Simon Spari fulfills Bundesliga dream with a move to St. Pauli

Simon Spari fulfills Bundesliga dream with a move to St. Pauli

goalkeeper Simon Spari has taken an important step in his career and changes from Austria Klagenfurt to FC st. Pauli in the German Bundesliga. This transfer was officially confirmed by both clubs on Thursday. The removal modalities have been agreed not to disclose what is not unusual for transfers of this kind.

The 23-year-old Spari switched from fac to Klagenfurt last summer and made 29 competitive games last season, which brought him important experience in the Austrian Bundesliga. At St. Pauli he is planned as the third goalkeeper, behind the Bosnian national goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj and Ben full .

career and development

In the early years of his career, Simon Spari was trained in the offspring of Sturm Graz and went through all age groups up to the U18 to 2019 before playing for the U19 of the Karlsruher Sc . After his first experience in the men's area at the Floridsdorfer AC , he was able to play 57 games in the second Austrian league and seven cup games in the 2021/22 season.

After moving to Klagenfurt, Spari was initially not in use in the first five games of last season, but was quickly established as a regular. This was also recognized by Sports boss Andreas Bornemann , who praised Sparis positive development and skills. The head coach of St. Pauli, Alexander Blessin , also expressed his recognition for Sparis reflexes and passing.

Simon Spari himself is extremely enthusiastic about the change and described it as the fulfillment of a childhood dream of switching to the Bundesliga. He is ready for this challenge and would like to develop in his new team.

international teammates

With this transfer, Spari becomes the third Austrian in the squad of St. Pauli. He will meet his new team member Jannik Robatsch , who also moved from Klagenfurt to Hamburg two weeks ago. Robatsch has already made a debut for Austria's U21 national team during this time and was active as a regular at Klagenfurt. Another Austrian in the team is David Nemeth who plays in central defense.

This change fits into the current transfer movement in the Bundesliga, which is characterized by numerous transfers. According to an overview of Transfermarkt there were a total of 276 entrances and 261 departures in the current season, whereby the transfer balance for the league resulted in a total surplus of 41,631,490 euros. The average market values ​​of the players also show the rising tendency that many clubs strive for in the league.

Simon Spari is ready to raise his career in German football to the next level and is being pursued with excitement how he will develop in the Bundesliga.