Robert Bauer (; born 9 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back or as a wing-back for Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai.
Club career
Bauer joined FC Ingolstadt in 2014 from Karlsruher SC. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut on 31 October 2014 against Fortuna Düsseldorf replacing Alfredo Morales at half-time in a 0–0 away draw. He scored his first Bundesliga goal from his first shot of the campaign against Darmstadt 98 on 22 November 2015.
On 23 August 2016, Bauer signed for Werder Bremen.
On 5 July 2018, it was announced that Bauer was loaned to 1. FC Nürnberg for the 2018–19 season. Nürnberg secured an option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.
In June 2019, upon his return from loan at Nürnberg, Bauer was released from training at Werder Bremen.
On 20 August 2019, he signed a long-term contract with Russian club FC Arsenal Tula.
On 6 September 2021, he joined Sint-Truiden in Belgium.
On 25 May 2023, Bauer joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Tai on a one-year contract.
International career
Eligible to represent Germany or Kazakhstan, Bauer revealed that he had rejected an offer from the latter in February 2015 in hopes of representing Germany. The next month, he received his first call-up to the Germany U20 side and represented them at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand that summer.
He was part of the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics, where Germany won the silver medal.
Personal life
On 14 September 2023, Robert Bauer has announced on his Instagram that he converted to Islam. He further mentioned that he came to Islam through his wife and her family. And thanked all for the journey on social media.
Career statistics
Honours
Germany
Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016
References
1995 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Pforzheim
Footballers from Karlsruhe (region) German men's footballers German people of Kazakhstani descent Kazakhstani people of German descent Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Russian Premier League players Belgian Pro League players Saudi Pro League players FC Ingolstadt 04 players FC Ingolstadt 04 II players SV Werder Bremen players 1. FC Nürnberg players FC Arsenal Tula players Sint-Truidense V.V. players Al-Tai FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia German expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Germany men's youth international footballers Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Germany Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in football