José-Alex Ikeng

José-Alex Ikeng

Ikeng with Werder Bremen II in July 2009
Personal information
Full name	José-Alex Ikeng
Date of birth	(1988-01-30) 30 January 1988
Place of birth	Bafia, Cameroon
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre midfielder
Youth career
1995–1997	VfR Sersheim
1997–1998	Germania Bietigheim
1998–2003	SpVgg Ludwigsburg
2003–2006	VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	VfB Stuttgart II	27	(0)
2008–2011	Werder Bremen II	33	(1)
2011–2013	FC Ingolstadt	23	(3)
2014	Austria Lustenau	6	(0)
2015–2016	Hansa Rostock	25	(2)
2016	Stuttgarter Kickers	0	(0)
Total		114	(6)
International career
	Germany U18	8	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

José-Alex Ikeng (born 30 January 1988) is a former professional football midfielder. He holds both Cameroonian and German citizenship.

Club career

VfB Stuttgart

Born in Bafia, Cameroon, Ikeng began his professional career in early 2005, signing with VfB Stuttgart's reserve side. At the time, Ikeng was one of the most highly touted young players in Germany, receiving third place for Fritz-Walter medal in 2006, an award given to the best young German footballer. (Ikeng finished behind Sergej Evljuskin and Alexander Eberlein of VfL Wolfsburg and 1860 Munich, respectively). However, following a series of knee injuries that threatened to end his career, Ikeng lost much of the interest he had begun to earn from senior clubs around Germany via lack of playing time in competitive games.

Werder Bremen

On 30 December 2008, Ikeng signed a contract with Werder Bremen that kept him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. Ikeng played for the Under-23 reserve team.

External links

• José-Alex Ikeng at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Template:FootballDatabase.eu
• José-Alex Ikeng at Soccerway