Nicky Adler (born 23 May 1985) is a German former professional footballer, who played as a striker, and current assistant coach of Lokomotive Leipzig.

Nicky Adler
Adler playing for Erzgebirge Aue in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-05-23) 23 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Leipzig, East Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1997 SG Rotation Leipzig
1997–2003 VfB Leipzig
2003–2004 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 1860 Munich II 66 (26)
2005–2007 1860 Munich 33 (6)
2007–2008 1. FC Nürnberg 13 (0)
2007–2008 1. FC Nürnberg II 15 (7)
2008–2010 MSV Duisburg 42 (5)
2008–2010 MSV Duisburg II 8 (5)
2010–2011 VfL Osnabrück 31 (7)
2011 Wacker Burghausen 31 (8)
2012–2015 SV Sandhausen 56 (12)
2015–2018 Erzgebirge Aue 58 (10)
2018–2019 Lokomotive Leipzig 21 (2)
Total 374 (88)
International career
2004 Germany U19 2 (0)
2004–2005 Germany U20 14 (4)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Lokomotive Leipzig (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

During his career, he has played for 1860 Munich, 1. FC Nürnberg, MSV Duisburg, VfL Osnabrück, Wacker Burghausen, SV Sandhausen, and Erzgebirge Aue. Adler has played internationally for Germany twice at under-19 and fourteen times at the under-20 level.

Club career

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In 2003, Adler moved from the amateur ranks into the professional game as a player for TSV 1860 Munich and played 68 times in lower-league football before starting out as a senior player.

Adler made his debut in the top flight of German football on 1 September 2007 at Energie Cottbus. He was brought on late in the game for Gláuber and scored three minutes from time. However, the goal was disallowed despite no visible infringement. He resigned his contract with MSV Duisburg on 7 July 2010[1] and signed a two-years contract for VfL Osnabrück one day later.[2]

International career

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Adler played twice for the Germany U19 national team, eleven times for the Germany U20, scoring four goals.

Coaching career

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Retiring at the end of the 2018–19 season, Adler took his coaching license. On 8 December 2019, he was hired as an assistant coach for his last club, 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, under head coach Wolfgang Wolf.[3] On 18 May 2020, the club announced that Adler would leave the club at the end of the season so he could obtain the coaching license for the next level.[4]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1860 Munich II 2004–05 Regionalliga Süd 31 12 31 12 [5]
2005–06 27 11 27 11 [6]
2006–07 8 3 8 3 [7]
Total 66 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 66 26
1860 Munich 2004–05 2. Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 [5]
2005–06 9 0 1 0 10 0 [6]
2006–07 24 6 1 0 25 6 [7]
Total 33 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 35 6
1. FC Nürnberg 2007–08 Bundesliga 13 0 1 0 3 0 17 0 [8]
1. FC Nürnberg II 2007–08 Bayernliga 15 7 15 7 [9]
MSV Duisburg 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 17 2 1 1 18 3 [10]
2009–10 25 3 2 0 27 3 [11]
Total 42 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 45 6
MSV Duisburg II 2008–09 NRW-Liga 2 1 2 1
2009–10 6 4 6 4
Total 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5
VfL Osnabrück 2010–11 2. Bundesliga 31 7 1 0 1[a] 0 33 7 [9]
Wacker Burghausen 2011–12 3. Liga 31 8 31 8 [12]
SV Sandhausen 2012–13 2. Bundesliga 14 1 1 0 15 1 [13]
2013–14 25 9 0 0 25 9 [14]
2014–15 17 2 0 0 17 2 [15]
Total 56 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 12
Erzgebirge Aue 2015–16 3. Liga 33 6 2 0 35 6 [16]
2016–17 2. Bundesliga 25 4 1 0 26 4 [9]
Total 58 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 61 10
Lokomotive Leipzig 2018–19 Regionalliga Nordost 21 2 0 0 21 2 [9]
Career total 374 88 11 1 3 0 1 0 388 89
  1. ^ Appearance in relegation play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "MSV Duisburg und Adler lösen Vertrag" (in German). MSV Duisburg. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  2. ^ "VfL verpflichtet Mamadou Diabang & Nicky Adler" (in German). VfL Osnabrück. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Wolf bleibt bis Saisonende Trainer bei Lok Leipzig". rtl.de (in German). 8 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ^ "DANKE, NICKY ADLER!". 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig (in German). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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  9. ^ a b c d "Nicky Adler » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Adler, Nicky" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 9 January 2010.
  12. ^ "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  14. ^ "Nicky Adler". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
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