Colin Kleine-Bekel
Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel (born 24 January 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as an centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Colin Noah Kleine-Bekel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Bielefeld, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Holstein Kiel | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfR Wellensiek | |||
| –2015 | Arminia Bielefeld | ||
| 2015–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Holstein Kiel II | 34 | (0) |
| 2023– | Holstein Kiel | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Germany U21 | 3 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:18, 12 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Kleine-Bekel was born in Bielefeld.[2] He was an important player and vice-captain of the Borussia Dortmund U19 team that won the Under 19 Bundesliga in the 2021–22 season.[3][2] He also made eight appearances in the UEFA Youth League.[2]
In summer 2022 Kleine-Bekel left Borussia Dortmund after spending seven years with the club, signing for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel.[2] At Holstein Kiel, he was assigned to the reserve team for the 2022–23 season during which he was an undisputed starter[2] and helped the side avoid relegation from the Regionalliga Nord.[4] He made his debut for the first team in May 2023, on the last day of the season, coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute of a 5–1 win against Hannover 96.[5]
Following strong performances in pre-season,[2] Kleine-Bekel was promoted to the first team for the 2023–24 season.[4] He made his starting debut in Holstein Kiel's first league match of the season, playing alongside Carl Johansson in a 1–0 win against Eintracht Braunschweig.[4]
Style of play
A left-footed centre-back,[4] Kleine-Bekel has been described as "tactically disciplined" and strong in duels on the ground and in the air.[2] His build-up play is focussed on minimising mistakes.[2]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 September 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Holstein Kiel II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 34 | 0 | – | 34 | 0 | |
| Holstein Kiel | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
References
- Colin Kleine-Bekel at WorldFootball.net
- Geidel, Andreas (25 July 2023). "Holstein Kiel: Colin Kleine-Bekel per Zickzackkurs in die Erfolgsspur" [Holstein Kiel: Colin Kleine-Bekel zigzags his way to success]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- Gebhardt, Cedric (4 February 2022). "BVB-U19: Mit Kopf und Kompass - wie Colin Kleine-Bekel sein Team bereichert" [BVB U19: With head and compass - how Colin Kleine-Bekel enriches his team]. Ruhr Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- Sixtus, Luca (4 August 2023). "Der Plan von Colin Kleine-Bekel bei Holstein Kiel geht auf" [Colin Kleine-Bekel's plan at Holstein Kiel is working out]. SHZ (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- Hermann, Matthias (29 May 2023). "Holstein Kiel: Weiner und Kleine-Bekel gegen Hannover 96 mit Debüt" [Holstein Kiel: Weiner and Kleine-Bekel make their debuts against Hannover 96]. Kieler Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- "Colin Kleine-Bekel » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
External links
- Colin Kleine-Bekel at kicker (in German)
- Colin Kleine-Bekel at DFB (also available in German)