Dennis Eckert
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa | ||
Date of birth | 9 January 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Bonn, Germany | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ingolstadt 04 | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2007 | SC Pulheim | ||
2007–2011 | 1. FC Köln | ||
2011–2013 | Alemannia Aachen | ||
2013–2016 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2017 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 4 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Celta B | 48 | (9) |
2018–2019 | Celta | 9 | (0) |
2019 | → Excelsior (loan) | 12 | (2) |
2019– | Ingolstadt 04 | 54 | (23) |
National team | |||
2015 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:36, 27 May 2021 (UTC) |
Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa (born 9 January 1997) is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04 as a forward.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Eckert was born in Bonn to a Galician mother and a German father with Iranian roots.[1] He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth setup in 2013, after stints at Alemannia Aachen, 1. FC Köln and SC Pulheim.[2] He made his senior debut with the former's reserve team on 5 September 2015, playing the last five minutes in a 2–2 Regionalliga home draw against SSVG Velbert.
Celta Vigo[]
On 4 July 2017, Eckert joined Celta de Vigo and was initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[3] He made his first-team debut on 18 August of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Maxi Gómez in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[4]
Loan to Excelsior[]
On 31 January 2019, Eckert joined Eredivisie side SBV Excelsior until June.[5] He scored the game-winning goal on 17 February in a 2–1 comeback win against FC Emmen for his first top-flight goal.[6]
Ingolstadt[]
On 2 September 2019, FC Ingolstadt announced the signing of Eckert.[7] He scored a goal and provided an assist in his debut for the club on 15 September 2019.[8] Eckert finished the season with 14 goals in 30 league matches, helping Ingolstadt reach the promotion play-offs.[9] Eckert helped Ingolstadt reach the promotion play-offs again the following season, leading Ingolstadt to the 2. Bundesliga.[10]
International career[]
Youth[]
Eckert has played for the Germany national under-19 football team.[1]
Career statistics[]
- As of 27 May 2021
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Borussia Mönchengladbach II | Regionalliga West | 2015–16 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2016–17 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||||||
Total | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||||||
Celta B | Segunda División B | 2017–18 | 36 | 8 | — | 4 | 0 | 40 | 8 | |||
2018–19 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||||
Total | 48 | 9 | — | 4 | 0 | 52 | 9 | |||||
Celta | La Liga | 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Excelsior (loan) | Eredivisie | 2018–19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
Ingolstadt 04 | 3. Liga | 2019–20 | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 14 | |
2020–21 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 1 | 25 | 10 | |||
Total | 54 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 57 | 24 | |||
Career total | 127 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 137 | 35 |
- ^ a b Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs
References[]
- ^ a b "Dennis Eckert: Future Team Melli call-up?".
- ^ "Dennis Eckert, el gol como tarjeta de presentación" [Dennis Eckert, the goal as a presentation card] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Víctor Pastrana y Dennis Eckert, nuevas incorporaciones del Celta B" [Víctor Pastrana and Dennis Eckert, new additions of Celta B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Dennis Eckert, cedido al SBV Excelsior de la Eredivisie" [Dennis Eckert, loaned to Eredivisie's SBV Excelsior] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Eckert anota el gol del triunfo del Excelsior". ElDesmarque Vigo. February 17, 2019.
- ^ "Eckert Ayensa kommt, Kerschbaumer geht: FCI-Personalplanungen abgeschlossen" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Niederlage trotz Schlussoffensive: Schanzer müssen sich Halle geschlagen geben". Die Schanzer.
- ^ GmbH, LigaInsider (July 15, 2020). "Arminia Bielefeld: Haben die Ostwestfalen Eckert Ayensa im Visier?". www.ligainsider.de.
- ^ "Osnabrück score three at home, but Ingolstadt take promotion playoff". Bulinews.
External links[]
- Dennis Eckert at BDFutbol
- Dennis Eckert at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bonn
- German footballers
- Iranian footballers
- Spanish footballers
- German people of Spanish descent
- German people of Iranian descent
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Footballers from North Rhine-Westphalia
- Association football forwards
- Regionalliga players
- Segunda División B players
- La Liga players
- Eredivisie players
- 3. Liga players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach II players
- Celta de Vigo B players
- RC Celta de Vigo players
- SBV Excelsior players
- FC Ingolstadt 04 players
- Germany youth international footballers
- German expatriate footballers
- German expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands