Jens Hegeler (born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
.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 | |||
Career
Youth and early career
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
On 8 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC.[5]
Bristol City
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
| 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
External links
- Jens Hegeler at WorldFootball.net
- Jens Hegeler at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Jens Hegeler at Soccerway