Thomas Hitzlsperger
German footballer
Thomas Hitzlsberger (born 5 April 1982) is a German football player. He plays for West Ham United and Germany national team. In 2014 he told Die Zeit that he is gay. He is the first Premier League footballer to come out as gay.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Hitzlsperger | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Munich, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lazio | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001-2005 2001-2002 2005-2009 2010 2010- |
Aston Villa →Chesterfield (loan) Stuttgart Lazio West Ham United | ||
National team | |||
2004-2009 | Germany | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career statistics
changeClub statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2000/01 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
2001/02 | Chesterfield | Second Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |
2001/02 | Aston Villa | Premier League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 12 | 1 | |
2002/03 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | 29 | 4 | |||
2003/04 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | 38 | 5 | |||
2004/05 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 30 | 3 | |||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Premiere Ligapokal | Europe | Total | |||||||
2005/06 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
2006/07 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
2007/08 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 0 | 31 | 7 | |||
2008/09 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | 39 | 6 | |||
2009/10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
Italy | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
2009/10 | Lazio | Serie A | 6 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | |||||
Country | England | 104 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - | 115 | 12 | ||
Germany | 125 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 160 | 28 | ||
Italy | 6 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 235 | 29 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 281 | 41 |
International career statistics
changeGermany national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2004 | 2 | 0 |
2005 | 11 | 0 |
2006 | 7 | 2 |
2007 | 10 | 2 |
2008 | 13 | 2 |
2009 | 8 | 0 |
2010 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 52 | 6 |
References
change- ↑ "Thomas Hitzlsperger: Former Aston Villa player reveals he is gay". 8 January 2014 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Thomas Hitzlsperger". www.national-football-teams.com.