Simon Zoller

Simon Zoller (born 26 June 1991) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Simon Zoller

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-06-26) 26 June 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Friedrichshafen, Germany
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	TSV Fischbach
	TSG Ailingen
	Germania Singen
	1. FC Pforzheim
0000–2005	VfB Friedrichshafen
2005–2007	VfB Stuttgart
2007–2008	SSV Ulm 1846
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Karlsruher SC II	56	(18)
2010–2012	Karlsruher SC	13	(1)
2012–2013	VfL Osnabrück	36	(15)
2013–2014	1. FC Kaiserslautern	28	(13)
2014–2018	1. FC Köln	78	(11)
2015	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)	13	(3)
2015–2018	1. FC Köln II	2	(0)
2019–2023	VfL Bochum	101	(29)
2023–2025	FC St. Pauli	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Zoller began his career with Karlsruher SC, and made his debut for the club in November 2010, as a substitute for Patrick Dulleck in a 0–0 draw with VfL Osnabrück in the 2. Bundesliga. Karlsruhe were relegated to the 3. Liga at the end of the following season.

Zoller left the club, signing for VfL Osnabrück, along with teammates Marcus Piossek and Timo Staffeldt.

In June 2013, he signed a four-year contract with 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern.^[1]

A year later, after outstanding performances for Kaiserslautern, he signed for recently promoted Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on a four-year deal. Köln had to pay a transfer fee of reportedly €3 million.^[2]

However, Zoller could not fulfill the high expectations during the first half of the 2014–15 campaign and returned subsequently in the winter break on loan to 1. FC Kaiserslautern for the remainder of the season.^[3] After an extended period of limited playing time in 2018, it was announced that Zoller would join VfL Bochum from January 2019.^[4]

On 1 September 2023, Zoller signed with St. Pauli.^[5]

Personal life

Zoller married television presenter Laura Wontorra on 12 November 2016.^[6] Laura is the daughter of journalist Jörg Wontorra.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Karlsruher SC II	2008–09	Regionalliga Süd	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
	2009–10	Regionalliga Süd	17	6	—		—		—		17	6
	2010–11	Regionalliga Süd	19	5	—		—		—		19	5
	2011–12	Regionalliga Süd	15	7	—		—		—		15	7
	Total		56	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	18
Karlsruher SC	2010–11	2. Bundesliga	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	6	1	0	0	—		—		6	1
	Total		13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1
VfL Osnabrück	2012–13	3. Liga	36	15	0	0	—		2[a]	0	38	15
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	28	13	2	2	—		—		30	15
1. FC Köln	2014–15	Bundesliga	9	1	2	1	—		—		11	2
	2015–16	Bundesliga	24	6	2	1	—		—		26	7
	2016–17	Bundesliga	26	2	3	0	—		—		29	2
	2017–18	Bundesliga	17	2	2	2	3	1	—		22	5
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
	Total		78	11	10	4	3	1	0	0	91	16
1. FC Köln II	2015–16	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2018–19	Regionalliga West	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	13	3	1	0	—		—		14	3
VfL Bochum	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	8	2	—		—		—		8	2
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	23	6	2	0	—		—		25	6
	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	32	15	3	1	—		—		35	16
	2021–22	Bundesliga	10	3	1	1	—		—		11	4
	2022–23	Bundesliga	27	3	1	1	—		—		28	4
	2023–24	Bundesliga	1	0	1	1	—		—		2	1
	Total		101	29	8	4	0	0	0	0	109	33
FC St. Pauli	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	4	0	1	0	—		—		5	0
Career total			331	88	22	10	3	1	2	0	348	100

1. Appearance(s) in the Promotion play-offs

Honours

FC St. Pauli

• 2.Bundesliga : 2023–24