| Matthias Lehmann | |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Birth Date: | 28 May 1983 |
| Birth Place: | Ulm, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.79m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1987–1994 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfL Ulm |
| Youthyears2: | 1994–2000 |
| Youthclubs2: | SSV Ulm |
| Years1: | 2000–2001 |
| Clubs1: | SSV Ulm |
| Caps1: | 4 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2001–2003 |
| Clubs2: | VfB Stuttgart II |
| Caps2: | 58 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2003–2004 |
| Clubs3: | 1860 Munich II |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2003–2006 |
| Clubs4: | 1860 Munich |
| Caps4: | 81 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 2006 |
| Clubs5: | Alemannia Aachen II |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs6: | Alemannia Aachen |
| Caps6: | 95 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs7: | FC St. Pauli |
| Caps7: | 66 |
| Goals7: | 13 |
| Years8: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps8: | 26 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2012–2019 |
| Clubs9: | 1. FC Köln |
| Caps9: | 180 |
| Goals9: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 524 |
| Totalgoals: | 53 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001–2002 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2002–2004 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 17 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2004–2006 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Matthias Lehmann (born 28 May 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Born in Ulm, Lehmann started his career with SSV Ulm 1846 in the 2000–01 season. He made four appearances, against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen, FC St. Pauli, LR Aalen, and Waldhof Mannheim in the 2. Bundesliga.[1] [2]
Lehmann moved to VfB Stuttgart II where he scored a goal in 24 league appearances[3] and made a German Cup appearance against Greuther Fürth[4] during the 2001–02 season. Stuttgart II finished in 16th place in the Regionalliga Süd and were relegated.[5]
Lehmann joined 1860 Munich for the 2003–04 season. In his first season, he scored a goal in 17 league appearances.[6] 1860 Munich finished the season in 18th place in the Bundesliga and were relegated.[7] He went on to score six goals in 34 appearances during the 2004–05 season[8] and six goals in 35 appearances during the 2005–06 season.[9]
Lehmann moved to Alemannia Aachen for the 2006–07 season. In his first season with the club, he scored three goals in 34 appearances in all competitions.[10] He also made an appearance for the reserve team.[10] He went on to score seven goals in 69 appearances in the 2007–08[11] and 2008–09 seasons.[12]
Lehmann spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons with FC St. Pauli.[10] He scored eight goals in 35 appearances in all competitions in his first season[13] and five goals in 34 appearances in all competitions in his second season.[14]
In June 2011, Lehmann joined Eintracht Frankfurt, reportedly signing a three-year contract while Eintracht Frankfurt paid St. Pauli a fixed transfer fee of €500,000.[15] [16] He made 26 league appearances and two in the DFB-Pokal.[10] [17]
In June 2012, Lehmann signed for 1. FC Köln.[18] In his first season, he made 29 appearances in all competitions without scoring a goal.[19] He went on to make 26 appearances without scoring the following season.[20] During the 2014–15 season, he scored five goals in 32 league appearances including three goals in four appearances.[21] During the 2015–16 season, he has made five appearances without scoring.[22] Having risen to the captaincy, Lehmann spent seven seasons at Köln. At the end of the 2018-19 season, it was announced that Lehmann would end his career at the club. He played his last career game on 19 May 2019 against FC Magdeburg.[23]
Lehmann was a youth international for Germany.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| SSV Ulm | 2000–01 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2001–02 | Regionalliga Süd | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 34 | 7 | — | 34 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 58 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 59 | 8 | — | ||||
| 1860 Munich II | 2003–04 | Bayernliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |||
| 1860 Munich | 2003–04 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |||||
| 2005–06 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 6 | ||||||
| Total | 81 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | 86 | 13 | — | ||||
| Alemannia Aachen II | 2006–07 | Oberliga Nordrhein | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Alemannia Aachen | 2006–07 | Bundesliga | 30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |||||
| 2008–09 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 95 | 12 | 8 | 0 | — | 103 | 12 | — | ||||
| St. Pauli | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 8 | |||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 5 | |||||
| Total | 66 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 69 | 13 | — | ||||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Köln | 2012–13 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 32 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 35 | 6 | |||||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 180 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 183 | 6 | — | |||
| Career total | 524 | 53 | 35 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 564 | 55 | — | |||