| Roman Neustädter | |
| Fullname: | Roman Petrovich Neustädter |
| Birth Date: | 18 February 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)[1] |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Currentclub: | Westerlo |
| Clubnumber: | 33 |
| Position: | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 1994–2006 |
| Youthclubs1: | Mainz 05 |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs1: | Mainz 05 II |
| Caps1: | 66 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2008–2009 |
| Clubs2: | Mainz 05 |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs3: | Borussia Mönchengladbach II |
| Caps3: | 23 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2009–2012 |
| Clubs4: | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| Caps4: | 59 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2012–2016 |
| Clubs5: | Schalke 04 |
| Caps5: | 122 |
| Goals5: | 7 |
| Years6: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Fenerbahçe |
| Caps6: | 71 |
| Goals6: | 4 |
| Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Dynamo Moscow |
| Caps7: | 36 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | Westerlo |
| Caps8: | 61 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2020 |
| Nationalteam4: | Russia |
| Nationalcaps4: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 28 March 2024 |
Roman Petrovich Neustädter (Russian: Рома́н Петро́вич Нойште́дтер; born 18 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo.
Of German heritage, Neustädter played for Germany at various youth levels, then being capped twice by the Germany national team in 2012 and 2013. He switched allegiance to Russia in 2016.[2] Apart from Germany and Russia, Neustädter was also eligible for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine.
Neustädter has often played as a defensive midfielder and centre back.[3] While the former is his preferred position, he mostly played as the latter during his stint at Schalke.[4]
Neustädter's mother is ethnic Russian. Neustädter's ancestors in the paternal line were ethnic Germans who lived on territories of Russian Empire and later, USSR. Following World War II, ethnic Germans were deported by the Soviet government. Neustädter's family was forcibly relocated into Central Asia. His father is Peter Neustädter, a former Kyrgyz-born Kazakhstani footballer for Mainz 05 and former manager of Mainz 05 II.[5]
On 30 May 2016, Neustädter was granted Russian citizenship, having received his new Russian passport at the Russian Consulate in Bonn.[7]
Neustädter began his career in Mainz 05's youth team, before being promoted to Mainz 05 II in July 2006.[8] After playing in Mainz's first team during the 2008–09 season, he signed a three-year contract with Borussia Mönchengladbach.[9] With die Fohlen, Neustädter enjoyed a particularly successful 2011–12 season, finishing fourth and qualifying for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.
At the end of the 2011–12 season, Neustädter left Mönchengladbach and joined Schalke 04 on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract running until 30 June 2016.[10]
In July 2016, after turning down a new contract at Schalke, Neustädter signed a three-year deal at Fenerbahçe of Turkey.[11]
On 9 August 2019, he signed a one-year contract with Russian club Dynamo Moscow.[12] On 15 October 2020, after the first 10 games of the 2020–21 Russian Premier League were played, he returned to Dynamo until the end of the season.[13]
Neustädter played twice for Germany U-20, making his debut as a substitute against Italy U-20 on 9 April 2008.[14] He scored a goal against Switzerland U-20 on 22 April 2008.[15]
The Football Federation of Ukraine has expressed interest in calling up Neustädter for their national team. Neustädter, who was born in Ukrainian SSR, has indicated that he would be likely to accept a call-up if asked. He would first require to obtain a Ukrainian passport in order to be eligible for national team duties.[16]
On 9 November 2012, Neustädter was called up for the Germany squad to face the Netherlands in a friendly match five days later.[17] [18] He made his debut for Germany in this match as a late substitute for Schalke team-mate Lewis Holtby.
In January 2016, Neustädter met with members of the Russian Football Union in order to be able to possibly play for the Russia national team in the future.[19] On 21 May 2016, he was called up to represent Russia at UEFA Euro 2016.[20] On 1 June 2016, Neustädter made his debut for Russia, in a 2–1 friendly loss to the Czech Republic, as a 64th-minute substitute.[21] He started Russia's first two games during the final tournament in France, where Russia failed to proceed through the group stage.
On 11 May 2018, he was included in Russia's extended 2018 FIFA World Cup squad.[22] He was, however, not included in the final World Cup squad.[23]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | Goals | ||||||||
| Mainz 05 II | 2006–07 | Oberliga | 31 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2007–08 | Oberliga | 25 | 5 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | ||||
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga West | 10 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 66 | 9 | |||||
| Mainz 05 | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2009–10 | Regionalliga West | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 68 | 1 | |||
| Schalke 04 | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| Total | 122 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 8 | |||
| Fenerbahçe | 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 32 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 7 | |||
| Dynamo Moscow | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | |||||
| Westerlo | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 | Belgian First Division A | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 406 | 25 | 36 | 0 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 494 | 29 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | ||
| Russia | 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Russia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Neustädter goal.
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