Philipp Förster (born 4 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2.
After playing youth football with Karlsruher SC and VfB Stuttgart, he started his senior career in the Regionalliga Südwest with Waldhof Mannheim in 2014.
[2] In summer 2014, Förster joined Regionalliga Südwest side Waldhof Mannheim on a one-year contract.
[1] 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.
[1] They finished top of the Regionalliga Südwest after amassing 73 points and qualified for the promotion play-offs.
[15] He made his debut for the club as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat at home to Fortuna Düsseldorf on 27 August 2017.
[1] On 2 September 2019, Förster signed a four-year deal with VfB Stuttgart for a fee estimated to be around €3,000,000.
[24] He appeared in 26 league matches and scored 3 goals for Stuttgart across the 2019–20 season,[1] as they finished second and were promoted to the Bundesliga.
[25] After suffering an ankle injury during the build-up to the 2020–21 season, Förster made his Bundesliga debut as a substitute in second-half stoppage time of a 1–1 draw with Schalke 04 on 30 October 2020.
[26][27] He made his first Bundesliga start on 28 November 2019 as a replacement for the injured Daniel Didavi in a 3–1 defeat to Bayern Munich.