Sven Lissek | |
Fullname: | Sven Lissek |
Birth Date: | 1992 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Sexau, Germany |
Height: | 1.85 m |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Youthyears1: | 1996–2004 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Sexau |
Youthyears2: | 2004–2011 |
Youthclubs2: | SC Freiburg |
Years1: | 2011–2012 |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2012–2016 |
Caps2: | 60 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016 |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2016–2017 |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Totalcaps: | 81 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Sven Lissek (born 1 March 1992) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Lissek began playing for his local youth soccer team, FC Sexau, in 1996. He was recruited to play for the SC Freiburg youth team in 2004.
Lissek signed a contract with SC Freiburg II in 2012 after progressing through every age group of the SC Freiburg youth system.[1]
In 2012 Lissek moved to the United States to pursue a Bachelor's Degree in Economics at Furman University while playing for the Furman soccer team. His standout performances on the field as well as in the classroom earned him a spot on the NSCAA Academic All American Team in 2015. He collected 28 clean sheets in 60 starts and set a Southern Conference record for single season shutouts in 2015.[2] Lissek received many accolades, including being named one of Top Drawer Soccer's "Top 10 goalkeepers in men's college soccer".[3]
After briefly playing for FC Emmendingen, Lissek signed a contract with TSG Neustrelitz on 3 July 2016.