Frederik Jäkel (born 7 March 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club SV Elversberg, on loan from RB Leipzig.

Frederik Jäkel
Jäkel with RB Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Dommitzsch, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
SV Elversberg
(on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2012 Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß
2012–2019 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– RB Leipzig 0 (0)
2020–2022Oostende (loan) 36 (3)
2022–2023Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 25 (1)
2023–SV Elversberg (loan) 18 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Germany U18 4 (0)
2019 Germany U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2020

Club career

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At under-13 level, Jäkel moved from his hometown club Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß to the youth academy of RB Leipzig while attending seventh grade at Sportgymnasium Leipzig.[1] In the 2017–18 season he made 19 appearances in the Under 17 Bundesliga, scoring one goal. He also played twice in the play-offs.[2] He also scored one goal the following season, this time playing 20 games in the Under 19 Bundesliga.[3]

On 25 April 2019, Jäkel signed his first professional contract with RB Leipzig.[4] In the 2019–20 season, he captained the Leipzig under-19 team. With them, he appeared in the UEFA Youth League.[5] For the first team, he was included in the squad for the first time on 1 March 2020 against Bayer Leverkusen.[6]

On 14 July 2020, Jäkel was loaned to Oostende for 2 years.[7] Jäkel made his professional debut with Oostende in a 2-1 Belgian First Division A loss to Anderlecht on 15 December 2020.[8]

On 20 June 2022, Jäkel moved on a new loan to Arminia Bielefeld, with an option to buy.[9]

On 1 August 2023, Jäkel was loaned out by RB Leipzig once again for a season, to SV Elversberg in 2. Bundesliga.[10] On 7 June 2024, the loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.[11]

International career

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Jäkel gained four caps for the Germany under-18 team. He made seven appearances at under-19 level, including three in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[12]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Keil, Thomas (24 September 2020). "Erfolgreiche Nachwuchsabeit in Dommitzsch - Lokalnews - Torgauer Zeitung". torgauerzeitung.com (in German).
  2. ^ "Frederik Jäkel » Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Frederik Jäkel » Youth Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "RB Leipzig stattet Jäkel mit Profivertrag aus". sport.de.
  5. ^ "Frederik Jäkel » » UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ^ Kirschbaum, Fabian (1 March 2020). "Jäkel gehört erstmal zum Profikader von Leipzig". ligainsider.de (in German).
  7. ^ "Duitse jeugdinternational tekent bij KVO". www.kvo.be.
  8. ^ "Anderlecht vs. KV Oostende - 15 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN, FREDERIK!" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Verteidiger Frederik Jäkel wechselt für ein Jahr nach Elversberg" [Defender Frederik Jäkel is moving to Elversberg for a year] (in German). SV Elversberg. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Leihe verlängert: Frederik Jäkel bleibt in Elversberg" [Loan extended: Frederik Jäkel stays in Elversberg] (in German). SV Elversberg. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Frederik Jäkel - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.
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