Kevin Behrens
![]() Behrens with Union Berlin in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Bremen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2004 | ATS Buntentor | ||
2004–2008 | SC Weyhe | ||
2008–2010 | Werder Bremen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | Werder Bremen III | 24 | (10) |
2011–2012 | SV Wilhelmshaven | 26 | (10) |
2012–2014 | Hannover 96 II | 40 | (17) |
2014–2015 | Alemannia Aachen | 28 | (8) |
2015–2016 | Rot-Weiss Essen | 8 | (3) |
2016–2018 | 1. FC Saarbrücken | 78 | (35) |
2018–2021 | SV Sandhausen | 94 | (31) |
2021–2024 | Union Berlin | 75 | (14) |
2024– | VfL Wolfsburg | 13 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Germany | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
Kevin Behrens (born 3 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.[1]
Club career
Behrens spent most of his career in Regionalliga, playing for Werder Bremen III, SV Wilhelmshaven, Hannover 96 II, Alemannia Aachen, Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Saarbrücken and SV Sandhausen.[2][3] With Saarbrücken, he won both the 2016–17 Saarland Cup and 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest.[4]
Behrens transferred to East Berlin-based Bundesliga club Union Berlin during the 2021 summer transfer window.[5] On 16 September 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 defeat against Slavia Prague in the 2021–22 Conference League.[6] On the first matchday of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season, Behrens scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick, all being headers, on August 20, 2023 at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in a 4–1 home victory.[7] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 defeat against Real Madrid.[8]
On 31 January 2024, Behrens moved to VfL Wolfsburg.[9]
International career
In October 2023, Behrens received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[10] He debuted against the former on 18 October, coming on as a substitute at the 87th minute for Jamal Musiala which ended in a 2–2 draw.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 May 2024[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Werder Bremen III | 2010–11 | Bremenliga | 24 | 10 | — | — | — | 24 | 10 | |||
Wilhemshaven | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 10 | — | — | — | 26 | 10 | |||
Hannover 96 II | 2012–13 | Regionalliga Nord | 26 | 9 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | |||
2013–14 | Regionalliga Nord | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 9 | ||||
Total | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | 40 | 18 | |||||
Alemannia Aachen | 2014–15 | Regionalliga West | 28 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||
Rot-Weiss Essen | 2015–16 | Regionalliga West | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
Saarbrücken | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||
2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 30 | 11 | — | — | — | 30 | 11 | ||||
2017–18 | Regionalliga Südwest | 35 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 19 | ||
Total | 78 | 35 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 80 | 35 | |||
SV Sandhausen | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 14 | |||
2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 13 | |||
Total | 94 | 31 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 98 | 31 | ||||
Union Berlin | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6[b] | 2 | — | 34 | 6 | |
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9[c] | 0 | — | 46 | 10 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
Total | 75 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 20 | ||
Wolfsburg | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Career total | 387 | 130 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 427 | 136 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion playoffs
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 17 October 2023[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | |||
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 1 | 0 |
Personal life
His sister Kim van de Velde (née Behrens) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player.[14] She’s married to the volleyball player Steven van de Velde. In August 2014, aged 19, van de Velde raped a 12-year-old girl he had met on Facebook who lived in Milton Keynes, England. He travelled to her home and, when her mother was out gave her alcohol and then raped her several times at her home as well as near Furzton Lake which was nearby.[5] The victim would eventually go on to self-harm and once overdosed.[6] Van de Velde returned to the Netherlands after the rape, although he was eventually extradited to the United Kingdom and arrested in January 2016.
Honours
1. FC Saarbrücken
References
- ^ Kevin Behrens at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Bate, Adam (8 September 2023). "Kevin Behrens is Union Berlin's cycling striker: Real Madrid awaits for former regional league forward and cult hero". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Nagelsmann nominiert Unioner Kevin Behrens erstmals für DFB-Auswahl". rbb24.de (in German). 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Ex-FCS-Stürmer Kevin Behrens jetzt Nationalspieler" (in German). Sportschau. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Behrens wird Unioner" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Late goals defeat resilient Union in Prague". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 September 2021.
- ^ "Behrens-Gala bei Gosens-Debüt". sport1.de (in German). 20 August 2023.
- ^ "Union verpasst Sensationspunkt bei Real Madrid" (in German). Sportschau. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "BEHRENS WIRD EIN WOLF" [BEHRENS BECOMES A WOLF] (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). German Football Association. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Kevin Behrens feiert Debüt in der Nationalmannschaft" [Kevin Behrens celebrates his debut in the national team] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ^ Kevin Behrens at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ "Kevin Behrens". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "So erlebte Union-Matchwinner Kevin Behrens seine Rückkehr nach Bremen" (in German). Sportschau. 26 January 2023.
External links
- Kevin Behrens at DFB (also available in German)
- Kevin Behrens at kicker (in German)
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