Linus Gechter
 Linus Gechter | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Linus Jasper Gechter | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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 | 80 | (3) |
| 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 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:10, 1 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Linus Jasper Gechter (born 27 February 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Germany national under-21 team.
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). Archived from the original on 28 December 2022. 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
[edit]
- Linus Gechter at Soccerway.com
- Linus Gechter at WorldFootball.net
- Linus Gechter at FBref.com
- 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
- 21st-century German sportsmen