Stephan Hain (born 27 September 1988) is a German professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club

SpVgg Unterhaching Spielvereinigung Unterhaching () is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich. The club is widely known for playing in the first-division association football league ...

. A renowned goalscorer, Hain became top scorer of the 2016–17 Regionalliga season with 32 goals in 28 appearances for Unterhaching.

Career

Early years

Hain was born in

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, and started playing football for hometown club SV 1922 Zwiesel, before moving to TSV Lindberg where he played for a year and a half. In November 2001, he moved to SpVgg Ruhmannsfelden, where he spent six years playing at youth level.

FC Augsburg

In the summer of 2007, Hain moved to

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. He made his senior debut on 21 October 2007, starting in the

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match against

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before being replaced by

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in the 62nd minute of a 3–0 away loss. He would go on to play more frequently during the 2009–10 season, scoring three goals in 16 games. In the first half of the 2010–11 season, he improved his goal tally and made it into the starting lineup. During the 2010–11 winter break, Hain extended his contract until 2013. He scored the winning 2–1 goal against

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on 8 May 2011 which secured Augsburg's promotion to the

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. On 28 January 2012, in a game against

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, he scored 20 seconds after coming on as a substitute. This became the fastest goal scored for a substitute in the Bundesliga, equalling the record set by Dave Mitchell in 1986.

1860 Munich

On 21 May 2013, Hain joined 2. Bundesliga club

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 18 April 2015, the winner in added time in a home game against

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seasons in the Bundeslig ...

. Hain's contract expired in June 2016 and was not renewed.

SpVgg Unterhaching

Hain moved to

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on 28 July 2016. He ended his first season as the top goalscorer of the league, scoring 32 goals in 28 league games, which contributed to Unterhaching's return to the

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. In the 3. Liga, Hain continued his goal scoring form, netting 19 goals in 37 league games in the 2017–18 season and finishing shared second in the top scorers list, three behind

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. In January 2019, he extended his contract with Unterhaching until 2023. He suffered successive injuries during the 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons, including an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which sidelined him for an extended period.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hain, Stephan 1988 births Living people German footballers People from Regen (district) Sportspeople from Lower Bavaria Footballers from Bavaria Men's association football forwards FC Augsburg players TSV 1860 Munich players SpVgg Unterhaching players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players