Fabian Spiess (born 22 February 1994) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fabian Spiess[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Wesel, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2012 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Notts County | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Lewes (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Corby Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | → Bristol Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Torquay United | 19 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Alfreton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Boston United | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Alfreton Town | 38 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Nantwich Town | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editSpiess joined the Notts County youth system in the 2010–11 season,[3] and while still in the club's academy he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lewes on loan in October 2011.[4][5] He made his debut on 26 October in a Sussex Senior Challenge Cup 4–0 victory over Wick, before making his league bow in a 4–0 defeat of A.F.C. Hornchurch on 29 October.[5] Having made three appearances for Lewes the loan came to an end in November after Spiess was injured in a training session with parent club County.[5][6] He joined Corby Town of the Conference North on a youth loan on 1 March 2012.[4] Spiess made his debut two days later in a 2–0 defeat away at Nuneaton Town and finished his loan at Corby with five appearances.[7] His debut for County came as a 74th minute substitute for Stuart Nelson in the final day 4–1 victory at home to Colchester United on 5 May.[8]
Spiess joined Bristol Rovers on an emergency loan on 5 December 2014 due to injuries to Steve Mildenhall and Will Puddy.[9]
He moved to Nantwich Town in June 2017.[10]
Personal life
editSpiess completed a Masters in Sports Business Management from the University of Central Lancashire in 2019, going on to work with Athletes USA, a sport scholarship company.[11]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 December 2014
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Notts County | 2011–12[8] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012–13[12] | EFL League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[13] | EFL League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014–15[14] | EFL League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Lewes (loan) | 2011–12[5] | Isthmian League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Corby Town (loan) | 2011–12[15] | Football Conference | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers (loan) | 2014–15[14] | Football Conference | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Torquay United | 2015–16[16] | National League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
Footnotes
edit- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League, Football Conference and Isthmian League.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in Football League Trophy, Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and FA Trophy.
References
edit- ^ "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/09/2010 and 30/09/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Fabian Speiss". footballzz.co.uk. Retrieved 17 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2011/12 Playing Squad". Notts County F.C. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Drury adds Spiess to the mix". Corby Town F.C. 1 March 2012. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ a b c d Appearances and goals for this season are taken from:
"Rooks 4:0 Wick". Lewes F.C. 26 October 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
"Rooks 0:4 AFC Hornchurch". Lewes F.C. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
"Rooks 2:0 Margate". Lewes F.C. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.[permanent dead link] - ^ "Rooks banking on Rikki". Lewes F.C. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 17 May 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "F. Spiess". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ a b "Games played by Fabian Spiess in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Fabian Spiess: Bristol Rovers sign Notts County keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 5 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Nantwich Town are building a strong squad[permanent dead link]‚ rnantwichtownfc.co.uk, 22 June 2017
- ^ "Scout Page Fabian Spiess". athletesusa.org. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Fabian Spiess in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "Games played by Fabian Spiess in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Games played by Fabian Spiess in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "F. Speiss". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
- ^ "Games played by Fabian Spiess in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
External links
edit- Fabian Spiess at Soccerbase
