Sebastian Schachten

Sebastian Schachten
Schachten playing for St. Pauli in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-06) 6 November 1984
Place of birth Bad Karlshafen, West Germany
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Defender
Youth career
1989–1997 FC Weser
1997–1998 SpVgg Einbeck
1998–2000 SVG Göttingen 07
2000–2004 SCW Göttingen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 SC Paderborn 18 (2)
2005–2007 Werder Bremen II 60 (6)
2007–2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 10 (2)
2007–2011 Borussia Mönchengladbach 16 (0)
2009–2010 → SC Paderborn (loan) 30 (1)
2011–2015 FC St. Pauli 93 (10)
2015–2016 FC Luzern 19 (2)
2016–2017 FSV Frankfurt 19 (0)
Total 265 (23)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sebastian Schachten (born 6 November 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played Bundesliga football with Borussia Mönchengladbach, and also played in Germany with SC Paderborn, Werder Bremen II, FC St. Pauli and FSV Frankfurt, and in Switzerland with FC Luzern.

Playing career

Schachten was born in Bad Karlshafen on 6 November 1984.[1] He lived in Tallahassee, Florida in the United States for a year around the age of 16.[2] He played youth football with FC Weser, SpVgg Einbeck, SVG Göttingen 07 and SCW Göttingen.[3] He played with SC Paderborn in the 2004–05 season, and with Werder Bremen II for the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons, both in the Regionalliga Nord.[3] He was part of the Paderborn team that earned promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2005.[4]

In June 2007, Schachten moved to Borussia Mönchengladbach on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[5] A torn muscle limited him to just two appearances for the club in his debut season, and he underwent surgery around the start of the 2008–09 season for a knee injury.[6][7] He played just once for the first team during the 2008–09 season.[4][8] In June 2009, Schachten returned to SC Paderborn on loan.[9] He scored once in 30 matches over the 2009–10 season and returned to Gladbach at the end of the season.[10][11] In October 2010, Schachten was given his first start for the club as a left-back in a 1–1 draw with VfL Wolfsburg.[12] He made 13 appearances, 7 of which as starts, over the 2010–11 season.[13]

In summer 2011, following the expiry of his contract with Gladbach, he signed for FC St. Pauli on a two-year contract with the option of a further year.[14] In February 2013, his contract was extended until summer 2015.[15] He was released by the club at the end of his contract in summer 2015,[16] having scored 10 goals in 97 matches in all competitions.[3]

After his expiring contract with 2. Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli had not been renewed, Schachten moved to Swiss club FC Luzern on a free transfer in summer 2015. He signed a two-year contract until 2017.[17] He made 19 appearances in the Swiss Super League and scored two goals.[18]

Schachten joined FSV Frankfurt on a two-year contract in summer 2016.[19] He played 19 times in the 3. Liga as FSV Frankfurt finished bottom and were relegated.[20][21] His contract was not valid following FSV Frankfurt's relegation and so, despite the contract being valid until 2018, he became a free agent in summer 2017.[22]

After football

Schachten became sporting director at VfB Oldenburg in 2021 and his contract in this role was extended in December 2023.[23][24] After a spell as interim managing director of VfB Oldenburg alongside Katja Schade, Schachten and Schade were given the role on a permanent basis in October 2025.[25]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sebastian Schachten – Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. ^ Kohlhaase, Torsten (8 January 2014). "St. Pauli-Spieler Sebastian Schachten: „Dieses Publikum ist einzigartig"". HNA (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "Sebastian Schachten – Laufbahn". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b Beineke, Frank (18 August 2009). "Schachten: Neues Glück beim alten Klub". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Borussia: Gladbach verpflichtet Bremer Schachten". RP ONLINE (in German). 13 June 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Schachten weiter im Pech". kicker (in German). 17 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Schachten wird operiert". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). 17 July 2008. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Spiele von Sebastian Schachten – 2008/09". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  9. ^ "SCP leiht Schachten aus". kicker (in German). 24 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Spiele von Sebastian Schachten – 2009/10". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Schachten geht nach Gladbach zurück". Neue Westfälische (in German). 18 April 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Borussia: Schachtens Start". RP ONLINE (in German). 1 October 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Spiele von Sebastian Schachten – 2010/11". kicker (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Borussia: St. Pauli holt Schachten". RP ONLINE (in German). 27 May 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  15. ^ "Schachten erhält neuen Kontrakt". kicker (in German). 5 February 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  16. ^ Lemm, Dennis; Harms, Carsten (30 May 2015). "Schicht für Schachten: St. Pauli lässt Vertrag auslaufen". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  17. ^ "Sebastian Schachten zum FC Luzern" [Sebastian Schachten to FC Luzern] (in German). Luzerner Zeitung. 1 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015.
  18. ^ "Sebastian Schachten » Statistics: Club Matches". www.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Schachten und Schäfer sollen FSV-Defensive stärken". kicker (in German). 1 July 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Spiele von Sebastian Schachten – 2016/17". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  21. ^ "3. Liga 2016/17 - Tabelle". kicker (in German). Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  22. ^ Beineke, Frank (22 June 2017). "Ex-Paderborner Schachten hofft auf neues Glück". Neue Westfälische (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  23. ^ ""Dauerhaft Spitzenfußball in Oldenburg": Schachten verlängert als sportlicher Leiter des VfB". kicker (in German). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  24. ^ "VfB Oldenburg: Sebastian Schachten verlängert Vertrag als Sportlicher Leiter". NWZonline.de (in German). 22 December 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  25. ^ "Schade und Schachten bilden längerfristig die Oldenburger Geschäftsführung". kicker (in German). 13 October 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.