Luis Maria Zwick (born 24 May 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for VSG Altglienicke.

Luis Zwick
Personal information
Full name Luis Maria Zwick
Date of birth (1994-05-24) 24 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
VSG Altglienicke
Number 31
Youth career
2001–2009 Teltower FV 1913
2009–2013 Hertha Zehlendorf
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Hertha Zehlendorf 32 (0)
2014–2017 Dundee United 17 (0)
2017–2018 Hansa Rostock 0 (0)
2017Hertha Berlin II (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 Optik Rathenow 24 (0)
2019–2022 Schweinfurt 05 42 (0)
2022–2024 Berliner AK 07 62 (0)
2024– VSG Altglienicke 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2024

Zwick rose to prominence at the age of 21 after winning the starting spot at Dundee United, making 17 appearances in the Scottish Premiership. Following the arrival of Japanese international Eiji Kawashima, Zwick moved to German 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock. With playing time limited, he joined Hertha Berlin II on loan and in 2018, parted ways with parent club, Rostock. After a season with Optik Rathenow, he signed for Bayern powerhouses, Schweinfurt.[citation needed]

Early life

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Born in Berlin, Germany, Zwick played for Teltower FV 1913, a youth football team, from the age of seven. Zwick began his career as a left midfielder, before becoming a goalkeeper in 2007. He moved to Hertha 03 Zehlendorf in 2009.

Career

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Zwick signed for his first professional football club in 2014, playing for the development squad of Dundee United in Scotland. In 2015, he signed a professional contract with the club.[2] He made his senior début on 2 August 2015, in a 1–0 loss to Aberdeen in the opening match of the 2015–16 Scottish Premiership season. On 8 August, Zwick kept a clean sheet in a 2–0 away win against Motherwell, on his second appearance for United.

Zwick was released by Dundee United when his contract expired at the end of the 2016–17 season.[3] Returning to Germany, he signed for 3. Liga club Hansa Rostock in June 2017.[4] Two months later, he left Rostock without having earned made any appearances and joined fourth tier club Hertha BSC II on a season-long loan.[5]

After parting ways with Rostock following his loan spell with Hertha II, he joined FSV Optik Rathenow. There, a series of strong performances helped the club escape relegation and lead him to sign a three-year contract with Regionalliga Bayern powerhouse side, FC Schweinfurt. In 2020-21, Zwick captained Schweinfurt in the first-round proper of the DFB Pokal against Bundesliga side, Schalke 04, losing 4-1.

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 May 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 2015–16[6] Scottish Premiership 13 0 1 0 1 0 15 0
2016–17[7] Scottish Championship 4 0 0 0 0 0 4[a] 0 8 0
Total 17 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 23 0
Hansa Rostock 2017–18[8] 3. Liga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hertha Berlin II (loan) 2017–18[8] Regionalliga Nordost 3 0 3 0
Career total 20 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 26 0
  1. ^ Appearances in Scottish Challenge Cup

Honours

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Dundee United

1. FC Schweinfurt 05

References

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  1. ^ Luis Zwick at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Dundee United: Goalkeeper Luis Zwick earns professional deal". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Ray McKinnon will ring the changes at Dundee United with many set for the axe - Evening Telegraph". Evening Telegraph. Dundee. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Rostock verpflichtet Rankovic, Evseev und Zwick". Kicker Online (in German). 19 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  5. ^ "FC Hansa Rostock leiht Torhüter Zwick an Hertha BSC II aus". morgenpost.de (in German). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Games played by Luis Maria Zwick in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Games played by Luis Maria Zwick in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. ^ a b Luis Zwick at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  9. ^ Young, Chick (25 March 2017). "Dundee United 2–1 St Mirren". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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