Jerome Kiesewetter

Jerome Kiesewetter
Personal information
Full nameJerome Julien Kiesewetter
Date of birth9 February 1993
Place of birthBerlin, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
VfB Stuttgart
Number42
Youth career
Hertha Zehlendorf
2007–2012Hertha BSC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–2012Hertha BSC II17(2)
2012–VfB Stuttgart II36(4)
2014→ Hertha BSC II (loan)15(2)
2015–VfB Stuttgart2(0)
National team‡
2011United States U183(2)
2010–2013United States U208(0)
2011–United States U232(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 April 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2015

Jerome Julien Kiesewetter (born 9 February 1993) is an American soccer player who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart.

Club career

On 16 May 2012 Jerome Kiesewetter signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart.[1]

Kiesewetter made his debut for VfB Stuttgart II on 25 September 2012 in the 3. Liga against F.C. Hansa Rostock.[2]

In January 2014 he was loaned out to Hertha BSC II until the end of the season.

On 6 March 2015 Kiesewetter made his Bundesliga debut for VfB Stuttgart against Hertha BSC.

International career

At the age of 17 Kiesewetter was called for the first time into the United States national under-20 team for a tournament in Peru in September 2010.[3] He made his debut for the U.S. under-20 team on 6 September 2010 against Paraguay.[4] In the 2011 Milk Cup Kiesewetter played for the under-18 team of the United States. He scored in the first match of the tournament against Israel[5] and in the third-place match against Georgia.[6] On 11 November 2011 Kiesewetter made his first appearance for the United States national under-23 team against Azerbaijan.[7] In October 2012 he participated with the under-20 team of the United States in the Marbella Cup.[8] On 11 February 2013 U-20 Coach Tab Ramos added Kiesewetter to the USYNT U-20 squad for the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, the qualifying tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.[9] Kiesewetter appeared twice for the U-20's in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, playing against Haiti and Costa Rica in the group stage.

References

  1. ↑ "VfB sign Jerome Kiesewetter". VfB Stuttgart. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "Official match report: VfB Stuttgart II – Hansa Rostock". German Football Association. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "U.S. U-20 MNT Set for Four International Games in Peru". United States Soccer Federation. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "U.S. U-20 MNT Drops Opening Match to Paraguay". United States Soccer Federation. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "U-18 MNT Opens Milk Cup with 2–0 Win against Israel". United States Soccer Federation. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ↑ "U-18 MNT Takes Third at Milk Cup". United States Soccer Federation. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  7. ↑ "U-23 Men's National Team Ties Azerbaijan 0–0 in Duisburg". United States Soccer Federation. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "short reports on the international games involving VfB representatives". VfB Stuttgart. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  9. ↑ http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-20-MNT/2013/02/US-U20-MNT-Head-Coach-Tab-Ramos-Adds-Jerome-Kiesewetter-to-Roster.aspx

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