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DeutschJens Hegeler
.jpg) Hegeler playing for Bayer Leverkusen in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jens Hegeler[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2006–2009 | Bayer Leverkusen II | 38 | (5) |
| 2008–2014 | Bayer Leverkusen | 48 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 65 | (4) |
| 2011 | → 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Hertha BSC | 46 | (1) |
| 2014 | Hertha BSC II | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bristol City | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 251 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Germany U-21 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jens Hegeler (born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
[edit]Youth and early career
[edit]Hegeler 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.[2] In July 2010, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg on a two-season-long loan.[3] 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.[4]
Hertha BSC
[edit]On 8 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC.[5]
Bristol City
[edit]On 4 January 2017, it was announced by Bristol City that Hegeler had joined them on a 2+1⁄2-year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 7 January 2017, he made his debut in the FA Cup third-round tie against Fleetwood Town.[6] He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 5–0 EFL Cup win against Plymouth Argyle on 8 August 2017.[7] On 19 December 2018, it was announced Hegeler had left Bristol City by mutual consent.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen II | 2006–07[10] | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[10] | Oberliga Nordrhein | 31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09[10] | Regionalliga West | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | |||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 35 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 48 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | 64 | 6 | |||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2008–09 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 34 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 65 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 72 | 4 | |||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan) | 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Hertha BSC II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Hertha BSC | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | |||
| Bristol City | 2016–17 | EFL Championship | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 251 | 14 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 294 | 18 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "FCA verpflichtet Abwehrspieler". FCAugsburg.de. 7 January 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. 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.
- ^ "German midfielder Hegeler signs". Bristol City F.C. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ "Bristol C 5-0 Plymouth". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ "Jens Hegeler leaves City".
- ^ Jens Hegeler at Soccerway
- ^ a b c "Jens Hegeler » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Jens Hegeler at WorldFootball.net
- Jens Hegeler at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Jens Hegeler at Soccerway