Philipp Bargfrede is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen. Bargfrede joined the Heeslingen youth system at the age of 6, in 1995. He stayed with them until 2004. Bargfrede joined the Werder Bremen youth academy in 2004 and debuted for Werder Bremen II in 2007. On 1 July 2008, Bargfrede was offered a senior team contract. He picked up his first appearance for the senior team on 8 August 2009 in a 3–2 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt. He came on as a substitute in the 74th minute, replacing Tim Borowski. Since then, he has racked up over 150 appearances for the club. In March 2018, Werder Bremen announced that Bargfrede had signed a contract extension which included arrangements to keep him at the club after the end of his playing career. |
