Marco Höger
 Höger in 2015 | ||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marco Höger | |||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 September 1989 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Cologne, West Germany | |||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right back | |||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||
Current team | Waldhof Mannheim | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| 1994–2001 | TuS Höhenhaus | |||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Bayer Leverkusen | |||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Alemannia Aachen | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2008–2011 | Alemannia Aachen II | 39 | (7) | |||||||
| 2009–2011 | Alemannia Aachen | 43 | (7) | |||||||
| 2011–2016 | Schalke 04 | 88 | (7) | |||||||
| 2016–2021 | 1. FC Köln | 97 | (1) | |||||||
| 2021– | Waldhof Mannheim | 0 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2021 | ||||||||||
Marco Höger (born 16 September 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right back for Waldhof Mannheim.[1]
Career[]
Alemannia Aachen[]
Born in Cologne, Höger began his career in 2005 in Alemannia Aachen's youth academy.[2] In summer 2008, he was promoted to the reserve team where he earned his first senior cap on 17 August 2008 against TSV Germania Windeck in the NRW-Liga.[3] He made his professional debut for Alemannia Aachen in the 2. Bundesliga on 6 March 2010 against FC Energie Cottbus[4] and signed his first professional contract with Alemannia on 26 May 2010.[5]
Schalke 04[]
On 9 June 2011, FC Schalke 04 confirmed that Höger signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2014.[6] The transfer fee is reported as undisclosed by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt.[6] Marco Höger was assigned a number 12 shirt, previously worn by Peer Kluge.[6]
On 8 January 2013, Schalke announced that Höger signed a two-year professional contract extension to 30 June 2016.[6]
Following Schalke 04's 2–0 defeat to rivals 1. FC Köln, on 10 May 2015, Höger was suspended from training and first team action until 16 May 2015.[7]
1. FC Köln[]
On 22 February 2016, Höger signed a five-year contract with 1. FC Köln starting in the 2016/17 season.[8]
On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to SC Freiburg which confirmed Köln’s relegation from the Bundesliga.[9]
Career statistics[]
- As of 25 July 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | App. | Goals | ||
| Alemannia Aachen II | 2008–09 | NRW-Liga | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | 21 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10 | NRW-Liga | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 7 | — | — | — | 39 | 7 | |||||
| Alemannia Aachen | 2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 37 | 10 | |||
| Total | 43 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 47 | 10 | ||||
| Schalke 04 | 2011–12 | Bundesliga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | ||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 88 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 7 | ||
| 1. FC Köln | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 97 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 106 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 267 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 319 | 25 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the DFL-Supercup
Honours[]
Schalke 04
References[]
- ^ "Michel Niemeyer". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ "Stieber kommt, Höger wird Profi" (in German). az-web.de. 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Höger, Marco" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Petersen bringt Cottbus auf die Siegerstraße" (in German). kicker.de. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Zoltán Stieber wird ein Schwarz-Gelber" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Marco Höger signs extension to stay at Schalke through 2016". SB Nation. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam suspended by Schalke". BBC Sport. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Höger wechselt zum fc". 1. FC Köln. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
- ^ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/freiburg-cologne-line-ups-stats-pizarro-jonas-hector-nils-petersen-timo-horn-479345.jsp
- ^ Marco Höger at Soccerway
External links[]
- Marco Höger at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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