Philipp Förster

Early career

Förster was born in Bretten, and grew up there, where his parents ran a gardening business. He played youth football for Karlsruher SC until 2010, and later for VfB Stuttgart between 2010 and 2014.

Waldhof Mannheim

In summer 2014, Förster joined Regionalliga Südwest side Waldhof Mannheim on a one-year contract. Shortly before the start of the season, he suffered two muscle tears. He made his debut for Waldhof Mannheim on 24 September 2014 in a 1–1 draw at home to 1899 Hoffenheim II, He scored his first goals for the club on 11 October 2014 with their second and third goals of a 3–1 victory over KSV Hessen Kassel. He appeared in 22 Regionalliga Südwest matches over the course of the 2014–15 season, and scored 4 goals. In his second season at Waldhof Mannheim, Förster played more regularly, starting 32 of their 34 Regionalliga Südwest matches, in which he scored 6 goals. They finished top of the Regionalliga Südwest after amassing 73 points and qualified for the promotion play-offs. He played in both legs of the promotion play-off against Sportfreunde Lotte as Waldhof Mannheim lost 2–0 on aggregate and failed to achieve promotion to the 3. Liga. The 2016–17 season saw Förster score twice in 20 appearances for Waldhof. His last appearance for the club came on 13 December 2016 in which he scored as the club defeated FC Homburg 3–2 away from home.

1. FC Nürnberg

On 31 January 2017, Förster joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg for an…

As of match played 6 December 2020