Benjamin Hübner (born 4 July 1989) is a German former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Career
Early career
Born in
Wiesbaden
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, Hübner made his professional debut in the
2. Bundesliga for
Wehen Wiesbaden on 18 May 2008 when he came on as a substitute for
Benjamin Siegert
Benjamin Siegert (born 7 July 1981) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Siegert was born in Berlin. He made his debut on the professional league level in the Bundesliga for VfL Wolfsburg on 12 May 2001 w ...
in the 90th minute in a game against
Freiburg
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.
Ingolstadt
On 6 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with
Ingolstadt
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.
TSG Hoffenheim
On 18 May 2016, he signed a contract with
TSG Hoffenheim
Turn- und Sportgemeinschaft 1899 Hoffenheim e.V. (), commonly known as TSG Hoffenheim (), are a German professional football club based in Sinsheim.
Originally founded in 1899 as a gymnastics club, Hoffenheim came into being in their modern fo ...
.
Retirement
On 6 December 2022, Hübner announced his retirement from football after persistent injuries had resulted in him playing just 478 minutes in two-and-a-half years.
Personal life
His brothers
Christopher
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and
Florian are professional footballers and his father Bruno is director of sports at
Eintracht Frankfurt
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.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
Ingolstadt
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2. Bundesliga:
2014–15
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
German men's footballers
SV Wehen Wiesbaden players
VfR Aalen players
FC Ingolstadt 04 players
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim players
Men's association football defenders
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
3. Liga players
Regionalliga players
Oberliga (football) players
Footballers from Wiesbaden
21st-century German sportsmen
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