Gideon Jung
 Jung in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Sportfreunde Baumberg | ||
| 2012–2013 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 22 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Hamburger SV II | 29 | (2) |
| 2014–2021 | Hamburger SV | 133 | (2) |
| 2021–2025 | Greuther Fürth | 75 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Greuther Fürth II | 3 | (1) |
| 2025–2026 | Kayserispor | 4 | (0) |
| 2026 | Alemannia Aachen | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Germany U21 | 5 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2017 | |||
Gideon Jung (born 12 September 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or defensive midfielder.[1]
Club career
[edit]He made his professional debut on 13 September 2013 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in a Regionalliga West match against Sportfreunde Lotte. On 5 April 2014, Jung scored his first professional goal in a game against SC Wiedenbrück 2000. He went on to make 22 appearances in the 2013-14 season before transferring to Hamburger SV on 1 July 2014.
Upon arrival at Hamburger SV, Jung was immediately sent down to the second team, Hamburger SV II. On 26 July 2014, Gideon made his debut for the side in a 4–0 rout of Goslarer SC 08. On 26 October 2014, Gideon scored 1 of 10 goals for the team during a 10–0 rout of FT Braunschweig. During the 2014–15 season, Gideon appeared 23 times for Hamburger SV II, but wasn't able to make his debut for Hamburger SV.
Having been called up to Hamburger SV, Jung started the 2015–16 on the first team, making his debut on Matchday 1 versus FC Bayern Munich.
In August 2025 the player moved to Central Anatolian side Kayserispor, signing a one year contract.[2]
On 2 February 2026, Jung signed with Alemannia Aachen in 3. Liga.[3]
International career
[edit]On 21 August 2015, Jung was invited by Horst Hrubesch, coach of the German U-21 national team for the first time when he was nominated for the test match against Denmark and for the European Championship qualifier against Azerbaijan.[4] He could not participate in the game due to a hit on the calf.[5] On 26 August 2016, Jung was again invited by Stefan Kuntz, Hrubesch's successor.[6] Again he could not participate because of an injury.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 August 2021[1]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 2013–14 | Regionalliga West | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
| Hamburger SV II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nord | 23 | 2 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Total | 133 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 143 | 3 | ||
| SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | 185 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 196 | 6 | ||
Honours
[edit]- Germany
References
[edit]- 1 2 Gideon Jung at Soccerway
- ↑ "Kayserispor'da 8 transfer birden". TRT Spor (in Turkish). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gideon Jung verstärkt Alemannia Aachen" [Gideon Jung strengthens Alemannia Aachen] (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ aho (28 August 2015). "Brandt & Co.: Hrubesch holt 17 Neue". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ las/aho (1 September 2015). "Huth kommt für Vlachodimos – Jung reist ab". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ aho (26 August 2016). "Kohr, Stefaniak & Co.: Kuntz baut um". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ tru (28 August 2016). "Bitter! Jung sagt Kuntz ab". kicker online (in German). Olympia Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
- ↑ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". Kicker (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Gideon Jung at Kicker (in German)
- 1994 births
- Footballers from Düsseldorf
- Living people
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- German people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Germany men's under-21 international footballers
- Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
- Hamburger SV players
- Hamburger SV II players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth players
- SpVgg Greuther Fürth II players
- Kayserispor footballers
- Alemannia Aachen players
- Bundesliga players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- Süper Lig players
- German expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey
- German expatriate sportspeople in Turkey