Patrick Choroba

Patrick Choroba (born 11 June 1996) is a German-Polish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bayernliga club SV Schalding-Heining.^[2]

Patrick Choroba

Choroba in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-06-11) 11 June 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Gütersloh, Germany
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right-back[2]
Team information
Current team	SV Schalding-Heining
Number	37
Youth career
	TuS Lipperreihe
2009–2015	SC Verl
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2018	SC Verl	65	(6)
2018–2019	Sonnenhof Großaspach	25	(0)
2019–2021	SC Verl	32	(0)
2021–2024	SV Rödinghausen	85	(3)
2024–	SV Schalding-Heining	18	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:41, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

A right-back, Choroba is the son of Wojciech Choroba [de], who made 82 appearances for FC Gütersloh in the 2. Bundesliga.^[3] He began his career at TuS Lipperreihe in Oerlinghausen and later moved to the youth department of SC Verl.^[4] After his youth career, he was promoted to the reserve team competing in Landesliga Westfalen, and from 2015 he played for the first team playing in the Regionalliga West. There, Choroba became a regular starter.^[3]

Choroba moved to 3. Liga club Sonnenhof Großaspach on 29 May 2018.^[5] He made his professional debut on 28 July 2018 in a 3–2 away loss to Carl Zeiss Jena.^[6] On 25 April 2019, Choroba was suspended until the end of the season for disciplinary reasons.^[7] On 2 July 2019, Choroba and Sonnenhof Großaspach agreed to terminate the contract by mutual consent,^[8] and he returned to SC Verl.^[9] He won promotion to the 3. Liga with the club in 2020.^[10]

On 14 April 2021, Choroba signed with Regionalliga West club SV Rödinghausen.^[11] Three years later, on 25 June 2024, Chorobo joined recently relegated Bayernliga club SV Schalding-Heining.^[12]