Marvin Höner

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Marvin Höner
Personal information
Full nameMarvin Höner
Date of birth (1994-05-04) 4 May 1994[1]
Place of birthBielefeld, Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionForward / Striker
Club information
Current clubAjax
Number35
Youth career
2009–2013Arminia Bielefeld
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Ajax0(0)
2013–→ Jong Ajax4(0)
National team‡
2013–Germany U-192(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 August 2013

Marvin Höner (born 4 May 1994 in Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German professional football player who currently plays as a forward for AFC Ajax and for Germany U-19.[2]

Career

Arminia Bielefeld

Born and raised in Bielefeld, Marvin is the product of the youth ranks of local German 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld, having last played for the clubs A-Juniors team during the 2012–13 season, where he scored 9 goals in 12 matches in the German Under 19 Bundesliga finishing the season in 7th place.[3] he had previously played in the Under 17 Bundesliga for his home team.[4] His performance for his club as well as for the German Under-19 squad garnered attention from several clubs, including Dutch giants AFC Ajax, for whom he served a trial period appearing in the annual Copa Amsterdam (18–20 May 2013) playing for the Ajax A1 team in the tournament while scoring once.[5]

AFC Ajax

On 24 June 2013 it was announced that Marvin Höner had signed a 2-year contract with the club from Amsterdam.[6] With a year to play still remaining on his contract with Arminia Bielefeld, an undisclosed transfer fee between the two clubs was agreed upon.[7] It was later revealed that the fee was € 150.000 (€ 50.000 as a reserve, and an additional € 100.000 when Marvin breaks into the first team). Furthermore Arminia Bielefeld receive an additional € 100.000, should Ajax decide to sell the young striker, prior to the expiration of his contract.[8]

Marvin Höner is only the fifth German ever to play for Ajax.[9] (Sixth if you include Nando Rafael, an International footballer who plays for the Angola national team, who also holds German citizenship).[10] The other German players who came before him include Werner Schaaphok (1959–1965), Horst Blankenburg (1970–1975), Arno Steffenhagen (1973–1976), and Peter Lübeke (1977), ending a 36 year absence, since the last German player who had played for Ajax.[11]

During the 2013–14 pre-season, Marvin made his first appearance for Ajax on 13 July 2013 in a friendly match against De Graafschap in Doetinchem, coming on in the 63' minute for Viktor Fischer in the 3–0 away win for the Amsterdammers.[12] On 5 August 2013, he made his professional debut playing for the reserves team Jong Ajax, in what would be their first ever match in the Dutch Jupiler League, the second tier of professional football in the Netherlands. Having been recently promoted from the Beloften Eredivisie, Marvin appeared in the season opener against Telstar in the Amsterdam Arena which ended in a 2–0 victory for Jong Ajax.[13]

International career

Marvin Höner made his debut for the German national under-19 team in a friendly encounter against France U-19 on 14 November 2012, having received his first call-up from U-19 head coach Christian Ziege. The match ended in a 3–0 victory for the Germans at the Rhein-Stadion in Kehl.[14] His second appearance for the under-19 squad, was in a 1–0 away loss against Italy U-19 on 6 February 2013 at the Stadio Gustavo Ventura in Bisceglie, Italy.[15]

Career statistics

Club performance

As of 2013-08-26[16]
Club performance League Cup Continental1 Other2 Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe Other Total
2013–14AjaxEredivisie0000000000
Total Netherlands 0000000000
Career total 0000000000

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield and Play-off matches.

Reserves performance
Club performance League Cup Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Netherlands League KNVB Reserve Cup Total
2013–14Jong AjaxJupiler League400040
Total Netherlands 400040
Career total 400040

References

  1. ↑ "Marvin Höner Profile". Transfermarkt.de. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Marvin Höner Profile". Soccerway.com. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Ajax testet Bielefelds Höner (in German)". Transfermarkt.de. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Arminen verlieren Talent Höner an Ajax (in German)". Kicker.de. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Ajax test Duitse spits Marvin Höner tijdens Copa Amsterdam (in Dutch)". Voetbalcentraal.nl. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Arminia Bielefeld: Nachwuchsstürmer Marvin Höner wechselt zu Ajax Amsterdam (in German)". Liga Zwei.de. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  7. ↑ "Ajax koopt Duitse spits Höner (19) (in Dutch)". Ajax Showtime. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Arminia verdient, wenn Marvin Höner den Durchbruch bei Ajax schafft (in German)". NW News. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Ajax holt U19-Nationalspieler Marvin Höner (in German)". RP Online.de. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Ajax holt U 19-Nationalspieler Höner aus Bielefeld (in German)". DFB.de. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Ajax contracteert ook Duitse jeugdinternational (in Dutch)". Voetbalprimeur.nl. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Debutant Daddy maakt indruk en scoort (in Dutch)". Ajax Showtime. 13 July 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Jong Ajax vs Telstar 2-0". Soccerway. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Deutschland U-19 vs. Frankreich U-19". Transfermarkt.de. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  15. ↑ "Italien U-19 vs. Deutschland U-19". Transfermarkt.de. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Marvin Höner Statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2013. 

External links

AFC Ajax – current squad
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