Johannes Eggestein

Johannes Eggestein
Eggestein with Werder Bremen in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-08) 8 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Hanover, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 11
Youth career
TSV Schloß Ricklingen
0000–2013 TSV Havelse
2013–2016 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen II 31 (3)
2016–2021 Werder Bremen 48 (5)
2020–2021 → LASK (loan) 28 (12)
2021–2022 Antwerp 18 (0)
2022– FC St. Pauli 50 (14)
International career‡
2012–2013 Germany U15 7 (4)
2013–2014 Germany U16 9 (9)
2014–2015 Germany U17 18 (10)
2016–2017 Germany U19 5 (1)
2017–2018 Germany U20 6 (2)
2017–2019 Germany U21 11 (2)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Germany
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2019 Italy
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2015 Bulgaria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:50, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019

Johannes Eggestein (German pronunciation: [joˈhanəs ˈʔɛɡəʃtaɪ̯n, -nɛs -];[1][2] born 8 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as striker for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. He has represented Germany internationally at youth levels U15 through U21.

Career

Youth career

Eggestein started his youth career at TSV Schloß Ricklingen and played there until 2013 when he moved to TSV Havelse.

Since 2013, Eggestein has played for Werder Bremen. In all three years he played for Bremen's youth team he finished as top scorer among the players.[3]

Werder Bremen

On 2 June 2016, Eggestein signed his first professional contract, which lasts until 2019.[4]

On 22 August 2016, he made his professional and first-team debut in Werder Bremen's first-round DFB-Pokal defeat to Sportfreunde Lotte being substituted on in place of Lennart Thy in the 62nd minute.[5] Four days later, he scored his first professional goal in the reserves' 4–2 win against VfL Osnabrück in the 3. Liga.[6]

On 18 August 2018, Eggestein scored his first goal for the first team, in a 6–1 win against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[7] On 8 April 2019, Werder Bremen announced the extension of his contract.[8]

On 5 October 2020, the last day of the 2020 summer transfer window, Eggestein moved to Austrian Bundesliga club LASK on loan for the 2020–21 season.[9][10]

Antwerp

Eggestein moved to Belgian First Division A club Antwerp on 5 August 2021.[11]

FC St. Pauli

On 21 June 2022, Eggestein returned to Germany and signed for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[12]

Personal life

Eggestein is the son of former footballer Karl Eggestein who played for TSV Havelse among other clubs in the 2. Bundesliga. His brother Maximilian Eggestein plays for SC Freiburg.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 6 December 2023[13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen 2016–17 Bundesliga 0 0 1 0 – 1 0
2017–18 7 0 1 0 – 8 0
2018–19 23 4 5 1 – 28 5
2019–20 14 1 1 0 – 15 1
2020–21 1 0 0 0 – 1 0
Total 45 5 8 1 – 53 6
Werder Bremen II 2016–17 3. Liga 15 3 – – 15 3
2017–18 16 0 – – 16 0
Total 31 3 – – 31 3
LASK (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 28 12 5 6 6[b] 2 39 20
Royal Antwerp 2021–22 Belgian First Division A 18 0 1 0 6[b] 0 25 0
FC St. Pauli 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 21 5 2 0 – 23 5
2023–24 11 6 3 2 – 14 8
Total 32 11 5 2 – 37 13
Career total 154 31 19 9 12 2 185 42
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup, Belgian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. pp. 332, 487. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  2. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 466, 628. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. ^ Gute Karten bei Super-Talent Eggestein by kicker.de on 9 March 2016, accessed on 2 June 2016
  4. ^ "Johannes Eggestein unterschreibt Profi-Vertrag". Radio Bremen (in German). 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Sportfreunde Lotte - Werder Bremen 2:1, DFB-Pokal, Saison 2016/17, 1.Spieltag - Spielbericht - kicker". kicker Online (in German). 21 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ "U23 feiert ersten Heimsieg der Saison". Kreiszeitung (in German). 22 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ^ "Johannes Eggestein: Die wichtige Erkenntnis". kicker Online (in German). 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ Sander, Carsten (8 April 2019). "Johannes Eggestein bleibt bei Werder". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  9. ^ Bürger, Malte; Bähr, Christoph (5 October 2020). "Werder verleiht Johannes Eggestein". Weser Kurier (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Tottenham wartet: Johannes Eggestein spielt mit Linz in Europa". kicker (in German). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Perfekt: Johannes Eggestein verlässt Werder Bremen". kicker (in German). 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ^ "FC St. Pauli verpflichtet Jojo Eggestein". kicker (in German). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  13. ^ "Johannes Eggestein » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Germany - J. Eggestein". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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