Jan Kirchhoff

Jan Kirchhoff

Kirchhoff with Bayern in 2013.
Personal information
Full name Jan Tilman Kirchhoff[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-01) 1 October 1990[2]
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany[3]
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2]
Playing position Centre back/Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sunderland
Number 27
Youth career
SpVgg Kickers 16 Frankfurt
1999–2007 Eintracht Frankfurt
2007–2009 1. FSV Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2008–2010 Mainz 05 II 19 (2)
2008–2013 Mainz 05 58 (0)
2013–2016 Bayern Munich 7 (0)
2014–2015 → Schalke 04 (loan) 16 (0)
2015 Bayern Munich II 1 (0)
2016– Sunderland 11 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Germany U18 3 (0)
2008–2009 Germany U19 8 (1)
2010–2013 Germany U21 18 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2016.

† Appearances (goals)

Jan Tilman Kirchhoff (German pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈtɪl.man ˈkɪ̯ə.çɔf]; born 1 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre back and defensive midfielder for Sunderland.

Club career

Mainz 05

Kirchhoff made his professional debut in the 2. Bundesliga for 1. FSV Mainz 05 on 2 November 2008, when he started in a game against Rot Weiss Ahlen. He has been regarded as one of the most talented defenders in the Bundesliga.[4]

Bayern Munich

On 4 January 2013, Kirchoff signed a pre-contract with Bayern Munich, agreeing to join them for the 2013–14 season as a free agent.[5]

Schalke 04 (loan)

On 27 December 2013, Kirchhoff joined fellow Bundesliga side Schalke 04 on a one-and-a-half year loan until 30 June 2015.[6][7]

Sunderland

On 7 January 2016, Kirchhoff signed an 18-month contract[8] with Sunderland for an undisclosed fee.[9] On 16 January 2016, Kirchhoff made his debut for Sunderland as a 59-minute substitute.[10] Kirchhoff made a poor start as he deflected a shot from Christian Eriksen which led to a goal, and conceded a penalty with a foul on Danny Rose.[11] Since then the German has mainly been deployed in a defensive midfield role where he has earned plaudits due to his precise tackling and passing. [12]

International career

On 13 November 2007, Kirchhoff debuted for the Germany national U-18 football team coming on in the 72nd minute of the match in a 4–0 win over Republic of Ireland national U-18 football team. On 7 September 2008, he debuted for the Germany national U-19 football team in a 5–0 win over the Czech Republic. Kirchhoff scored his first U-19 goal on 11 October 2008 in the 55th minute of the match in a 5–0 win over the Lithuania. On 3 September 2009, he debuted for the Germany's U-21 in a 1–1 draw against the Czech Republic and scored his first goal for Germany 72nd minute of the match. In 2012, Kirchhoff participated with the U-21 team as an important squad member and the team's vice-captain in the 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship qualification, but due to injury he could not take part in the 2013 UEFA European U-21 Championship.[13]

Career statistics

Kirchhoff with Bayern
As of 2 March 2016
Club Season League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total Ref.
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mainz II 2007–08 Oberliga Südwest 1 0 — 1 0 [14]
2008–09 Regionalliga West 6 1 6 1 [14]
2010–11 12 1 12 1 [14]
Totals 19 2 — 19 2 —
Mainz 2008–09 2. Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0 [14]
2010–11 Bundesliga 10 0 3 0 13 0 [14]
2011–12 29 0 3 0 32 0 [15]
2012–13 18 0 3 0 21 0 [16]
Totals 58 0 9 0 — 67 0 —
Bayern Munich 2013–14 Bundesliga 7 0 2 0 — 2 0 11 0 [14]
2015–16 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 [14]
Totals 7 0 3 0 — 2 0 12 0 —
Bayern Munich II 2015–16 Regionalliga Bayern 1 0 — — — 1 0 [14]
Schalke (loan) 2013–14 Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 [14]
2014–15 14 0 0 0 4 0 18 0 [17]
Totals 16 0 0 0 — 4 0 20 0 —
Sunderland 2015–16 Premier League 6 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0 [14]
Career totals 106 2 12 0 0 0 6 0 124 2 —

Honours

Club

Mainz 05[18]
Bayern Munich[18]

Personal life

Kirchhoff's brother Benjamin Kirchhoff is also a professional football defender playing for VfB Stuttgart II.[19] Kirchhoff's father Theo Kirchhoff is a former footballer whom played for German club VfL Germania Leer.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 December 2013. p. 5. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Premier League Player Profile Jan Kirchhoff". Barclays Premier League. 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Jan Kirchhoff". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Kirchhoff, Jan". soccer news. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
  5. ↑ "FCB verpflichtet Mainzer Jan Kirchhoff" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "FCB leiht Jan Kirchhoff an Schalke aus" (in German). FC Bayern Munich. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "S04 leiht Jan Kirchhoff bis zum 30. Juni 2015 aus" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 27 December 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sunderland complete signing of Jan Kirchhoff from Bayern Munich". The Guardian. Press Association. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jan Kirchhoff: Sunderland sign Bayern Munich defender". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  10. ↑ Harris, Alex (16 January 2016). "Tottenham 4 Sunderland 1: Kirchhoff endures nightmare Black Cats debut". Daily Star. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Taylor, Louise (21 January 2016). "Blame me for Jan Kirchhoff’s debut, says Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce". The Guardian (The Guardian). Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  12. ↑ Young, Chris (21 March 2016). "Jan Kirchhoff is Sunderland’s talisman, but his fitness remains a big problem". Sunderland Echo (Sunderland Echo). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rüdiger replaces injured Kirchhoff for Germany". uefa.com. 24 May 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Jan Kirchhoff » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kirchhoff, Jan" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  16. ↑ "Jan Kirchhoff". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "Jan Kirchhoff". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  18. 1 2 "J. Kirchhoff". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  19. ↑ "Player profile: Benjamin Kirchhoff". vfb.de (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Künftiger Bayer hat Oma in Ostfriesland" [Future Bayer Granny in Ostfriesland]. germanialeer.de (in German) (VfL Germania Leer). Retrieved 1 September 2014.

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