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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert Bockhorn[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kampala, Uganda | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | TSV Melsdorf | ||
| 2002–2006 | FC Kilia Kiel | ||
| 2006–2014 | Werder Bremen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Werder Bremen III | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Werder Bremen II | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SC Wiedenbrück | 28 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Borussia Dortmund II | 71 | (11) |
| 2019–2020 | Huddersfield Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | VfL Bochum | 42 | (1) |
| 2022– | 1. FC Magdeburg | 59 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 | |||
Herbert Bockhorn (born 31 January 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.
Club career
[edit]Youth career
[edit]Bockhorn started playing football from TSV Melsdorf and FC Kilia Kiel before joining Werder Bremen's youth where he played for the U17 and U19 teams.[3]
Werder Bremen III, II and SC Wiedenbrück 2000
[edit]Bockhorn joined Werder Bremen's second reserves from the club's U19 team. He made his senior debut on 27 August 2014 against SG Aumund-Vegesack. On 21 September 2014 Bockhorn played his first game with the Werder Bremen's reserves against TSV Havelse. Bockhorn joined SC Wiedenbrück 2000 from Werder Bremen II. He made his debut on 1 August 2015 against Rot-Weiss Essen.
Borussia Dortmund II
[edit]Bockhorn joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2016. He made his debut on 12 August 2016 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. He scored his first goal on 27 August 2017 against Borussia Mönchengladbach II. Bockhorn played for Borussia Dortmund's senior team on two occasions: on 22 July 2018 at Bank of America Stadium. He played against Liverpool during International Champions Cup.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Huddersfield Town
[edit]In July 2019, Bockhorn moved to English club Huddersfield Town, reuniting him with manager Jan Siewert, who had coached Bockhorn during his time with Borussia Dortmund's reserves.[10][11] On 13 August 2019, Bockhorn made his debut for Huddersfield Town, in the first round of the EFL Cup against Lincoln City. However, on 16 August, Siewert was sacked; Bockhorn's services fell out of favour under new manager Danny Cowley, and he departed the club at the end of the season, without making a league appearance.
VfL Bochum
[edit]In July 2020 Bockhorn signed a one-year contract with VfL Bochum.[12]
1. FC Magdeburg
[edit]In September 2022 Bockhorn joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg as a free agent.[13]
International career
[edit]On 9 March 2019, Bockhorn was invited by Uganda head coach Sébastien Desabre to be part of the final team preparing for the final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Tanzania.[3][14]
Personal life
[edit]Bockhorn was born to a Ugandan mother, Jean Marion Nansubuga, and a German father, Hartwig Bockhorn. Later the family moved to Germany, where Bockhorn started his career as a footballer at TSV Melsdorf.[3][15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen III | 2014–15 | Verbandsliga Bremen | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 10 | 0 | — | — | 0[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| SC Wiedenbrück 2000 | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 26 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 11 | — | — | — | 71 | 11 | |||||
| Huddersfield Town | 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| VfL Bochum | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 1 | ||||
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 56 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 209 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 18 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-offs
References
[edit]- ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2019. p. 32. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- 1 2 Herbert Bockhorn at Soccerway
- 1 2 3 Isabirye, David (13 March 2019). "Desabre worried about Herbert Bockhorn's injury". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ↑ FT (22 July 2018). "Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund - Football Match Line-Ups - July 22, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "Match report: Liverpool beaten by Borussia Dortmund". Liverpool FC.
- ↑ Walker, Ron (22 July 2018). "Liverpool 1 - 3 B Dortmund - Match Report & Highlights". Skysports.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "Watch: Christian Pulisic at the double as Borussia Dortmund come from behind to beat Liverpool". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ↑ "Pulisic sparks Dortmund revival as Matip limps off for Liverpool | Football". The Guardian. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ John Percy, in Charlotte (23 July 2018). "Liverpool 1 Dortmund 3: Five talking points from friendly defeat including Joel Matip's injury woe". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "Herbert Bockhorn: Huddersfield Town sign Borussia Dortmund II full-back". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019.
- ↑ Isabirye, David (8 July 2019). "Ugandan defender Herbert Bockhorn signs for Huddersfield Town". Kawowo Sports.
- ↑ "Neuzugang von der Insel: Bochum verpflichtet Bockhorn". kicker (in German). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ↑ "Piccini und Bockhorn: Zwei neue Verteidiger für Magdeburg". kicker (in German). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ↑ "African football - stories in short". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ↑ Muyita, Joel (5 March 2019). "Who is Herbert Bockhorn?". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
External links
[edit]- Herbert Bockhorn at WorldFootball.net
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kampala
- Men's association football defenders
- Ugandan men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Ugandan people of German descent
- German people of Ugandan descent
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- SV Werder Bremen II players
- VfL Bochum players
- 1. FC Magdeburg players
- Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
- Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 21st-century Ugandan sportsmen