Fabian Ernst

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Fabian Ernst
Personal information
Date of birth	May 30, 1979 (1979-05-30) (age 29)
Place of birth	Hannover, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Schalke 04
Number	8
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1996–1998 1998–2000 2000–2005 2005–	Hannover 96 Hamburger SV Werder Bremen FC Schalke 04	054 0(1) 048 0(0) 152 (11) 090 0(1)
National team2
2002–	Germany	024 0(1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 10, 2008. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 24 June 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Fabian Ernst (born 30 May 1979 in Hannover) is a professional German footballer.

He started his career with Hannover 96. From 1998 to 2000 he played for Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga, playing in 48 games, but scoring no goals. The midfielder turned then to Werder Bremen. In 152 games in the Bundesliga he scored 11 goals.

In 2002 he played his first international game, representing Germany against Kuwait. As of the end of 2007, he has won 24 caps and scored one goal for his country.

Since 2005 he has played for FC Schalke 04. After that first season, he found himself not being selected by his national squad for FIFA World Cup 2006.

[edit] External links

• (German) Career stats for Fabian Ernst at fussballdaten.de

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