Sebastian Mielitz (born 18 July 1989) is a German professional goalkeeper who currently plays for SV Werder Bremen II .
Early career Sebastian Mielitz was born in Zehdenick, and began his football career at Eintracht Oranienburg, moving later to MSV Neuruppin and Energie Cottbus. In 2005, he joined the youth team of SV Werder Bremen at age 17. On 10 November 2007, he debuted for the second team of Werder Bremen in the second half of a match, replacing the injured first-choice goalkeeper Nico Pellatz.
In August 2008, Mielitz extended his contract until 2010. His professional debut in the 3. Liga was on 16 August 2008 against Jahn Regensburg. He played 20 times for the side in the 2008–09 season despite competing with Pellatz over a first choice role at the club’s reserve.
Werder Bremen During the 2007–08 season, Mielitz appeared twice as an unused substitute bench for a match against Stuttgart and Bayer Leverkusen. Two seasons later, he made his first appearance with Werder's first team on 3 December 2009 in a Europa League home match against Nacional, filling in for the injured Tim Wiese. Three days later, on 6 December 2009, he debuted in the Bundesliga in a 0–0 away draw against 1. FC Köln, making a good performance throughout the match and kept his first clean sheet on his debut. In February 2010, Mielitz signed a contract extension, keeping him until 2012. Although he was a third-choice goalkeeper for the 2009–10 season, he said he was willing to be patient to fight over a first choice goalkeeper role in the near future. On 30 March 2010, when he made another appearance, starting in goal once again, in a 4–2 win over FC Nürnberg. He suffered a knee injury later in the season. He made a total of three appearances in the 2009–10 season.
Mielitz remained a third-choice goalkeeper behind Wiese and Christian Vander ahead of the 2010–11 season. On 20 October 2010, he made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage against Twente, coming on for the injured Wiese. Three days later, he started in goal again, making several saves contributing to 4–1 away win against Borussia Mönchengladbach, the club's first of the season. After the match, his performance was praised and he was named Man of the Match. He featured in another Champions League match against Twente on 2 November 2010 which Werder Bremen 2–0 lost. After this, Mielitz remained on the substitute bench for the next two months until coming on as a late substitute following Wiese’s sending off in a 3–1 loss against Bayern Munich on 29 January 2011. He appeared three more matches from 5 February 2011 to 19 February 2011 before Wiese’s return from suspension. He remained on the substitute bench for the rest of the 2010–11 season. At the end of the season, during which he made the total of 10 appearances for the side, Mielitz signed another contract extension, keeping him until 2013.
