Dominik Kohr

Dominik Kohr (born 31 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Bundesliga club Mainz 05.

[2] While progressing his football career, Kohr began playing in defence and midfield positions, unlike his father.

[6] After being called up to the first team in late–October, he made his first appearance of the season on 4 November 2012, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–2 win over Fortuna Düsseldorf.

[14] Kohr made his FC Augsburg debut on 1 February 2014, coming on as a late substitute, in a 3–1 win over Werder Bremen.

[18][19] He continued to remain in competition with Markus Feulner and later with Pierre-Emile Højbjerg over the midfield position, which saw him on the substitute bench in number of matches throughout the season.

[26] Despite this, he continued to be in the first team regular for the side and appeared in every match since the start of the season until his suspension in December 2015.

[29] He then appeared in the first three league matches of the season until he suffered a leg injury following a foul from José Rodríguez Martínez, in a 3–1 loss against 1.

[30] After returning from injury, it was not until on 28 January 2017 when he scored his first goal for the club for over a year, in a 2–1 win over VfL Wolfsburg.

[32] Throughout the season, Kohr's disciplinary issues resulted him being on sidelined on three occasions, including a sending off against Hamburger SV on 10 December 2016.

[36] Kohr re–debuted for Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 11 August 2017 when he scored in extra time, in a 3–0 win over Karlsruher SC in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

[41] On 12 May 2022, Kohr agreed to move to Mainz 05 on a permanent basis and signed a four-year contract with the club.

[58] As a young boy, Kohr wanted to be a footballer and moved to Leverkusen after joining the club when he was 14.

[59] According to Kohr, he said it was difficult for his mother, quoting: "But it was important to my parents that I do not come to a boarding school but live with a family.