Frederik Jäkel
Frederik Jäkel (born 7 March 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg, on loan from RB Leipzig.
| Jäkel with RB Leipzig in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Dommitzsch, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Elversberg (on loan from RB Leipzig) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß | ||
| 2012–2019 | RB Leipzig | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | RB Leipzig | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | → Oostende (loan) | 36 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2023– | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U19 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2020 | |||
Club career edit
At under-13 level, Jäkel moved from his hometown club Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß to the youth academy of RB Leipzig while attending seventh grade at Sportgymnasium Leipzig.[1] In the 2017–18 season he made 19 appearances in the Under 17 Bundesliga, scoring one goal. He also played twice in the play-offs.[2] He also scored one goal the following season, this time playing 20 games in the Under 19 Bundesliga.[3]
On 25 April 2019, Jäkel signed his first professional contract with RB Leipzig.[4] In the 2019–20 season, he captained the Leipzig under-19 team. With them, he appeared in the UEFA Youth League.[5] For the first team, he was included in the squad for the first time on 1 March 2020 against Bayer Leverkusen.[6]
On 14 July 2020, Jäkel was loaned to Oostende for 2 years.[7] Jäkel made his professional debut with Oostende in a 2-1 Belgian First Division A loss to Anderlecht on 15 December 2020.[8]
On 20 June 2022, Jäkel moved on a new loan to Arminia Bielefeld, with an option to buy.[9]
On 1 August 2023, Jäkel was loaned out by RB Leipzig once again for a season, to SV Elversberg in 2. Bundesliga.[10]
International career edit
Jäkel gained four caps for the Germany under-18 team. He made seven appearances at under-19 level, including three in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[11]
Honours edit
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Bronze: 2020[12]
References edit
- ^ Keil, Thomas (24 September 2020). "Erfolgreiche Nachwuchsabeit in Dommitzsch - Lokalnews - Torgauer Zeitung". torgauerzeitung.com (in German).
- ^ "Frederik Jäkel » Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Frederik Jäkel » Youth Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "RB Leipzig stattet Jäkel mit Profivertrag aus". sport.de.
- ^ "Frederik Jäkel » » UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ Kirschbaum, Fabian (1 March 2020). "Jäkel gehört erstmal zum Profikader von Leipzig". ligainsider.de (in German).
- ^ "Duitse jeugdinternational tekent bij KVO". www.kvo.be.
- ^ "Anderlecht vs. KV Oostende - 15 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN, FREDERIK!" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Verteidiger Frederik Jäkel wechselt für ein Jahr nach Elversberg" [Defender Frederik Jäkel is moving to Elversberg for a year] (in German). SV Elversberg. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ^ "Frederik Jäkel - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.
External links edit
- Frederik Jäkel at Soccerway
- DFB Profile
- BDFutbol Profile