Daniel Halfar

Daniel Halfar

Personal information
Date of birth	7 January 1988
Place of birth	Mannheim, West Germany
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Number	28
Youth career
1994–1998	MFC Phönix Mannheim 02
1998–2005	1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2007	1. FC Kaiserslautern	29	(3)
2005–2007	1. FC Kaiserslautern II	11	(5)
2007–2010	Arminia Bielefeld	73	(1)
2010–2013	TSV 1860 München	68	(8)
2013–2015	1. FC Köln	55	(3)
2015–	1. FC Kaiserslautern	17	(1)
National team
2008–2009	Germany U21	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:13, 20 December 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Daniel Halfar (born 7 January 1988 in Mannheim) is a German footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the German 2. Bundesliga.^[1]

Career

Halfar began his career at MFC Phönix Mannheim 02. In 1997 he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He gave his debut on 11 December 2005 against Bayern Munich. His first two goals Halfar scored in the match MSV Duisburg – 1. FC Kaiserslautern, with those goals he is the youngest player of Kaiserslautern ever to score (18 years, 28 days). Since this season, Halfar has been seen as a very big talent. In August 2007 he moved to Arminia Bielefeld. He scored his first goal for his new club on 22 November 2008 against VfB Stuttgart. After three seasons with Arminia Bielefeld and scoring only one goal for the club, he was sold on a free transfer to TSV 1860 München. In the summer of 2013 he transferred to 1. FC Köln, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Halfar played for the German U-21 national team.^[2]

References

1. "Halfar, Daniel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
2. "Nationalspieler Daniel Halfar" (in German). dfb.de. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

External links

• Daniel Halfar profile at Fussballdaten