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The German shot stopper turns 30 today and has had a steady career over the past couple of years, but how did it all begin for Baumann.<\/p>\n
Baumann would make it through the youth ranks at Freiburg and reach the senior first team in July 2009 after signing his professional contract from the U19’s.<\/p>\n
He would not make his first team debut until the 09\/10 season where he would concede a goal but played the whole 90 minutes with Freiburg being victorious that day.<\/p>\n
He would make 31 appearances in the 10\/11 season where he would keep eight clean sheets that season. He would get more clean sheets the next season with the keeper playing more games but, getting one more clean sheet.<\/p>\n
15 clean sheets in the 12\/13 season saw him become a regular in the Freiburg side. 42 appearances in the next season would see him only keep seven clean sheets but teams were on the lookout to potentially buy the player.<\/p>\n
It was Bundesliga team that secured Baumann’s signature in the summer of 2014 as Hoffenheim bought the goalkeeper for \u00a35 million.<\/p>\n
He’s gone onto make over 200 appearances for Hoffenheim since joining them in the summer of 2014. He’s kept 48 clean sheets for the club in the matches that he has featured and has been a solid goalkeeper for the club.<\/p>\n
He’s yet to make a name for himself to get his Germany national team debut, but has featured at every single level apart from the senior team.<\/p>\n
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