Introduction
Daniel Baier ([ˈdaːni̯eːl ˈbaɪ̯ɐ, -ni̯ɛl -]; born 18 May 1984) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Augsburg.
Career
Born in Cologne, Baier first played for the youth team of 1860 Munich. He generally plays an offensive midfield role. He played in his first league match against 1. FC Köln on 13 September 2003. He has played in the Under-20 German national team, his debut coming on 7 October 2005 against Wales. Dieter Eilts has said about Daniel Baier: "Daniel is an individual talent. He plays a deadly passing game. If he continues in this way, he has a big future." On 31 January 2010, he left VfL Wolfsburg and returned to FC Augsburg.
On 20 September 2017, Baier was fined 20,000 euros and suspended for one Bundesliga game, as he made a masturbation gesture at RB Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl during the 1–0 victory against Leipzig the day before.
Personal life
His father, Jürgen, was also a footballer, he played for Darmstadt 98. His brother Benjamin,who is also a midfielder, currently plays for Rot-Weiss Essen.
Career statistics
- As of match played on 2 April 2019.
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1860 Munich | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| 2006–07 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Total | 107 | 3 | 9 | 0 | — | 116 | 3 | |||
| Wolfsburg | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Wolfsburg II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Augsburg | 2008–09 (loan) | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 294 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 324 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 418 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 459 | 11 | ||