Jens Hegeler

Jens Hegeler
	Hegeler playing for Bayer Leverkusen in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Jens Hegeler
Date of birth	22 January 1988 (age 35)
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
2006–2009	Bayer Leverkusen II
2008–2014	Bayer Leverkusen
2009–2010	→ FC Augsburg (loan)
2010–2012	→ 1. FC Nürnberg (loan)
2011	→ 1. FC Nürnberg II (loan)
2014–2017	Hertha BSC
2014	Hertha BSC II
2017–2018	Bristol City
Total
International career
2009	Germany U-21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated March 10, 2023

Jens Hegeler (born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[9]
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

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References

↑ "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. Retrieved 6 May 2009. Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "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
1 2 3 "Jens Hegeler » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

External links

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Jens Hegeler at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Jens Hegeler at Soccerway

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[1] "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

[2] "FCA verpflichtet Abwehrspieler". FCAugsburg.de. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009. Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Hegeler ist da!". fcn.de. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.

[4] Potter, Steffen (2 October 2013). "Last-gasp Hegeler helps Leverkusen beat Real". UEFA. Retrieved 3 September 2014.

[Hegeler_zieht_es_an_die_Spree-5] "Hegeler zieht es an die Spree". kicker (in German). 8 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

[Joined_Bristol_City-6] "German midfielder Hegeler signs". Bristol City F.C. 4 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[7] "Bristol C 5-0 Plymouth". BBC. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2017.

[8] "Jens Hegeler leaves City".

[9] Jens Hegeler at Soccerway

[wf-10] 1 2 3 "Jens Hegeler » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 February 2021.

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Personal information
Hegeler playing for Bayer Leverkusen in 2012
Full name	Jens Hegeler^[1]
Date of birth	(1988-01-22) 22 January 1988 (age 35)
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