Colin Kleine-Bekel

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Colin Kleine-Bekel
Personal information
Full name Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel [1]
Date of birth (2003-01-24) 24 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Bielefeld, Germany
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Holstein Kiel
Number 34
Youth career
VfR Wellensiek
–2015 Arminia Bielefeld
2015–2022 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– Holstein Kiel II 34 (0)
2023– Holstein Kiel 25 (0)
International career‡
2018 Germany U16 1 (0)
2023– Germany U21 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:54, 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel (born 24 January 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as an centre-back for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. [1]

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Career

Kleine-Bekel was born in Bielefeld. [2] He was an important player and vice-captain of the Borussia Dortmund U19 team that won the Under 19 Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season. [3] [2] He also made eight appearances in the UEFA Youth League. [2]

In summer 2022 Kleine-Bekel left Borussia Dortmund after spending seven years with the club, signing for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. [2] At Holstein Kiel, he was assigned to the reserve team for the 2022–23 season during which he was an undisputed starter [2] and helped the side avoid relegation from the Regionalliga Nord. [4] He made his debut for the first team in May 2023, on the last day of the season, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute of a 5–1 win against Hannover 96. [5]

Following strong performances in pre-season, [2] Kleine-Bekel was promoted to the first team for the 2023–24 season. [4] He made his starting debut in Holstein Kiel's first league match of the season, playing alongside Carl Johansson in a 1–0 win against Eintracht Braunschweig. [4]

Style of play

A left-footed centre-back, [4] Kleine-Bekel has been described as "tactically disciplined" and strong in duels on the ground and in the air. [2] His build-up play is focussed on minimising mistakes. [2]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 July 2024 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Holstein Kiel II 2022–23 Regionalliga Nord 340–340
Holstein Kiel 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 100010
2023–24 2. Bundesliga24020260
Total25020270
Career total59020610

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Colin Kleine-Bekel at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Geidel, Andreas (25 July 2023). "Holstein Kiel: Colin Kleine-Bekel per Zickzackkurs in die Erfolgsspur" [Holstein Kiel: Colin Kleine-Bekel zigzags his way to success]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Gebhardt, Cedric (4 February 2022). "BVB-U19: Mit Kopf und Kompass - wie Colin Kleine-Bekel sein Team bereichert" [BVB U19: With head and compass - how Colin Kleine-Bekel enriches his team]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Sixtus, Luca (4 August 2023). "Der Plan von Colin Kleine-Bekel bei Holstein Kiel geht auf" [Colin Kleine-Bekel's plan at Holstein Kiel is working out]. SHZ (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Hermann, Matthias (29 May 2023). "Holstein Kiel: Weiner und Kleine-Bekel gegen Hannover 96 mit Debüt" [Holstein Kiel: Weiner and Kleine-Bekel make their debuts against Hannover 96]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Colin Kleine-Bekel » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 September 2023.


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