Daniel Halfar

Daniel Halfar
Personal information
Date of birth7 January 1988
Place of birthMannheim, West Germany
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
1. FC Köln
Number22
Youth career
1994–1998MFC Phönix Mannheim 02
1998–20051. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–20071. FC Kaiserslautern29(3)
2005–20071. FC Kaiserslautern II11(5)
2007–2010Arminia Bielefeld73(1)
2010–2013TSV 1860 München68(8)
2013–1. FC Köln33(3)
National team‡
2008–2009Germany U213(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2010

Daniel Halfar (born 7 January 1988 in Mannheim) is a German footballer who currently plays for 1. FC Köln in the German 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.

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