Finn Ole Becker (born 8 June 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or right-back for Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Finn Ole Becker | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Elmshorn, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TSG Hoffenheim | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TSV Sparrieshoop | |||
| –2011 | Holsatia Elmshorn | ||
| 2011–2019 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | FC St. Pauli | 84 | (4) |
| 2022 | → FC St. Pauli II | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | TSG Hoffenheim II | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | TSG Hoffenheim | 35 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Germany U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Germany U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Germany U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:15, 28 June 2023 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBecker attended the Bismarckschule in Elmshorn for high school, where he graduated in 2018.[3][4]
He has two sisters and a brother.[4]
Club career
editEarly career
editBecker began playing football at TSV Sparrieshoop, for whom his father Dirk Becker had once played in the Landesliga. Until 30 June 2011, he was a player at Holsatia Elmshorn, where Bruno Harnau, who worked there as youth coordinator, introduced him to FC St. Pauli. He subsequently moved to St. Pauli on 1 July 2011 at the age of eleven.[3][5]
In the 2015–16 season, Becker made 15 appearances in the Under 17 Bundesliga North/Northeast, providing an assist. He played in the Under 19 Bundesliga for the next two seasons, making 37 appearances in which he scored four goals and assisted two. In his final season for the St. Pauli under-19 team, Becker finished with 20 games, two goals and one assist.[6]
FC St. Pauli
editBecker made his professional debut for FC St. Pauli in the 2. Bundesliga under head coach Jos Luhukay on 14 April 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute for Ryō Miyaichi in the 1–1 home draw against Arminia Bielefeld.[7] He thereby became the first player born in 2000 to make an appearance for the club.[8] In his second game on 21 April against 1. FC Heidenheim, he came on for Christopher Buchtmann in the 45th minute, but was sent off in the 72nd minute after receiving his second yellow card.[9] Becker made his first ever start on 3 May in the away game against Dynamo Dresden.[10]
TSG Hoffenheim
editAs his contract with St. Pauli was set to expire, it was announced on 29 January 2022 that Becker would join Bundesliga club TSG Hoffenheim as a free agent from the 2022–23 season. He signed a four-year contract.[11]
International career
editOn 12 November 2017, Becker made his debut for the Germany U18 team under coach Guido Streichsbier at the age of 17 in a friendly match. He was in the starting lineup in a 3–1 win against Italy team and was substituted for Nick Bätzner in the 70th minute of the game.[12]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 12 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| St. Pauli | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 89 | 4 | |||
| St. Pauli II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Südwest | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1899 Hoffenheim | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 5 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Finn Ole Becker". fcstpauli.com (in German). FC St. Pauli. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ Finn Ole Becker at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Bunk, Michael (7 March 2015). "Fussball: Erst HFV-Auswahl, dann DFB-Lehrgang | shz.de". Pinneberger Tageblatt (in German).
- ^ a b Ackermann, Michael (17 April 2019). "Finn Ole Becker: FC St. Paulis größtes Juwel war mal ein HSV-Fan". bild.de (in German).
- ^ "Finn Ole Becker | FC St. Pauli | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Finn Becker » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Nur 45 Minuten gut: Miyaichi sichert St. Pauli das Remis" [Only 45 good minutes: Miyaichi secures draw for St. Pauli]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "Talent Becker: Auf dem Platz war die Aufregung verschwunden". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 18 April 2019.
- ^ Harms, Carsten (26 October 2019). "St. Pauli gegen Heidenheim: Ein Kampf gegen die Horrorbilanz". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German).
- ^ "Dresden feiert dank Burnics Energieleistung". kicker (in German). 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Finn Ole Becker wechselt im Sommer ablösefrei zur TSG". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (in German). 29 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Deutschland - Italien 3:1 (U18 Freundschaft 2017, November)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
External links
edit- Profile at DFB.de
- Profile at kicker.de
- Finn Ole Becker – UEFA competition record (archive)