Jens Hegeler (born 22 January 1988) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Youth and early career

Hegeler began his career at SV Westhoven in 1993 and moved after two years to SpVgg Porz. He left Porz after three years when he was scouted by

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 ...

in 1998. He played six years in Köln's youth team before he moved to Yurdumspor Köln in the German Oberliga in 2004. After one year he left Cologne and moved to VfL Leverkusen. In June 2006 he joined

Bayer Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the B ...

. He was loaned out to

FC Augsburg Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. T ...

on 7 January 2009 until the end of the 2009–10 season. In July 2010, he joined 1. FC Nürnberg on a two-season-long loan. Hegeler became a key player in Nürnberg's successful squad and played in every 34 matches of the season. Hegeler returned to Leverkusen at the start of the 2012–13 season. On 2 October 2013, Hegeler secured a 2–1 win for Leverkusen over

Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad ( ; ''Royal Society'') in English, and Erreala or Reala in Basque language, Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Donostia / San Sebastián, ...

in the Champions League with a stoppage-time free-kick.

Hertha BSC

On 8 May 2014, he signed a three-year contract with Hertha BSC.

Bristol City

On 4 January 2017, it was announced by

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that Hegeler had joined them on a -year deal for an undisclosed fee. On 7 January 2017, he made his debut in the FA Cup third-round tie against Fleetwood Town. He scored his first goal for Bristol City in a 5–0

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win against

Plymouth Argyle Plymouth Argyle Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Plymouth, Devon, England. The team currently competes in EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. The club has played ...

on 8 August 2017. On 19 December 2018, it was announced Hegeler had left Bristol City by mutual consent.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hegeler, Jens 1988 births Living people Footballers from Cologne 1. FC Köln players German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players English Football League players Bayer 04 Leverkusen players Bayer 04 Leverkusen II players FC Augsburg players 1. FC Nürnberg players Hertha BSC players Hertha BSC II players Bristol City F.C. players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England 21st-century German sportsmen