Tobias Levels

Levels began his career at his home club SV St. Tönis. He then went to KFC Uerdingen before moving to Borussia Mönchengladbach in July 1999. There, he initially played regularly in the second team, with whom he was promoted to the Regionalliga Nord, then the third tier of the German football league system, in the 2005–06 season. Under Mönchengladbach head coach Jupp Heynckes, Levels participated in training with the professionals for the first time prior to the 2006–07 season. On 10 September 2006, he made his debut for the first team in a DFB-Pokal match against SV Roßbach. On 30 September 2006, Levels made his Bundesliga debut in an away game at Werder Bremen in a 3–0 loss, coming on as a substitute during the second half. Two match days later, he made his first appearance in the starting eleven against VfL Wolfsburg playing the entire 90 minutes of a 3–1 win. Levels scored his first Bundesliga goal on 7 March 2009 in a 4–1 win against Hamburger SV. Levels was loaned out to 2. Bundesliga side Fortuna Düsseldorf for the 2011–12 season, where he became a regular starter at the right-back and finished the season in third place with his club. He appeared as a starter in both relegation playoff legs against Hertha BSC, in which Fortuna won 4–3 on aggregate und secured promotion to the Bundesliga. He was signed permanently for the 2012–13 season, signing a contract until 30 June 2014. After his contract with Fortuna Düsseldorf had expired, Levels was a free agent for more than…