| Michael Esser | |
| Birth Date: | 22 November 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Castrop-Rauxel, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.98 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Youthyears1: | 1993–1997 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfR Rauxel |
| Youthyears2: | 1997–1999 |
| Youthclubs2: | VfB Habinghorst |
| Youthyears3: | 1999–2001 |
| Youthclubs3: | VfL Bochum |
| Youthyears4: | 2001–2004 |
| Youthclubs4: | SpVgg Erkenschwick |
| Youthyears5: | 2004–2006 |
| Youthclubs5: | VfB Habinghorst |
| Years1: | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs1: | VfB Habinghorst |
| Years2: | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs2: | SV Wacker Obercastrop |
| Years3: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs3: | SV Sodingen |
| Years4: | 2008–2014 |
| Clubs4: | VfL Bochum II |
| Caps4: | 55 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2010–2015 |
| Clubs5: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Sturm Graz |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs7: | Darmstadt 98 |
| Caps7: | 28 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Hannover 96 |
| Caps8: | 36 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | 1899 Hoffenheim |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs10: | Hannover 96 |
| Caps10: | 29 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs11: | VfL Bochum |
| Caps11: | 3 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
Michael Esser (born 22 November 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[1] [2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| VfB Habinghorst | 2005–06 | Bezirksliga Westfalen | — | — | — | |||||||
| SV Wacker Obercastrop | 2006–07 | Bezirksliga Westfalen | — | — | — | |||||||
| SV Sodingen | 2007–08 | Landesliga Westfalen | — | — | — | |||||||
| VfL Bochum II | 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0[3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| Sturm Graz | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[4] | 0 | — | 41 | 0 | |
| Darmstadt 98 | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| VfL Bochum | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | !9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||