Karl Hein (footballer)
![]() Hein playing for Arsenal in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karl Jakob Hein[1] | ||
Date of birth | 13 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Põlva, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Valladolid (on loan from Arsenal) | ||
Number | 13 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2015 | Loo | ||
2015–2018 | Nõmme United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Nõmme United | 5 | (0) |
2018– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
2022 | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2024– | → Valladolid (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Estonia U17 | 14 | (0) |
2019 | Estonia U19 | 3 | (0) |
2019 | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Estonia | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 September 2024 |
Karl Jakob Hein (born 13 April 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Valladolid, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the Estonia national team.
Club career
[edit]Nõmme United
[edit]Hein began his youth career at JK Loo at the age of eight, before moving to the youth team of Nõmme United in 2015.[3] He made five senior appearances for Nõmme United in the Estonian third tier, Esiliiga B,[4] before joining the academy of English club Arsenal in May 2018.[5]
Arsenal
[edit]Hein signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[6] He appeared in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute for the first time on 29 October 2020, in the Europa League match against Dundalk.[7][8]
After playing for the Arsenal first-team in the 2021–22 pre-season, including his non-competitive debut against Hibernian, Hein signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 17 September 2021.[9]
On 10 November 2022, Hein made his debut for the Arsenal first-team in the EFL Cup third round against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium, conceding a foul in the penalty area and the resulting spot-kick against Danny Welbeck as Arsenal lost 3–1.[10]
Loan to Reading
[edit]On 24 January 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[11][12]
Loan to Valladolid
[edit]On 13 August 2024, Hein completed a season-long loan move to newly-promoted La Liga side Real Valladolid.[13][14]
Hein and Valladolid started the season with a clean-sheet and a 1–0 victory over Espanyol.[15]
International career
[edit]Hein was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[16] He made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 5 September 2020, in a 0–1 loss against Georgia in the UEFA Nations League.[17] Since his debut Hein has been a regular starter for Estonia.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 28 August 2023
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nõmme United | 2018 | Esiliiga B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Arsenal | ||||||||||||||
2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Reading (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Real Valladolid (loan) | 2024-25 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
International
[edit]- As of match played 5 September 2024[18]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Estonia | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]International
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2020,[20] 2021[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Karl Hein Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Saage tuttavaks: Karl Jakob Heina teekond Inglismaa tippklubisse" [Meet him: Karl Jakob Hain's journey to the top club in England]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal complete signing of Estonian youngster Karl Jakob Hein". Metro.co.uk. DMG Media. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Karl Hein signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Arsenal-Dundalk | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ JeorgeBird (15 November 2020). "Karl Hein making an impact for club and country". Arseblog News – the Arsenal news site. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Karl Hein signs new long-term contract". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Report: Arsenal 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal Stopper Karl Hein makes Royals loan move". Reading F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal's Hein joins Reading on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Karl Hein joins Real Valladolid on loan". Arsenal FC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Karl Hein, un nuevo guardián para el Pucela" [Karl Hein, a new guardian for Pucela]. Real Valladolid (in Spanish). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Heinast sai Hispaania kõrgliiga hooaja esimene nullimängu teinud väravavaht". soccernet.ee. 19 August 2024.
- ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Eesti parim Gruusia vastu – Karl Jakob Hein" [Estonia's best against Georgia – Karl Jakob Hein]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Karl Hein". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Estonia v Latvia" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Eesti parimad jalgpallurid on Rauno Sappinen ja Kristina Bannikova (galerii)" [The best footballers in Estonia are Rauno Sappinen and Kristina Bannikova]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Aasta meesjuuniori tiitli pälvis Karl Jakob Hein" [The male junior of the year title was awarded to Karl Jakob Hein] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
External links
[edit]- Karl Hein at Arsenal F.C.
- Karl Hein at Premier League
- Karl Jakob Hein national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Karl Hein – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Karl Hein at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- People from Põlva
- Estonian men's footballers
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- FC Nõmme United players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Real Valladolid players
- English Football League players
- La Liga players