Florian Hartherz

Early career

Hartherz was born in Offenbach am Main. He played youth football for TV Hausen 1873, Kickers Offenbach, SpVgg Dietesheim, SG Rosenhöhe Offenbach, Eintracht Frankfurt and VfL Wolfsburg, and won the Under 19 Bundesliga with Wolfsburg in the 2010–11 season. He also made two appearances in the Regionalliga Nord for VfL Wolfsburg II.

Werder Bremen

On 31 August 2011, Hartherz joined Werder Bremen and signed a professional contract with the club. He made 10 appearances for the club's reserve side prior to the winter break. Following the winter break, he made his Bundesliga debut for the club on 28 January 2012 amidst injury problems for Werder Bremen, starting in a 1–1 draw with Bayer Leverkusen, and retained his place in Bremen's starting eleven for following matches, making 10 consecutive Bundesliga starts before suffering an injury. He did not appear again for the Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga following his return from injury, either in the 2011–12 or 2012–13 season, though he played 18 times for the reserve team, scoring once, during the 2012–13 season.

SC Paderborn

Hartherz transferred to 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn on a two-year contract in September 2013, alongside fellow Werder Bremen youngster Johannes Wurtz. He made his debut for the club on 13 September, starting in a 1–0 home win over Karlsruher SC, and made 11 2. Bundesliga appearances in total, as Paderborn were promoted to the Bundesliga after finishing second in the 2.…

He represented Germany internationally at under-17, under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels between 2009 and 2013, amassing a combined 27 appearances for Germany youth international teams.

Hartherz is a left-footed left back. He has also played as a left midfielder. During his time at Arminia Bielefeld, Hartherz divided supporter opinion; he was noted as a hard-working and energetic player though also noted as technically limited and prone to errors.

As of match played 30 July 2026