Herbert Bockhorn (born 31 January 1995)[3] is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.

Herbert Bockhorn
Personal information
Full name Herbert Bockhorn[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Kampala, Uganda
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
1. FC Magdeburg
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2002 TSV Melsdorf
2002–2006 FC Kilia Kiel
2006–2014 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Werder Bremen III 5 (1)
2014–2015 Werder Bremen II 10 (0)
2015–2016 SC Wiedenbrück 2000 28 (0)
2016–2019 Borussia Dortmund II 71 (11)
2019–2020 Huddersfield Town 0 (0)
2020–2022 VfL Bochum 42 (1)
2022– 1. FC Magdeburg 54 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Club career

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Youth career

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Bockhorn started playing football from TSV Melsdorf and FC Kilia Kiel before joining Werder Bremen's youth where he played for the U17 and U19 teams.[4]

Werder Bremen III, II and SC Wiedenbrück 2000

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Bockhorn joined Werder Bremen's second reserves from the club's U19 team. He made his senior debut on 27 August 2014 against SG Aumund-Vegesack. On 21 September 2014 Bockhorn played his first game with the Werder Bremen's reserves against TSV Havelse. Bockhorn joined SC Wiedenbrück 2000 from Werder Bremen II. He made his debut on 1 August 2015 against Rot-Weiss Essen.

Borussia Dortmund II

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Bockhorn joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2016. He made his debut on 12 August 2016 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. He scored his first goal on 27 August 2017 against Borussia Mönchengladbach II. Bockhorn played for Borussia Dortmund's senior team on two occasions: on 22 July 2018 at Bank of America Stadium. He played against Liverpool during International Champions Cup.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Huddersfield Town

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In July 2019, Bockhorn moved to English club Huddersfield Town, reuniting him with manager Jan Siewert, who had coached Bockhorn during his time with Borussia Dortmund's reserves.[11][12] On 13 August 2019, Bockhorn made his debut for Huddersfield Town, in the first round of the EFL Cup against Lincoln City. However, on 16 August, Siewert was sacked; Bockhorn's services fell out of favour under new manager Danny Cowley, and he departed the club at the end of the season, without making a league appearance.

VfL Bochum

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In July 2020 Bockhorn signed a one-year contract with VfL Bochum.[13]

1. FC Magdeburg

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In September 2022 Bockhorn joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg as a free agent.[14]

International career

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On 9 March 2019, Bockhorn was invited by Uganda head coach Sébastien Desabre to be part of the final team preparing for the final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Tanzania.[4][15]

Personal life

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Bockhorn was born to a Ugandan mother, Jean Marion Nansubuga, and a German father, Hartwig Bockhorn. Later the family moved to Germany, where Bockhorn started his career as a footballer at TSV Melsdorf.[4][16]

Career statistics

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As of 9 July 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen III 2014–15 Verbandsliga Bremen 5 1 5 1
Werder Bremen II 2014–15 Regionalliga Nord 10 0 0[a] 0 10 0
SC Wiedenbrück 2000 2015–16 Regionalliga West 28 0 28 0
Borussia Dortmund II 2016–17 Regionalliga West 17 0 17 0
2017–18 Regionalliga West 28 7 28 7
2018–19 Regionalliga West 26 4 26 4
Total 71 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 71 11
Huddersfield Town 2019–20 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
VfL Bochum 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 24 1 2 0 26 1
2021–22 Bundesliga 18 0 0 0 18 0
Total 42 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 44 1
Career total 156 13 2 0 1 0 0 0 159 13
  1. ^ Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2019. p. 32. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Herbert Bockhorn at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Herbert Bockhorn - Borussia Dortmund II - Spieler". FuPa. 30 January 1995. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b c Isabirye, David (13 March 2019). "Desabre worried about Herbert Bockhorn's injury". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. ^ FT (22 July 2018). "Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund - Football Match Line-Ups - July 22, 2018". ESPN. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Match report: Liverpool beaten by Borussia Dortmund". Liverpool FC.
  7. ^ Walker, Ron (22 July 2018). "Liverpool 1 - 3 B Dortmund - Match Report & Highlights". Skysports.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. ^ "Watch: Christian Pulisic at the double as Borussia Dortmund come from behind to beat Liverpool". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  9. ^ "Pulisic sparks Dortmund revival as Matip limps off for Liverpool | Football". The Guardian. 22 July 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. ^ John Percy, in Charlotte (23 July 2018). "Liverpool 1 Dortmund 3: Five talking points from friendly defeat including Joel Matip's injury woe". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. ^ "Herbert Bockhorn: Huddersfield Town sign Borussia Dortmund II full-back". BBC Sport. 8 July 2019.
  12. ^ Isabirye, David (8 July 2019). "Ugandan defender Herbert Bockhorn signs for Huddersfield Town". Kawowo Sports.
  13. ^ "Neuzugang von der Insel: Bochum verpflichtet Bockhorn". kicker (in German). 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Piccini und Bockhorn: Zwei neue Verteidiger für Magdeburg". kicker (in German). 6 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
  15. ^ "African football - stories in short". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. ^ Muyita, Joel (5 March 2019). "Who is Herbert Bockhorn?". Kawowo Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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