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Alexander Esswein

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Esswein with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2013
(1990-03-25) 25 March 1990
Worms, West Germany
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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VfR Mannheim
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TSV Neuleiningen
VfR Frankenthal
Waldhof Mannheim
1. FC Kaiserslautern
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1. FC Kaiserslautern1(0)
VfL Wolfsburg8(0)
VfL Wolfsburg II41(4)
Dynamo Dresden31(17)
1. FC Nürnberg58(6)
1. FC Nürnberg II1(0)
FC Augsburg61(4)
Hertha BSC52(4)
Hertha BSC II8(2)
→ VfB Stuttgart (loan)17(0)
SV Sandhausen80(8)
MSV Duisburg31(5)
VfR Mannheim46(12)
Germany U1712(3)
Germany U187(3)
Germany U197(2)
Germany U203(3)
Germany U2113(5)
2007
2007
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:18, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

Alexander Esswein (born 25 March 1990; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}German pronunciation: [alɛkˈsandɐ ˈʔɛsvaɪ̯n]) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Oberliga Baden-Württemberg club VfR Mannheim.

Esswein made his debut in the 2007–08 season. He appeared in a league match during the season. He came on in the 63rd minute in a 2–1 loss to 1. FC Köln on 17 December 2007.

He then transferred to VfL Wolfsburg and split time between the first and second teams. He made four league appearances during the 2008–09 season and four league appearances and a German Cup appearance in the 2009–10 season. He substantially made more appearances for the reserve team. During the 2008–09 season, he made 21 appearances, and during the 2009–10 season, he scored four goals in 20 appearances. Esswein moved to Dynamo Dresden for the 2010–11 season. During the season, he scored 17 goals in 31 league appearances. This includes two goals against Bayern's reserve team, in a 3–1 win on 11 November 2010; Wehen Wiesbaden, in a 3–0 win, on 5 March 2011; and against SpVgg Unterhaching, in a 4–0 win, on 23 April 2011. He also made two appearances in the promotion playoff. This proved to be Esswein's only season at the club.

He transferred to 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2011–12 season. During the 2011–12 season, he scored four goals in 26 league appearances and a goal in three German Cup appearances. His four league goals came against FC Augsburg, in a 1–0 win, on 27 August 2011; Hertha BSC, in a 2–0 win, on 21 January 2012; Köln, in a 2–1 win, on 18 February 2012; and Werder Bremen, in a 1–0 win, on 25 February 2012. His German Cup goal came in the second round against Erzgebirge Aue in a 2–1 win on 26 October 2011. His goal scoring rate would drop in the subsequent seasons with Nürnberg. He dropped down to three goals in 28 appearances in the 2012–13 season and no goals in five appearances during the 2013–14 season. He also made an appearance in the Regionalliga Bayern for the reserve team during the 2013–14 season.

He moved to Augsburg during the January transfer window and made 13 appearances for Augsburg during the 2013–14 season. He scored a goal in 19 appearances during the 2014–15 season. The goal came against Köln on 6 December 2014 in a 2–1 win. Esswein played in the opening match of the 2015–16 season, in a German Cup match against SV Elversberg, a 3–1 extra time win. He then opened his Bundesliga campaign by playing in the first three matchdays, including the 1–0 loss to Hertha BSC in the league opener on 15 August 2015.

On 26 August 2016, Esswein signed for Hertha BSC on a four-year deal. On 24 September, he scored his first goal for Hertha in a 3–3 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.

In January 2019 VfB Stuttgart signed Esswein on loan with a contract option for a permanent deal.

On 9 October 2020, Esswein joined SV Sandhausen on a free transfer.

On 15 August 2023, Esswein signed a two-year contract with MSV Duisburg. After the 2023–24 season, he moved to VfR Mannheim.

Esswein played for the German U-21 national team. Previously he had already played for the U-17, U-18, U-18, U-19 and U-20 national team. He was part of the German U-17 team that finished in third place in the 2007 U-17 World Cup in South Korea. In this tournament, Esswein scored two goals against Trinidad and Tobago in the group-stage and scored the winning goal in the third place playoff against Ghana two minutes into stoppage time.

As of match played 29 November 2025

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