Patrick Mainka

Patrick Mainka (born 6 November 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and captains for Bundesliga club 1. FC Heidenheim.

Patrick Mainka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-11-06) 6 November 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Gütersloh, Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team 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	231	(16)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2025, 17:28 (UTC)

Career

Early career

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]

Werder Bremen II

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]

Borussia Dortmund II

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]

1. FC Heidenheim

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arminia Bielefeld II	2012–13	Oberliga Westfalen	20	4	—		—		20	4
Arminia Bielefeld	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Werder Bremen II	2014–15	Regionalliga Nord	25	4	—		—		25	4
	2015–16	3. Liga	9	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		34	4	—		—		34	4
Borussia Dortmund II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	18	1	—		—		18	1
	2016–17	Regionalliga West	34	2	—		—		34	2
	2017–18	Regionalliga West	34	6	—		—		34	6
	Total		86	9	—		—		86	9
1. FC Heidenheim	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	32	2	4	0	—		36	2
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	32	0	2	0	2[a]	0	36	0
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	33	5	1	0	—		34	5
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	32	3	1	1	—		33	4
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	34	3	2	1	—		36	4
	2023–24	Bundesliga	34	2	2	0	—		36	2
	2024–25	Bundesliga	34	1	1	0	9[b]	1	44	2
	Total		231	16	13	2	11	1	255	19
Career total			372	33	13	2	11	1	396	36

1. Appearance(s) in Bundesliga promotion Play-offs
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

1. FC Heidenheim

• 2. Bundesliga: 2022–23

Individual

• The Athletic Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2023–24^[11]