Mirko Boland

Mirko Boland
	Boland with Adelaide United
Personal information
Date of birth	23 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Wesel, West Germany
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	SV Todesfelde
Number	31
Youth career
1992–2002	SV Rees
2002–2004	Schalke 04
2004–2006	MSV Duisburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	MSV Duisburg II
2008–2009	MSV Duisburg
2009–2018	Eintracht Braunschweig
2018–2020	Adelaide United
2020–2024	VfB Lübeck
2024–	SV Todesfelde
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024

Mirko Boland (born 23 April 1987) is a German professional footballer who plays for Regionalliga Nord club SV Todesfelde as a midfielder.^[1]

Career

Boland grew up in the Lower Rhine region, North Rhine-Westphalia,^[2] and played youth football for SV Rees,^[3] FC Schalke 04 and MSV Duisburg. After initially representing the club's reserve team he signed his first professional contract in 2008 with Duisburg.

After failing to break into Duisburg's first team during the 2008–09 season, Boland transferred to 3. Liga club Eintracht Braunschweig during the winter break. Since then he has become a regular starter in Braunschweig's midfield, appearing in over 150 games since 2009. In 2011, he and Eintracht Braunschweig won promotion back into the 2. Bundesliga, followed by promotion into the Bundesliga in 2013.

In July 2018, free agent Boland joined A-League side Adelaide United on a two-year contract.^[4] Boland suffered a hamstring strain on 11 November 2018 in a match against Perth Glory which could sideline him for up to six weeks.^[5]

In March 2020, it was announced Boland would be return to Germany in summer 2020 to join VfB Lübeck, having agreed a two-year contract.^[6]^[7]

Career statistics

As of 17 July 2024^[8]^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Other^[b]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Eintracht Braunschweig	2008–09	3. Liga	18	2	—		—		18	2
	2009–10		35	3	1	0	—		36	3
	2010–11		37	3	1	0	—		38	3
	2011–12	2. Bundesliga	32	2	1	0	—		33	2
	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	30	4	2	1	—		32	5
	2013–14	Bundesliga	33	1	—		—		33	1
	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	33	3	3	0	—		36	3
	2015–16		29	5	2	0	—		31	5
	2016–17		27	3	1	0	2	0	30	3
	2017–18		19	2	1	0	0	0	20	2
	Total		293	28	12	1	2	0	307	29
Adelaide United	2018–19	A-League	13	0	5	2	2	0	20	2
	2019–20	A-League	5	0	3	0	—		8	0
	Total		18	0	8	2	2	0	28	2
VfB Lübeck	2020–21	3. Liga	35	1	—		—		35	1
	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	28	6	—		—		28	6
	2022–23	Regionalliga Nord	35	5	2	0	—		37	5
	2023–24	3. Liga	31	2	1	0	—		32	2
	Total		129	14	3	0	0	0	132	14
Career total			440	42	23	3	4	0	467	45

^ Includes DFB-Pokal
^ Includes Bundesliga relegation playoffs, A-League finals

References

^ Mirko Boland at kicker (in German)
^ Himmelberg, Volker (12 August 2013). "Gänsehaut bei der Bundesliga-Premiere". Rheinische Post (in German). Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbH. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
^ "Einer von uns: Mirko Boland". fupa.net (in German). Retrieved 20 March 2014.
^ "Adelaide United sign experienced German midfielder". Australian FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
^ "Adelaidenow.com.au | Subscribe to The Advertiser for exclusive stories". www.adelaidenow.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
^ "Reds confirm Boland's departure". Hyundai A-League. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "VfB Lübeck verpflichtet Mirko Boland". NDR.de (in German). 15 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Mirko Boland » Club matches". Retrieved 6 June 2017.
^ "M. Boland". Retrieved 6 June 2017.

External links

Mirko Boland at fussballdaten.de (in German)

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