Karl Jakob Hein

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Karl Jakob Hein
Personal information
Full name Karl Jakob Hein[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth Põlva, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Reading
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2015 Loo
2015–2018 Nõmme United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Nõmme United 5 (0)
2019– Arsenal 0 (0)
2022– → Reading 0 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Estonia U17 14 (0)
2019 Estonia U19 3 (0)
2019– Estonia U21 2 (0)
2020– Estonia 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:43, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:00, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Karl Jakob Hein (born 13 April 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL Championship club Reading, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the Estonia national team.

Club career[]

Nõmme United[]

Hein began his youth career at JK Loo at the age of eight, before moving to the youth team of Nõmme United in 2015.[2] He made five senior appearances for Nõmme United in the Estonian third tier, Esiliiga B,[3] before joining the academy of English club Arsenal in May 2018.[4]

Arsenal[]

Hein signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[5] He appeared in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute for the first time on 29 October 2020, in the Europa League match against Dundalk.[6][7]

After playing for the Arsenal first-team in the 2021–22 pre-season, including his non-competitive debut against Hibernian, Hein signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 17 September 2021.[8]

Reading loan[]

On 24 January 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[9][10]

International career[]

Hein was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[11] He made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 5 September 2020, in a 0–1 loss against Georgia in the UEFA Nations League.[12]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 8 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia 2020 6 0
2021 4 0
Total 10 0

Honours[]

International

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Saage tuttavaks: Karl Jakob Heina teekond Inglismaa tippklubisse" [Meet him: Karl Jakob Hain's journey to the top club in England]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Arsenal complete signing of Estonian youngster Karl Jakob Hein". Metro.co.uk. DMG Media. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Karl Hein signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  6. ^ UEFA.com. "Arsenal-Dundalk | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ JeorgeBird (15 November 2020). "Karl Hein making an impact for club and country". Arseblog News – the Arsenal news site. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Karl Hein signs new long-term contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  9. ^ "ARSENAL STOPPER KARL HEIN MAKES ROYALS LOAN MOVE". readingfc.co.uk/. Reading F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Arsenal's Hein joins Reading on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  11. ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Eesti parim Gruusia vastu – Karl Jakob Hein" [Estonia's best against Georgia – Karl Jakob Hein]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  13. ^ "Estonia v Latvia". jalgpall.ee. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

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