Introduction
Fin Bartels (born 7 February 1987) is a German professional football who plays for Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga, either as midfielder or as a striker.
Club career
Early career
Bartels began his career at TSV Russee and later played for SpVgg Eidertal Molfsee before joining Holstein Kiel in 2002. In 2005 Bartels moved up to Holstein Kiel II. Later that year he broke into the first team squad at Kiel, before joining Hansa Rostock of the Bundesliga in 2007.
Rostock
Bartels made his debut for Rostock against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–1 defeat. He then scored his first Bundesliga goal with a bicycle kick on 1 March 2008 against Arminia Bielefeld to tie the game late on.
St. Pauli
Bartels became an instant regular at St. Pauli, making 31 appearances in his debut season. His first start came on matchday 6, against Borussia Dortmund. However, the club was relegated from the Bundesliga having finished in last place. His strongest two seasons for St. Pauli were the 2012–13 season and 2013–14 season, in both of which he scored 7 league goals in the 2. Bundesliga. In January 2014, he announced his decision to not renew his St. Pauli contract but to leave the club for Werder Bremen.
Werder Bremen
Bartels signed a three-year contract with Werder Bremen. In his first season he was able to command a regular place in the team from matchday 3 onwards and made 29 league appearances scoring 4 goals.
In the following 2015–16 season he played 30 matches taking his goal tally up to 8, mostly on the right of the midfield.
In July 2016, he agreed to a contract extension, reportedly until 2019.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 23 May 2017
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Holstein Kiel II | 2005–06 | Oberliga Nord | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | |
| Holstein Kiel | 2005–06 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| 2006–07 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | ||
| Hansa Rostock II | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nordost | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | |
| Hansa Rostock | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 77 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 14 | ||
| FC St. Pauli | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 31 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 7 | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 7 | |||
| Total | 117 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 22 | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |
| 2015–16 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 8 | |||
| Total | 90 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 22 | ||
| Career total | 352 | 66 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 369 | 68 | ||