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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name: | Jonas Hector | |
| Date of birth: | 27 May 1990 | |
| Place of birth: | Saarbrücken,  West Germany
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| Height: | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position: | Left back | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | 1. FC Köln
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| Number: | 14 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1998–2009 | SV Auersmacher
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 2010–2013 2012–2023 |
SV Auersmacher 1. FC Köln II 1. FC Köln
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34 (9) 63 (5) 120 (4) |
| National team | ||
| 2014–19 | Germany
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43 (3) |
Jonas Hector (born 27 May 1990) is a German footballer who plays as a left back for 1. FC Köln and the Germany national football team.
Club career[]
After beginning his youth career with SV Auersmacher in his home state of Saarland, Hector transferred to 1. FC Köln in 2010. He was promoted to the first team by coach Holger Stanislawski for the 2012–13 season and was given a debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal against SpVgg Unterhaching on 1 August 2012. On 27 August, he made his league debut in a 2. Bundesliga match against FC Erzgebirge Aue. He established himself as a starting player for Köln during the season, making 24 appearances in the league.
In 2013–14, Hector started 33 of Köln's 34 matches as the FC won the second division championship, gaining promotion to the Bundesliga. On 4 November 2013, he scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 defeat of 1. FC Union Berlin.
The following season, he again played in all but one of FC Köln's league matches, making his Bundesliga debut against Hamburger SV on the first matchday. On 4 October 2014, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–2 loss at Eintracht Frankfurt. He was named Köln's Player of the Season for 2014–15 by the club's official website with 54.41% of the vote. On 31 December 2015, Hector was also named FC Köln's "Winner of the Year" by Cologne newspaper Express, who named the defender the club's "Mr. Reliable".
On 7 February 2016, Hector captained Köln for the first time in a 1–1 draw with Hamburger SV.
On 27 May 2023, he played his last professional match on his 33rd birthday.
International career[]
On 7 November 2014, Hector was called up to the Germany national football team for the first time ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Gibraltar and a friendly against Spain. Manager Joachim Löw said "We want to get to know Jonas Hector better; he's in good form for Cologne." He made his debut in the 4–0 win over Gibraltar in Nuremberg on 14 November, replacing Erik Durm for the last 18 minutes.
On 4 September 2015, he started a Euro 2016 qualifier against Poland at left back and assisted goals for Thomas Müller and Mario Götze thus further staking his claim to the left back position for Germany.
On 29 March 2016, Hector scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–1 win over Italy in Munich.
On 31 May 2016, Hector was named in Germany's final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Germanys' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 29 March 2016 | Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany |  Italy |
3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly match |
External links[]
Jonas Hector at Soccerway- Jonas Hector at fussballdaten.de (German)
| 1. FC Köln current squad - 2024–25 |
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1 Horn · 2 Subotić · 3 Heintz · 4 Sørensen · 5 Maroh · 6 Höger · 7 Risse · 8 Jojić · 9 Rudņevs · 11 Zoller · 13 Osako · 14 Hector · 16 Olkowski · 17 Clemens · 18 Kessler · 19 Guirassy · 20 Özcan · 21 Bittencourt · 24 Klünter · 27 Modeste · 30 Hartel · 33 Lehmann (c) · 34 Rausch · 35 Müller · Manager: Peter Stöger |
| Germany
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| Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-Final |
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1. Neuer
2. Mustafi
3. Hector
4. Höwedes
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Schweinsteiger
8. Özil
9. Schürrle
10. Podolski
11. Draxler
12. Leno
13. Müller
14. Can
15. Weigl
16. Rüdiger
17. Boateng
18. Kroos
19. Götze
20. Sané
21. Kimmich
22. Ter Stegen
23. Gómez
Manager: |
| Germany – 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup |
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1. Trapp
2. Mustafi
3. Hector
4. Ginter
5. Plattenhardt
6. Henrichs
7. Draxler (c)
8. Goretzka
9. Wagner
10. Demirbay
11. Werner
12. Leno
13. Stindl
14. Can
15. Younes
16. Rüdiger
17. Süle
18. Kimmich
20. Brandt
21. Rudy
22. Ter Stegen
Manager: |
| Germany – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Neuer (c)
2. Plattenhardt
3. Hector
4. Ginter
5. Hummels
6. Khedira
7. Draxler
8. Kroos
9. Werner
10. Özil
11. Reus
12. Trapp
13. Müller
14. Goretzka
15. Süle
16. Rüdiger
17. Boateng
18. Kimmich
19. Rudy
20. Brandt
21. Gündoğan
22. Ter Stegen
23. Gómez
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