Dominique Heintz (born 15 August 1993) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for club

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., better known as simply 1. FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English language, English, is a German professional association football, football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 ...

Career

On 28 April 2018, Heintz played as Köln lost 3–2 to

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions ...

which confirmed the club's relegation from the Bundesliga. In May 2018,

announced Heintz would join the club for the 2018–19 season. The transfer fee paid to Köln was reported as €3 million. On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Heintz would join

Union Berlin 1. Fußballclub Union Berlin e. V., commonly known as Union Berlin (), is a professional Football in Germany, German football club based in Berlin. The club's origins can be traced to 1906, when its predecessor FC Olympia Oberschöneweide was fo ...

in January 2022 when the transfer window opened. On 31 August 2023, Heintz returned to Köln on a one-year contract.

Career statistics

Honours

1.FC Koln * 2. Bundesliga: 2024–25

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* * 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Neustadt an der Weinstraße Men's association football central defenders German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers 1. FC Kaiserslautern II players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players 1. FC Köln players SC Freiburg players 1. FC Union Berlin players VfL Bochum players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub