Marco Höger

Marco Höger

Marco Höger in 2015
Personal information
Full name Marco Höger
Date of birth (1989-09-16) 16 September 1989
Place of birth Cologne, West Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Right back
Club information
Current team
 1. FC Köln
Number 6
Youth career
1994–2001 TuS Höhenhaus
2001–2005 Bayer Leverkusen
2005–2008 Alemannia Aachen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Alemannia Aachen II 39 (7)
2009–2011 Alemannia Aachen 43 (7)
2011–2016 Schalke 04 88 (7)
2016– 1. FC Köln 11 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:10, 28 November 2016 (UTC).


Marco Höger (born 16 September 1989, in Cologne) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or right back for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga.

Career

Alemannia Aachen

Höger began his career in 2005 in Alemannia Aachen's youth academy.[1] In summer 2008, he was promoted to the reserve team where he earned his first senior cap on 17 August 2008 against TSV Germania Windeck in the NRW-Liga.[2] He made his professional debut for Alemannia Aachen in the 2. Bundesliga on 6 March 2010 against FC Energie Cottbus[3] and signed his first professional contract with Alemannia on 26 May 2010.[4]

Schalke 04

On 9 June 2011, FC Schalke 04 confirmed that Höger signed a 3-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2014.[5] The transfer fee is reported as undisclosed by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt.[5] Marco Höger was assigned a number 12 shirt, previously worn by Peer Kluge.[5]

On 8 January 2013, Schalke announced that Höger signed a two-year professional contract extension to 30 June 2016.[5]

Following Schalke 04's 2-0 defeat to rivals 1. FC Köln, on 10 May 2015, Höger was suspended from training and first team action until 16 May 2015.[6]

1. FC Köln

On 22 February 2016, Höger signed a five-year contract with 1. FC Köln starting in the 2016/17 season.[7]

Honours

Club

FC Schalke 04

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total Ref.
Club League Season App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals App. Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal Europe Other Total
Alemannia Aachen 2. Bundesliga 2009–10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 [8]
2010–11 33 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 37 10
Total4374300004710
Schalke 04 Bundesliga 2011–12 27 1 3 0 10 0 1 0 41 1
2012–13 22 3 2 0 6 0 0 0 30 3
2013–14 8 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 14 2
2014–15 26 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 34 1
2015–16 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total88780280101257
1. FC Köln Bundesliga 2016–17 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total110100000120
Career Total142141332801018417
Last updated: 28 November 2016

References

  1. ↑ "Stieber kommt, Höger wird Profi" (in German). az-web.de. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Höger, Marco" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Petersen bringt Cottbus auf die Siegerstraße" (in German). kicker.de. 6 March 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "Zoltán Stieber wird ein Schwarz-Gelber" (in German). Alemannia Aachen. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Marco Höger signs extension to stay at Schalke through 2016". SB Nation. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ↑ "Kevin-Prince Boateng and Sidney Sam suspended by Schalke". BBC Sport. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Höger wechselt zum fc". 1. FC Köln. 22 Feb 2016. Retrieved 22 Feb 2016.
  8. ↑ Marco Höger profile at Soccerway


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