Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel [1] | ||
Date of birth | 24 January 2003 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 a centre-back for Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel. [1]
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Holstein Kiel II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |
Holstein Kiel | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
Total | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Career total | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 0 |
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