Linus Gechter
![]() Linus Gechter | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Linus Jasper Gechter | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hertha BSC | ||
Number | 44 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Hertha Zehlendorf | ||
2015–2021 | Hertha BSC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Hertha BSC | 29 | (2) |
2021– | Hertha BSC II | 10 | (0) |
2023 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
2021 | Germany U18 | 3 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Germany U19 | 9 | (0) |
2023– | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:19, 12 September 2023 (UTC) |
Linus Jasper Gechter (born 27 February 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.
Club career
[edit]A youth product of Hertha Zehlendorf and Hertha BSC, Gechter started training with Hertha BSC's senior side in 2021.[1] He made his professional debut with Hertha BSC in a 3–1 Bundesliga win over VfL Bochum on 12 September 2021.[2] On 17 March 2022, he signed a professional contract with Hertha, tying him to the club until 30 June 2022.[3] He came in second place for the 2021 U17 Fritz Walter Medal.[4]
On 7 December 2022, Gechter agreed to join 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]
International career
[edit]Gechter is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U19s.[6]
Honours
[edit]Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U17 Silver: 2021[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Linus Jasper Gechter | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
- ^ "Bochum vs. Hertha Berlin - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Neuer Vertrag für Linus Gechter". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko".
- ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig leiht Linus Gechter aus" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Kade und Gechter mit Remis, Belfodil vor Showdown | Hertha BSC". www.herthabsc.com. 25 March 2022.
- ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
External links
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- Linus Gechter at Soccerway.com
- Linus Gechter at WorldFootball.net
- Linus Gechter at kicker (in German)
- Linus Gechter at the German Football Association
- Linus Gechter at the German Football Association
- Linus Gechter at DFB (also available in German)
- Bundesliga profile
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Berlin
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Hertha BSC players
- Hertha BSC II players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players