Kolja Pusch (born 12 February 1993) is a German professional footballer[1] who plays as a midfielder for TSV Meerbusch.

Kolja Pusch
Pusch with 1. FC Heidenheim in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Wuppertal, Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
TSV Meerbusch
Youth career
0000–2003 TSV 05 Ronsdorf
2003–2005 Grün-Weiß Wuppertal
2005–2012 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Bayer Leverkusen II 19 (2)
2012–2013 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2013–2015 Chemnitzer FC 22 (2)
2013–2015 Chemnitzer FC II 5 (2)
2015–2017 Jahn Regensburg 76 (15)
2015–2017 Jahn Regensburg II 1 (0)
2017–2019 1. FC Heidenheim 24 (1)
2019Admira Wacker (loan) 11 (2)
2019–2020 Admira Wacker 17 (3)
2020–2021 KFC Uerdingen 34 (2)
2021–2024 MSV Duisburg 83 (10)
2024– TSV Meerbusch 0 (0)
International career
2008 Germany U-16 8 (2)
2009–2010 Germany U-17 11 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:11, 19 May 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Having come through the Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth ranks, Pusch played for the club's reserves and Chemnitzer FC before joining SSV Jahn Regensburg. In the 2016–17 season, he achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga with the club, contributing 31 appearances in which scored six goals and made seven assists.[2][3]

In June 2016, Pusch chose not to extend his contract but to leave the club and sign a contract until 2020 with 1. FC Heidenheim.[2]

On 2 September 2019, Admira Wacker announced the signing of Pusch.[4]

After moving to KFC Uerdingen for the 2020–21 season, he joined MSV Duisburg the year after.[5] In June 2023, he extended his contract for another season.[6] After the 2023–24 season, he moved to TSV Meerbusch of the Oberliga Niederrhein.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 19 May 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 2 0 2 0
2012–13 Regionalliga West 17 2 17 2
Total 19 2 19 2
Chemnitzer FC 2013–14 3. Liga 22 2 22 2
Chemnitzer FC II 2013–14 NOFV-Oberliga Süd 5 0 5 0
Jahn Regensburg 2014–15 3. Liga 16 3 16 3
2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 29 6 2[a] 1 31 7
2016–17 3. Liga 31 6 1 0 2[a] 1 34 7
Total 76 15 1 0 4 2 81 17
Jahn Regensburg II 2016–17 Bayernliga 1 0 1 0
1. FC Heidenheim 2017–18 2. Bundesliga 18 1 2 2 20 3
2018–19 2. Bundesliga 5 0 2 2 7 2
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 1 0 1 0
Total 24 1 4 4 28 5
Admira Wacker 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 11 2 11 2
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 17 3 1 0 18 3
Total 28 5 1 0 29 5
KFC Uerdingen 2020–21 3. Liga 34 2 34 2
MSV Duisburg 2021–22 3. Liga 31 4 31 4
2022–23 3. Liga 32 5 32 5
2023–24 3. Liga 20 1 20 1
Total 83 10 0 0 83 10
Career total 292 37 6 4 4 2 302 43
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in promotion playoff

References

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  1. ^ "Kolja Pusch" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Pusch verlässt den Jahn Richtung Heidenheim". kicker Online (in German). 6 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  3. ^ "Kolja Pusch läuft für den Jahn auf" [Kolja Pusch plays for the Jahn] (in German). SSV Jahn Regensburg. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Admira holt Kolja Pusch vom 1. FC Heidenheim dauerhaft in die Südstadt" (in German). FC Admira Wacker Mödling. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  5. ^ "MSV „ein Traum, ohne Zweifel": Rudy Ndualu wird ein Zebra". msv-duisburg.de. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  6. ^ "MSV-Vertragsverlängerung: Kolja weiter in Zebra-Puschen". msv-duisburg.de. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  7. ^ "185 Drittligaspiele! TSV Meerbusch feiert seinen "Königstransfer"". reviersport.de. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  8. ^ Kolja Pusch at Soccerway  
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