Christoph Moritz


Christoph Moritz is a German footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Hamburger SV.

Career

Moritz began his footballing career in 1994, at the age of four, as a youth player with FC Viktoria 08 Arnoldsweiler. He stayed here for twelve years before moving to Alemannia Aachen. After three years with the youth and reserve teams, he signed for Schalke 04 in July 2009 where he started his professional career. Moritz's first professional match was in the Bundesliga on 8 August 2009 against 1. FC Nürnberg and scored his first goal on 16 August 2009. Moritz signed his first professional contract on 18 January 2010 with Schalke 04. The contract ran until 30 June 2013.
Upon expiration of his contract with Schalke he joined Mainz 05 on a contract until 30 June 2017.
In May 2018, following 1. FC Kaiserslautern's relegation from the 2. Bundesliga, Moritz' move to Hamburger SV, newly relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, was announced. He agreed a contract until 2020.

Honours

Club

Schalke 04