Fabian Spiess

Fabian Spiess (born 22 February 1994) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Fabian Spiess

Personal information
Full name	Fabian Spiess[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-22) 22 February 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Wesel, Germany
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2010–2012	Notts County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Notts County	13	(0)
2011	→ Lewes (loan)	2	(0)
2012	→ Corby Town (loan)	5	(0)
2014–2015	→ Bristol Rovers (loan)	3	(0)
2015	Torquay United	19	(0)
2015–2016	Alfreton Town	1	(0)
2016	Boston United	18	(0)
2016–2017	Alfreton Town	38	(0)
2017–2019	Nantwich Town	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Spiess joined the Notts County youth system in the 2010–11 season,^[2] and while still in the club's academy he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Lewes on loan in October 2011.^[3][4] He made his debut on 26 October in a Sussex Senior Challenge Cup 4–0 victory over Wick, before making his league bow in a 4–0 defeat of A.F.C. Hornchurch on 29 October.^[4] Having made three appearances for Lewes the loan came to an end in November after Spiess was injured in a training session with parent club County.^[4][5] He joined Corby Town of the Conference North on a youth loan on 1 March 2012.^[3] Spiess made his debut two days later in a 2–0 defeat away at Nuneaton Town and finished his loan at Corby with five appearances.^[6] His debut for County came as a 74th minute substitute for Stuart Nelson in the final day 4–1 victory at home to Colchester United on 5 May.^[7]

Spiess joined Bristol Rovers on an emergency loan on 5 December 2014 due to injuries to Steve Mildenhall and Will Puddy.^[8]

He moved to Nantwich Town in June 2017.^[9]

Personal life

Spiess completed a Masters in Sports Business Management from the University of Central Lancashire in 2019, going on to work with Athletes USA, a sport scholarship company.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 December 2014

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League[A]			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[B]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	2011–12[7]	EFL League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2012–13[11]	EFL League One	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
	2013–14[12]	EFL League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0
	2014–15[13]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
	Total		9	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	13	0
Lewes (loan)	2011–12[4]	Isthmian League	2	0	0	0	–		1	0	3	0
Corby Town (loan)	2011–12[14]	Football Conference	5	0	0	0	–		0	0	5	0
Bristol Rovers (loan)	2014–15[13]	Football Conference	3	0	0	0	–		1	0	4	0
Torquay United	2015–16[15]	National League	17	0	1	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			36	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	25	0

Footnotes

A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League, Football Conference and Isthmian League.

B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in Football League Trophy, Sussex Senior Challenge Cup and FA Trophy.