Daniel Halfar

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Daniel Halfar
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Halfar in 2017.
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-01-07) 7 January 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Mannheim, West Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1994–1998 MFC Phönix Mannheim 02
1998–2005 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2007 1. FC Kaiserslautern 29 (3)
2005–2007 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 12 (5)
2007–2010 Arminia Bielefeld 73 (1)
2007 Arminia Bielefeld II 5 (1)
2010–2013 1860 Munich 68 (8)
2013–2015 1. FC Köln 55 (3)
2015–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 65 (3)
Total307(24)
International career
2008–2009 Germany U21 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniel Halfar (born 7 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Born in Mannheim, Halfar began his career at MFC Phönix Mannheim 02.

In 1997, he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He made his debut on 11 December 2005 against Bayern Munich. [2] Ten days later, with Halfar having made three substitute appearances in the Bundesliga, it was announced his first professional contract had been agreed, which would run from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2010. [3] He scored his first two goals in a match against MSV Duisburg on 4 February 2006. [4] making him the youngest Kaiserslautern player to score (18 years, 28 days). Following his first season, Halfar was seen as a very big talent. [5]

In August 2007 he moved to Arminia Bielefeld. He scored his first goal for his new club on 22 November 2008 against VfB Stuttgart. After three seasons with Arminia Bielefeld and scoring only one goal for the club, he was sold on a free transfer to 1860 Munich. In the summer of 2013 he transferred to 1. FC Köln, signing a three-year contract.

After having played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern between 2015 and 2018, Halfar retired from football in November 2018 due to a hip injury. [6]

International career

Halfar played for the Germany U21 national team. [7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [8]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2005–06 Bundesliga 18310193
2006–07 2. Bundesliga 11000110
Total29310303
1. FC Kaiserslautern II 2005–06 Regionalliga Süd 75—75
2006–07 40—40
2007–08Oberliga Südwest10—10
Total125—125
Arminia Bielefeld II 2007–08 Oberliga Westfalen 51—51
Arminia Bielefeld 2007–08 Bundesliga16010170
2008–09 28120301
2009–10 2. Bundesliga29021311
Total73151782
1860 Munich 2010–11 2. Bundesliga23210242
2011–12 18310193
2012–13 27330303
Total68850730
1. FC Köln 2013–14 2. Bundesliga33330363
2014–15 Bundesliga22030250
Total55360613
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2015–16 2. Bundesliga31120331
2016–17 25110261
2017–18 9110101
Total65340693
Career total3072421132825

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References

  1. ↑ "Halfar, Daniel" (in German). Kicker . Retrieved 30 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Kahn sichert die Herbstmeisterschaft". kicker Online (in German). 11 December 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "FCK-Talent Daniel Halfar wird Profi". Rheinische Post (in German). 21 December 2005. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Halfar wird Held des Tages". kicker Online (in German). 4 February 2006. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Müller, Jan Christian (24 November 2008). "Gelobt, gefallen, auferstanden". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Arndt, Maurice (2 November 2018). "Halfar: "Kleine Schritte gehen und mit den Aufgaben wachsen"". fupa.net. Fußball Passau. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nationalspieler Daniel Halfar" (in German). dfb.de. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  8. ↑ "Daniel Halfar » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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