Christoph Moritz

Christoph Moritz

Personal information
Date of birth	27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) (age 21)
Place of birth	Düren-Birkesdorf, West Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Schalke 04
Number	28
Youth career
1994–2006	FC Viktoria 08 Arnoldsweiler
2006–2009	Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–2009	Alemannia Aachen II	1	(0)
2009–	Schalke 04 II	0	(0)
2009–	Schalke 04	40	(1)
National team‡
2009–	Germany U20	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:34, 18 February 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:49, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Christoph Moritz (born 27 January 1990 in Düren-Birkesdorf) is a German footballer who plays for Schalke 04.^[1]

Career

Moritz began his footballing career in 1994, at the age of four, as a youth player with FC Viktoria 08 Arnoldsweiler. He stayed here for twelve years before moving to Alemannia Aachen.^[2] After three years with the youth and reserve teams, he signed for Schalke 04 in July 2009 where he started his professional career.^[2] Moritz's first professional match was in the Bundesliga on 8 August 2009 against 1. FC Nuremberg^[3] and scored his first goal on 16 August 2009.^[4] Moritz signed his first professional contract on 18 January 2010 with Schalke 04.^[5] The contract runs to 30 June 2013.^[5]

Honours

Club

• Schalke 04
  • DFB-Pokal (1): 2010–11

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Christoph Moritz profile" (in German). Transfermarkt.de. 18 January 2010. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/55519/christoph-moritz/profil.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Moritz, Christoph profile" (in German). Kicker.de. 18 January 2010. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2009-10/fc-schalke-04-2/58158/spieler_moritz-christoph58158.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
3. ^ "Kuranyi bremst die Club-Euphorie" (in German). Kicker.de. 8 August 2009. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2009-10/1/938004/spielbericht_1-fc-nuernberg-81_fc-schalke-04-2.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
4. ^ "Erstes Ligator von Moritz" (in German). Kicker.de. 16 August 2009. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/spieltag/1-bundesliga/2009-10/1/938004/spielbericht_1-fc-nuernberg-81_fc-schalke-04-2.html. Retrieved 18 January 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Christoph Moritz unterschreibt Profivertrag" (in German). Schalke04.de. 18 January 2010. http://www.schalke04.de/aktuell/news/einzelansicht/artikel/christoph-moritz-unterschreibt-profivertrag.html. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 

External links

• Profile at Schalke04.com
• Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
• Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Moritz, Christoph
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Date of birth	27 January 1990
Place of birth	Düren-Birkesdorf, West Germany
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