Jan Kirchhoff
Kirchhoff with Bayern in 2013.
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| Full name | Jan Tilman Kirchhoff[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, West Germany[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Bayern Munich | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| SpVgg Kickers 16 Frankfurt | |||||||||||||||
| 1999–2007 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 18 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 58 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2013– | Bayern Munich | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | → Schalke 04 (loan) | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Germany U21 | 18 | (3) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2015. |
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Jan Tilman Kirchhoff (German pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtɪl.man ˈkɐ̯.tʃoːf]; born 1 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bayern Munich, in the Bundesliga.[3]
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Club career[edit]
1. FSV Mainz 05[edit]
Kirchhoff made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 2 November 2008, when he started in a game against Rot Weiss Ahlen. He has been regarded as one of the most talented defenders in the Bundesliga.[4]
Bayern Munich[edit]
On 4 January 2013, Kirchoff signed a pre-contract with Bayern Munich, agreeing to join them for the 2013–14 season as a free agent.[5]
Schalke 04[edit]
On 27 December 2013, Kirchhoff joined fellow Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a one and a half year loan until 30 June 2015.[6][7]
International career[edit]
On 13 November 2007, Kirchhoff debuted for the Germany national U-18 football team coming on in the 72nd minute of the match in a 4–0 win over Republic of Ireland national U-18 football team. On 7 September 2008, he debuted for the Germany national U-19 football team in a 5–0 win over the Czech Republic. Kirchhoff scored his first U-19 goal on 11 October 2008 in the 55th minute of the match in a 5–0 win over the Lithuania. On 3 September 2009, he debuted for the Germany's U-21 in a 1–1 draw against the Czech Republic and scored his first goal for Germany 72nd minute of the match. In 2012, Kirchhoff participated with the U-21 team as an important squad member and the team's vice-captain in the 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualification, but due to injury he could not take part in the 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship.[8]
Attributes[edit]
Kirchhoff is a defender who is superb in the air and possesses good passing ability.[9]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Season | Club | League | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals |
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2008–09 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Bayern Munich | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Schalke (loan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 0 | ||
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- 1. FSV Mainz 05
- Bayern Munich
Personal life[edit]
Kirchhoff's brother Benjamin Kirchhoff is also a professional football defender playing for VfB Stuttgart II.[10] Kirchhoff's father Theo Kirchhoff is a former footballer whom played for German club VfL Germania Leer.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 December 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Jan Kirchhoff". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Kirchhoff, Jan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Kirchhoff, Jan". soccer news. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
- ^ "FCB verpflichtet Mainzer Jan Kirchhoff" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "FCB leiht Jan Kirchhoff an Schalke aus" (in German). Bayern Munich Official Website. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "S04 leiht Jan Kirchhoff bis zum 30. Juni 2015 aus" (in German). Schalke Official Website. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
- ^ "Rüdiger replaces injured Kirchhoff for Germany". uefa.com. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ Joe Wright (27 December 2013). "Bayern defender Kirchhoff joins Schalke on loan". goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Player profile: Benjamin Kirchhoff". vfb.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Künftiger Bayer hat Oma in Ostfriesland" [Future Bayer Granny in Ostfriesland]. germanialeer.de (in German) (VfL Germania Leer). Retrieved 1 September 2014.
External links[edit]
- Jan Kirchhoff at fussballdaten.de (German)
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Frankfurt
- German footballers
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- FC Bayern Munich footballers
- FC Schalke 04 players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany youth international footballers