Thomas Hitzlsperger
Appearance
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 ft11+1⁄2in) | ||
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 |
Thomas Hitzlsberger(born 5 April 1982) is aGermanfootballplayer. He plays forWest Ham UnitedandGermany national team.In 2014 he toldDie Zeitthat he isgay.He is the first Premier League footballer tocome outas gay.[1]
Club career statistics
[change|change source]Club 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
[change|change source]Germany 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|change source]- ↑"Thomas Hitzlsperger: Former Aston Villa player reveals he is gay".8 January 2014 – via bbc.co.uk.
- ↑Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin."Thomas Hitzlsperger".national-football-teams.