Pierre Dominik Becken (born 28 September 1987) is a German

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who plays as a

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for SSV Jeddeloh.

Career

Born in

Flensburg Flensburg (; Danish language, Danish and ; ; ) is an independent city, independent town in the far north of the Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein. After Kiel and Lübeck, it is the third-largest city in Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg's ...

, Becken spent his early career with a number of clubs in northern Germany, including two years with FC St. Pauli's reserve team. In January 2012 he signed for Carl Zeiss Jena, where he made his

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debut as a substitute for Robert Zickert in a 1–1 draw with

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

. Jena were relegated from the

at the end of the 2011–12 season, so Becken signed for

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, formerly known as Hallescher FC Chemie, is a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the Regionalliga, the fourth highest l ...

, along with Nils Pichinot, who he had also played alongside at St. Pauli. He left Halle at the end of the 2013–14 season and returned to Jena.

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* * 1987 births Living people Footballers from Flensburg German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders 3. Liga players Regionalliga players FC St. Pauli players FC Carl Zeiss Jena players Hallescher FC players FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt players Berliner AK 07 players BSV Schwarz-Weiß Rehden players 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub