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Florian Dietz
Florian Dietz (born 3 August 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club Rheindorf Altach, on loan from 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln.[1] CareerEarly careerDietz started with the youth team of FC Strahlungen, before joining TSV Großbardorf's youth ranks.[2] He would leave for Regionalliga Nordost team Carl Zeiss Jena in 2013.[3] Moving up the youth ranks, he would get promoted to the first team in the 2016-17 season.[4] He made his first team debut in a Regionalliga match on 23 September 2016, in a 3-0 victory against Hertha BSC II.[5] He made his breakthrough the next season in the 3. Liga, making 26 appearances and scoring an injury time winner in a 1-0 win in the Thuringia derby.[4] Werder BremenDietz would leave at the start of the 2018/19 season, joining SV Werder Bremen II of the Regionalliga Nord along with his younger brother Leo.[6] He would score on his debut in a 2-0 victory against SV Drochtersen on 26 August 2018.[7] Over the course of the season, he would play 23 matches and scored 3 goals.[8] Dietz would start the 2019-20 season by scoring in a 1-0 victory against Lüneburger SK Hansa on 27 July 2019.[9] However, he would soon be signed by 3. Liga side SpVgg Unterhaching, signing a 3 year contract.[10] UnterhachingDietz made his Unterhaching debut on 21 September 2019, in a 2-0 win over Sonnenhof Großaspach.[11] Dietz would score his only goal with Unterhaching on 11 October 2019 in the Bavarian Cup against 1860 Munich in a 1-1 draw that Unterhaching would lose on penalties.[12] He would make 20 appearances without scoring in the league for the 2019-20 season.[8] KölnDietz would be loaned to 1. FC Köln II the next season.[13] He made his debut for the reserves on 12 September 2020, in a 2-1 loss against Borussia Dortmund II.[14] He would get his first 2 goals on 18 October 2020, in a 4-0 win against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.[15] On 4 November 2020, Dietz would get an ACL injury against Straelen, meaning he could not play for at least 6 months.[16] He would be permanently signed at the start of the 2021 season.[17] He would make his return 9 months after his injury on 15 August 2021, in a 2-1 victory against Schalke II.[18] Following 13 goals in the 2021-22 season, Dietz was promoted to the club's first team in mid 2022, signing a professional contract that would last until 2025.[19] He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 August 2022 in a 3-1 victory against Schalke.[20] He would score his first Bundesliga goal the next match on 13 August, in a 2-2 draw against RB Leipzig.[21] Dietz would also score the next match on 18 August in a Conference League qualifier 2-1 loss against Fehérvár.[22] However, on 30 October in a match against Hoffenheim, Dietz would be substituted off for Sargis Adamyan after only being on the pitch for a few minutes following a tackle by Ozan Kabak.[23] After an MRI Scan, it was announced that he once again suffered another ACL injury and that he would be out for the rest of the season.[24] He would return to the reserves during his latter part of his convalescence period, scoring 4 goals in 9 games in the Regionalliga West.[25] After over a year, Dietz would make his first Bundesliga appearance since being injured on 10 December 2023, in a 0-0 draw against Mainz 05.[26] There was interest from 3. Liga side Rot-Weiss Essen to loan Dietz in the winter transfer window but ultimately Dietz decided to stay with Köln.[27] Following Köln's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga, it was announced that Dietz's contract would be extended by an undisclosed amount.[28] However, Dietz struggled for gametime in the 2. Bundesliga, only making 3 short cameos in the first half of the season.[29] He was therefore loaned to Austrian Bundesliga side Rheindorf Altach on 5 January 2025.[30] Career statistics
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