Défenseur central · Russia

Roman Neustadter#33

Westerlo

Repères

Âge

38 ans

Poste

Défenseur central

Nationalité

Russia

Numéro

#33

Poids

81 kg

Naissance

18 février 1988

Lieu de naissance

Dnepropetrovsk, UdSSR

Parcours

Roman Petrovich Neustädter (Russian: Рома́н Петро́вич Нойште́дтер; born 18 February 1988) is a professional footballer who plays for Belgian First Division A club Westerlo. Of German heritage, Neustädter played for Germany at various youth levels, then being capped twice by the Germany national team in 2012 and 2013. He switched allegiance to Russia in 2016. Apart from Germany and Russia, Neustädter could have also represented Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine at international level. Neustädter has often played as a defensive midfielder and centre back. While the former is his preferred position, he mostly played as the latter during his stint at Schalke. Neustädter's mother is ethnic Russian. Neustädter's ancestors in the paternal line were ethnic Germans who lived on territories of Russian Empire and later, USSR. Following World War II, ethnic Germans were forcibly relocated…