Linus Gechter

Linus Gechter
Linus Gechter
Personal information
Full name Linus Jasper Gechter
Date of birth (2004-02-27) 27 February 2004
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hertha BSC
Number 44
Youth career
2014–2015 Hertha Zehlendorf
2015–2021 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Hertha BSC 50 (3)
2021– Hertha BSC II 10 (0)
2023 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2019–2020 Germany U16 4 (0)
2021 Germany U18 3 (1)
2022–2023 Germany U19 9 (0)
2023– Germany U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:19, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Linus Jasper Gechter (born 27 February 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC.

Club career

A youth product of Hertha Zehlendorf and Hertha BSC, Gechter started training with Hertha BSC's senior side in 2021.[1] He made his professional debut with Hertha BSC in a 3–1 Bundesliga win over VfL Bochum on 12 September 2021.[2] On 17 March 2022, he signed a professional contract with Hertha, tying him to the club until 30 June 2022.[3] He came in second place for the 2021 U17 Fritz Walter Medal.[4]

On 7 December 2022, Gechter agreed to join 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

International career

Gechter is a youth international for Germany, having played up to the Germany U19s.[6]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Linus Jasper Gechter | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website.
  2. ^ "Bochum vs. Hertha Berlin - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Neuer Vertrag für Linus Gechter". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 26 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko".
  5. ^ "Eintracht Braunschweig leiht Linus Gechter aus" (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Kade und Gechter mit Remis, Belfodil vor Showdown | Hertha BSC". www.herthabsc.com. 25 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Goldene Fritz-Walter-Medaillen an Brand, Adeyemi und Moukoko". dfb.de (in German). 9 November 2022.
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