Patrick Mainka (born 6 November 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 1. FC Heidenheim.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Gütersloh, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Heidenheim | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Victoria Clarholz | |||
| 0000–2009 | FSC Rheda | ||
| 2009–2013 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 20 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | Arminia Bielefeld | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Werder Bremen II | 34 | (4) |
| 2016–2018 | Borussia Dortmund II | 86 | (9) |
| 2018– | 1. FC Heidenheim | 97 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2021 | |||
Born in Gütersloh,[1] Mainka played youth football for Victoria Clarholz and FSC Rheda before joining Arminia Bielefeld's academy in 2009.[2] Mainka made his debut and only appearance for Arminia Bielefeld on 15 December 2013, coming on as a second half substitute for Marc Lorenz in a 4–1 victory at home to Greuther Fürth.[1][3]
Mainka left Arminia Bielefeld in the summer of 2014, joining Werder Bremen II for an undisclosed fee.[4] On 1 August 2014, Mainka made his debut for Werder Bremen II in a 3–3 draw at Eintracht Braunschweig II, before scoring the first goal of his senior career in the following match at home to Schwarz-Weiß Rehden.[1] He made 23 appearances in the league that season,[1] scoring three, before scoring the winning goal in the second leg of the promotion playoff match Borussia Mönchengladbach II to promote Werder Bremen II to the 3. Liga.[5] He made 9 appearances during the 2015–16 season for Werder Bremen II before leaving in January 2016.[1]
Mainka joined Borussia Dortmund II on a two-and-a-half-year contract in January 2016.[6] He made his debut for the club on 6 February 2016 in a 1–1 draw at home to Viktoria Köln, going on to make 18 appearances during the 2015–16 season, scoring once. He remained a regular player over the next two seasons for Borussia Dortmund II, scoring 2 goals in 34 games across the 2016–17 season and 6 goals in 34 games during the 2017–18 season, and he was also captain of Borussia Dortmund II.[1][7]
In the summer of 2018, Mainka joined 1. FC Heidenheim on a two year contract, following the expiration of his contract at Borussia Dortmund.[8] Mainka made his debut for Heidenheim in their second game of the season; a 1–1 draw away at Holstein Kiel.[9] He scored his first goal for Heidenheim on 4 May 2019; a right footed shot in the 60th minute of a 3–2 defeat at home to SV Sandhausen.[10] Across the 2018–19 season, he started 32 of Heidenheim's 34 games, scoring 2 goals.[1] Having been a regular player for Heidenheim in early stages of the 2019–20 season, his contract was extended in November 2019 until the summer of 2024.[7]
1. FC Heidenheim – current squad | |
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