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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jonas Armin Hector[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1990-05-27)27 May 1990 (age 35)[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Saarbrücken,[4] West Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3][5] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2009 | SV Auersmacher | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | SV Auersmacher | 34 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | 1. FC Köln II | 63 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2023 | 1. FC Köln | 314 | (20) | |||||||||||
| Total | 411 | (34) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | Germany | 43 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Jonas Armin Hector (German pronunciation:[ˈjoːnasˈhɛktoːɐ̯];[7][8] born 27 May 1990) is a German former professionalfootballer who played as aleft-back andmidfielder.
Hector spent almost the entirety of his senior professional career for German club1. FC Köln, making 347 appearances for the side across an eleven-year period. He also represented theGermany national team from 2014 to 2019, even while having played in thesecond division with his club.
After beginning his youth career and its first steps in senior football[9] withSV Auersmacher in his home state ofSaarland, Hector transferred to1. FC Köln in 2010.[10] He was promoted to the first team by coachHolger Stanislawski for the2012–13 season and was given a debut in the first round of theDFB-Pokal againstSpVgg Unterhaching on 18 August 2012.[10][11] On 27 August, he made his league debut in a2. Bundesliga match againstErzgebirge Aue.[10][6] He established himself as a starting player for Köln during the season, making 24 appearances in the league.[6]
In 2013–14, Hector started 33 of Köln's 34 matches as the FC won thesecond division championship, gaining promotion to theBundesliga.[6] On 4 November 2013, he scored his first professional goal in a 4–0 defeat ofUnion Berlin.[12]
Thefollowing season, he again played in all but one of Köln's league matches, making his Bundesliga debut againstHamburger SV on the first matchday.[10][6] On 4 October 2014, he scored his first Bundesliga goal in a 3–2 loss atEintracht Frankfurt.[10][6] He was named Köln's Player of the Season for 2014–15 by the club's official website with 54.41% of the vote.[13] On 31 December 2015, Hector was also named Köln's "Winner of the Year" by Cologne newspaper Express, who named the defender the club's "Mr. Reliable".[14]
On 7 February 2016, Hectorcaptained Köln for the first time in a 1–1 draw with Hamburger SV.[15] At the end of the 2015–16 season, Hector was reported to have the most crosses blocked in Bundesliga, recording a total of 20 blocks.[16]
After a successful season and an impressiveEuro campaign, Hector received interest from the likes ofLiverpool andChelsea, which led to negotiations on a new contract. On 14 August 2016, Hector signed a new contract until 2021.[17][18]
On 23 April 2018, Hector and the Köln announced he had signed a new contract, even though the club was effectively relegated into the 2. Bundesliga at this point. After Köln's 3–2 loss to SC Freiburg the following matchday, it was confirmed that the team had been relegated.[19] On 12 January, he was awarded the 2018 Bundesliga Goal of the Year award for his chipped goal against Wolfsburg in the season before.[20]On 27 May 2023, he played his last professional match for Köln againstMunich.[21]
On 7 November 2014, Hector was called up to theGermany national team for the first time ahead of aUEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match againstGibraltar and a friendly againstSpain. ManagerJoachim Löw said "We want to get to know Jonas Hector better; he's in good form for Cologne."[22] He made his debut in the 4–0 win over Gibraltar inNuremberg on 14 November, replacingErik Durm for the last 18 minutes.[23]
On 4 September 2015, he started a Euro 2016 qualifier againstPoland at left back and assisted goals forThomas Müller andMario Götze thus further staking his claim to the left back position for Germany.[24]
On 29 March 2016, Hector scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–1 win overItaly in Munich.[25]
On 31 May 2016, Hector was named in Germany's final 23-man squad forUEFA Euro 2016.[26] On 2 July 2016, Hector scored the winning kick in the quarter-final penalty shootout against Italy to take the German team into the Euro 2016 semi-final stage.[27]
In 2017, Hector was named in Germany's squad for theConfederations Cup in Russia.[28] He played in all-but-one of Germany's matches at the tournament as the nation went on to lift the title.[29]
On 15 May 2018, Hector was called up to Germany's preliminary squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup.[30] He was selected in Germany's final 23-man squad on 4 June 2018.[31]
On 14 October 2020, it was reported that Hector had retired from international football and would no longer represent Germany's national team.[32] Of his 43 internationals for Germany his team won 28.[33]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Auersmacher | 2009–10 | Oberliga Südwest | 34 | 9 | — | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 31 | 5 | — | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2011–12 | Regionalliga West | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2012–13 | 2. Bundesliga | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 39 | 0 | ||
| Total | 314 | 20 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 347 | 23 | ||
| Career total | 411 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 444 | 37 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 15 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March 2016 | Allianz Arena,Munich, Germany |  Italy | 3–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 11 November 2016 | San Marino Stadium,Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 3–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5–0 |
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