Caleb Stanko at PAS Lamia (Greece)

I hadn't realized he's been around that long.

 

Starts in test match:

AUFSTELLUNG #SCF | #SCFBSC

Das ist unser Team für den ersten Test gegen eine Regio-Auswahl in Bahlingen 👇 pic.twitter.com/K6HSOOkR2o

— SC Freiburg (@scfreiburg) August 3, 2018

 

And he's the captain

Caleb #Stanko führt das Team gegen die Regio-Auswahl heute als Kapitän auf den Platz ©️ #SCF pic.twitter.com/bMsIxMBcfb

— SC Freiburg (@scfreiburg) August 3, 2018

 

The attitude you have to stay and fight for your place works for one season, two would be the absolute max. Beyond that you're spinning your wheels, have to see the writing on the wall, and whatever other cliche you want to apply. You're wasting a lot of time you could be playing and developing elsewhere. We can't be sure Junior Flores is still alive.

 

Stanko is 25 years old. He's managed to glom on to the back of Freiburg's roster because he's been around for a while. Were he a free agent, I doubt any Bundesliga club would pick him up.

So he's 25, he made six Bundesliga appearances last year before getting hurt, and his contract runs for another year. If I'm Stanko, I'm riding this out and making the best of it. He's past his developmental years, he's on the first team of a Bundesliga club. Keep living the dream, Caleb.

 

is he good enough for the club or is the club just loaded with so many solid options that he hasn't been able to get a fair shot?

Been there since 2011. I'm surprised he hasn't had many more loans.

 

the friendly Stanko played was basically a b-team while Freiburg play another friendly right now vs Ligue 1 side Strasbourg and Stanko is not in the squad.

 

and living in one of the best cities in Germany while continuing to speak a foreign language and enjoy another culture.

 

One of the best? How do you determine that?

 

I lived there for a year. It's beautiful itself, is surrounded by the Black Forest, close to Switzerland, even closer to France, university town, great food, cosmopolitan, best weather in Germany.

 

I lived in Stuttgart for four years, and I can attest to the veracity of Hobo's description.

 

so any update on his situation?

 

For those keeping score at home, sounds like Caleb Stanko will be returning to training toward the end of the week. Hope to see him return to fitness and be integrated into Freiburg side that sit near the middle of the table after just avoiding relegation last year. https://t.co/E5cQRsPAxm

— Yanks Abroad (@usmnt_abroad) October 29, 2018

 

Daumen hoch 👍 Amir #Abrashi stand heute das erste Mal nach seinem Kreuzbandriss wieder mit der Mannschaft auf dem Trainingsplatz 👏
Und auch Caleb #Stanko trainierte nach seiner Verletzung heute zum ersten Mal mit dem Team 💪 #SCF pic.twitter.com/t1kUJLoZmj

— SC Freiburg (@scfreiburg) November 6, 2018

 

So he actually has a chance to play for the first team this season and his exclusion to this point was more due to injury than being out favor??

 

he played the full game in RL for II in a 3-2 win over the weekend, And he looks to be back to training but seems unlikely will make the 1st team squad this weekend.

 

looks like he could be sold this Winter transfer as his contract does expire in 2019.
http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/...h-koennten-verliehen-werden.html#omsmtwkicker

 

2 Bundesliga or perhaps Austria as likely destinations?

 

don't know but clubs have to be interested in him but between long term injury and barely playing neither give him credit.

 

Starts in friendly:

AUFSTELLUNG 2️⃣ #SCF | #M05SCF

Mit diesem Team geht es gleich im zweiten Test gegen @1FSVMainz05 direkt weiter 👇 pic.twitter.com/Q3RYGUyt4k

— SC Freiburg (@scfreiburg) January 12, 2019

 

Sources: #FCC to sign Caleb Stanko via TAM - https://t.co/7aTIfMqATc

— Kristian Dyer (@KristianRDyer) January 22, 2019

 

yeah there has been rumors for awhile that Stanko was out of Freiburg and returning home.

 

LOL at any MLS team using TAM to sign him. he gets the euro based mls bump