Philipp Bargfrede

Philipp Bargfrede (born 3 March 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen II.^[1]

Philipp Bargfrede

Bargfrede in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-03-03) 3 March 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Zeven, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Werder Bremen II (player) Werder Bremen (U-17 assistant)
Number	44
Youth career
1995–2004	TuS Heeslingen
2004–2007	Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Werder Bremen II	19	(1)
2008–2020	Werder Bremen	205	(6)
2020–	Werder Bremen II	36	(6)
2021	Werder Bremen	1	(0)
International career
2009–2010	Germany U21	4	(1)
Managerial career
2021–2022	Werder Bremen II (player-assistant)
2022–	Werder Bremen (U-17 assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:11, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

Career

TuS Heeslingen

Bargfrede joined the Heeslingen youth system at the age of 6, in 1995. He stayed with them until 2004.

Werder Bremen

Bargfrede joined the Werder Bremen youth academy in 2004 and debuted for Werder Bremen II in 2007. On 1 July 2008, Bargfrede was offered a senior team contract. He picked up his first appearance for the senior team on 8 August 2009 in a 2–3 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute, replacing Tim Borowski.^[2] Since then, he has racked up over 150 appearances for the club. In March 2018, Werder Bremen announced that Bargfrede had signed a contract extension which included arrangements to keep him at the club after the end of his playing career.^[3]

In August 2020, Bargfrede was released by Werder Bremen after 16 years at the club. He stated his intention of returning to the club in the future in a non-playing role.^[4] However, on 24 October 2020, he re-signed for Werder on a one-year deal, joining the reserves.^[5] On 24 April 2021, he made his comeback for Werder's first team in the Bundesliga in a 3–1 defeat against Union Berlin.^[6]

Alongside his playing career for Werder Bremen's reserve team, Bargfrede was also appointed assistant coach of the team in July 2021.^[7] A year later, in June 2022, Bargfrede took on a new role as assistant coach of the club's U17 team, still alongside his playing career.^[8]

Personal life

Bargfrede in a match for Werder Bremen in July 2009

His father, Hans-Jürgen Bargfrede, played for FC St. Pauli in the German Bundesliga. His brother, Bent Bargfrede, plays for Heeslingen.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 13 June 2022^[1][10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Werder Bremen II	2007–08	Regionalliga Nord	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2008–09	3. Liga	15	1	—		—		—		15	1
	2021–22	3. Liga	18	1	—		—		—		18	1
	Total		37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	37	2
Werder Bremen	2009–10	Bundesliga	23	0	5	0	7[a]	0	—		35	0
	2010–11		28	0	2	0	8[b]	0	—		38	0
	2011–12		23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
	2012–13		13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	2013–14		20	3	0	0	—		—		20	3
	2014–15		16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
	2015–16		14	0	3	0	—		—		17	0
	2016–17		11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2017–18		27	1	3	1	—		—		30	2
	2018–19		15	0	2	1	—		—		17	1
	2019–20		15	0	1	0	—		1[c]	0	17	0
	2020–21		1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		206	6	19	2	15	0	1	0	241	8
Career total			243	8	19	2	15	0	1	0	278	10

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs