Jens Hegeler
Hegeler playing for Bayer Leverkusen in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 January 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1995 | SV Westhoven | ||
1995–1998 | SpVgg Porz | ||
1998–2004 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2004–2005 | Yurdumspor Köln | ||
2005–2006 | VfL Leverkusen | ||
2006–2008 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 38 | (5) |
2008–2014 | Bayer Leverkusen | 45 | (3) |
2009–2010 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 35 | (1) |
2010–2012 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 65 | (4) |
2014– | Hertha BSC | 40 | (1) |
2014 | → Hertha BSC II | 1 | (0) |
National team | |||
2009 | Germany U-21 | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2016. |
Jens Hegeler (born 22 January 1988 in Cologne) is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga side Hertha BSC.
Career
He began his career at SV Westhoven in 1993 and moved after two years to SpVgg Porz. He left Porz after three years when he was scouted by 1. FC Köln in 1998. He played six years in Köln's youth team before he moved to Yurdumspor Köln in the German Oberliga in 2004. After one year he left Cologne and moved to VfL Leverkusen. In June 2006 he joined Bayer Leverkusen. He was loaned out to FC Augsburg on 7 January 2009 until the end of the 2009–10 season.[1] In July 2010, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg on a two-season-long loan.[2] Hegeler became a key player in Nürnberg's successful squad and played in every 34 matches of the season. Hegeler returned to Leverkusen at the start of the 2012–13 season.
On 2 October 2013, Hegeler secured a 2–1 win for Leverkusen over Real Sociedad in the Champions League with a stoppage-time free-kick.[3]
Hertha BSC
On 8 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC.[4]
Honours
- 2007: German A-Youth Champion
References
- ↑ "FCA verpflichtet Abwehrspieler". FCAugsburg.de. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
- ↑ "Hegeler ist da!". fcn.de. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ↑ Potter, Steffen (2 October 2013). "Last-gasp Hegeler helps Leverkusen beat Real". UEFA. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ↑ "Hegeler zieht es an die Spree". kicker (in German). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
External links
- Jens Hegeler at worldfootball.net
- Jens Hegeler profile at Fussballdaten
- Jens Hegeler profile at Soccerway