesliga appearances for the club. He went on to make 21 appearances for SC Freiburg.
On the last day of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Baumann made his senior team debut in a 3–1 home victory over Borussia Dortmund. He became the SC Freiburg first-choice goalkeeper from the 2010–11 season onwards, where he made 30 appearances in the Bundesliga. In June 2011, he extended his contract until 2015. In the following two seasons, 2011–12 and 2012–13, Baumann made a total of 73 appearances for the Freiburg first-team, 67 of those in the league.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · opening summary of the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Silesia711 · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)