Marco Höger
Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Marco Höger | ||||||||||
Date of birth | 16 September 1989 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | ||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Right back | ||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | 1. FC Köln | ||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
1994–2001 | TuS Höhenhaus | ||||||||||
2001–2005 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||
2005–2008 | Alemannia Aachen | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
2008–2011 | Alemannia Aachen II | 39 | (7) | ||||||||
2009–2011 | Alemannia Aachen | 43 | (7) | ||||||||
2011–2016 | Schalke 04 | 88 | (7) | ||||||||
2016– | 1. FC Köln | 94 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:27, 27 June 2020 (UTC) |
Marco Höger (born 16 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right back for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga.
Career
Alemannia Aachen
Born in Cologne, Höger began his career in 2005 in Alemannia Aachen's youth academy.[1] In summer 2008, he was promoted to the reserve team where he earned his first senior cap on 17 August 2008 against TSV Germania Windeck in the NRW-Liga.[2] He made his professional debut for Alemannia Aachen in the 2. Bundesliga on 6 March 2010 against FC Energie Cottbus[3] and signed his first professional contract with Alemannia on 26 May 2010.[4]
Schalke 04
On 9 June 2011, FC Schalke 04 confirmed that Höger signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2014.[5] The transfer fee is reported as undisclosed by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt.[5] Marco Höger was assigned a number 12 shirt, previously worn by Peer Kluge.[5]
On 8 January 2013, Schalke announced that Höger signed a two-year professional contract extension to 30 June 2016.[5]
Following Schalke 04's 2–0 defeat to rivals 1. FC Köln, on 10 May 2015, Höger was suspended from training and first team action until 16 May 2015.[6]
1. FC Köln
On 22 February 2016, Höger signed a five-year contract with 1. FC Köln starting in the 2016/17 season.[7]
On the 28 April 2018, he played as Koln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Koln’s relegation from the Bundesliga.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 3 August 2018
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | Ref. | ||||||
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Division | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | |||
Alemannia Aachen II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | [9] |
2009–10 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | [9] | ||
Total | 39 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 7 | – | ||
Alemannia Aachen | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | [9] |
2010–11 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | [9] | ||
Total | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 10 | – | ||
Schalke 04 | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 1 | [9] |
2012–13 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | [9] | ||
2013–14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | [9] | ||
2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | [9] | ||
2015–16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | [9] | ||
Total | 88 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 7 | – | ||
1. FC Köln | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | [9] |
2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | [9] | ||
2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [9] | |
Total | 53 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | – | ||
Career total | 223 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 24 | – |
Honours
Club
Schalke 04
References
- ^ "Stieber kommt, Höger wird Profi" (in German). az-web.de. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Höger, Marco" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Petersen bringt Cottbus auf die Siegerstraße" (in German). kicker.de. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Zoltán Stieber wird ein Schwarz-Gelber" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Marco Höger signs extension to stay at Schalke through 2016". SB Nation. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam suspended by Schalke". BBC Sport. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Höger wechselt zum fc". 1. FC Köln. 22 Feb 2016. Retrieved 22 Feb 2016.
- ^ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/freiburg-cologne-line-ups-stats-pizarro-jonas-hector-nils-petersen-timo-horn-479345.jsp
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Marco Höger at Soccerway
External links
- Marco Höger at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cologne
- German footballers
- Alemannia Aachen players
- FC Schalke 04 players
- 1. FC Köln players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Association football midfielders
- Association football fullbacks
- Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
- German football defender, 1980s birth stubs