Jakob Tranziska

Jakob Tranziska
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001
Place of birth Coburg, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Pohang Steelers
Number 10
Youth career
–2020 FC Eintracht Bamberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 FC Eintracht Bamberg 26 (23)
2022 Mainz 05 II 4 (0)
2022–2023 Admira Wacker 30 (6)
2024 České Budějovice 23 (3)
2025 1. FC Schweinfurt 05 23 (4)
2026– Pohang Steelers 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026

Jakob Tranziska (born 25 June 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for K League 1 club Pohang Steelers.

Early life

Tranziska was born on 25 June 2001 in Coburg, Germany.[2]

Career

As a youth player, Tranziska joined the youth academy of German side FC Eintracht Bamberg and was promoted to the club's senior team in 2019, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored twenty-three goals. German newspaper Neue Presse Coburg wrote in 2021 that he was "the key to FC Eintracht Bamberg's success in the Bayernliga" while playing for the club.[3] During the summer of 2022, he signed for Austrian side Admira Wacker, where he made thirty league appearances and scored six goals.[1]

Following his stint there, he signed for Czech side České Budějovice in 2024, where he made 23 league appearances and scored three goals. One year later, he signed for German side 1. FC Schweinfurt 05, where he made twenty-three league appearances and scored four goals and helped the club achieve promotion from the fourth tier to the third tier. Ahead of the 2026 season, he signed for South Korean side Pohang Steelers.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jakob Tranziska at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Glauben an Jesus, Frieden und die Liebe: FC-05-Stürmer Jakob Tranziska legt seine Laufbahn in Gottes Hände" [Faith in Jesus, peace and love: FC-05 striker Jakob Tranziska places his career in God's hands] (in German). Main-Post. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Das Ausnahmetalent Jakob Tranziska" [The exceptional talent Jakob Tranziska] (in German). Neue Presse Coburg. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2026.