Moritz Heyer

Moritz Heyer (born 4 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Hamburger SV.[2]

Moritz Heyer
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995
Place of birth Ostercappeln, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hamburger SV
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2006 1. FCR Bramsche
2006–2008 TSV Wallenhorst
2008–2014 VfL Osnabrück
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 VfL Osnabrück II 1 (0)
2014–2018 Sportfreunde Lotte 97 (9)
2018–2019 Hallescher FC 36 (3)
2019–2020 VfL Osnabrück 33 (6)
2020– Hamburger SV 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:39, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Career

Early career

In his youth, Heyer played for 1. FCR Bramsche, TSV Wallenhorst and VfL Osnabrück. With the latter, he progressed through the U17 and U19 sides and appeared in the Under 17 and Under 17 Bundesliga. In September 2013, Heyer made his first appearance for the second-team, VfL Osnabrück II, in the fifth-tier Oberliga Niedersachsen.

Sportfreunde Lotte

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, in May 2014, Heyer moved from the Osnabrück U19 team to Sportfreunde Lotte in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.[3] After not being utilised under head coach Michael Boris, he began making an impact under his successor, Ismail Atalan, at the end of the season, making four appearances, of which two were starts, and he scored a goal.

In the 2015–16 season, Heyer established himself as a regular starter under Atalan in the second half of the season. He contributed with three goals in 26 appearances, of which 18 were in the starting lineup, with the team finishing with the Regionalliga West championship at the end of the season.[4] In the subsequent promotion games against the Regionalliga Südwest champions SV Waldhof Mannheim, Heyer appeared in the 2–0 win in the second leg, which effectively promoted Sportfreunde Lotte to the 3. Liga.[5]

In the 2016–17 season, Heyer, who from then increasingly played in central defense, was again part of the regular starting lineup and made 33 appearances in the 3. Liga, with 23 of them being as a starter, in which he scored two goals. Oscar Corrochano took over as head coach ahead of the 2017–18 season, as Atalan had moved to VfL Bochum. Under Corrochano and his successor Andreas Golombek, Heyer was again mainly used in the defensive midfield and scored three goals in 34 appearances.

Hallescher FC

In the summer of 2018, Heyer signed a one-year contract with 3. Liga club Hallescher FC on a free transfer.[6] Under head coach Torsten Ziegner he almost exclusively played in central defense and made 36 appearances during the season, in which he scored 3 goals. In the sports magazine kicker, Heyer was subsequently one of the top ranked central defenders in the 3. Liga.[7]

VfL Osnabrück

In May 2019, Heyer signed for VfL Osnabrück on a two-year deal, after they had reached promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.[8] Under head coach Daniel Thioune, Heyer was one of the regulars right from the start. He played mainly in central defense, but was also utilised in defensive midfield and as a right-back. In 33 2. Bundesliga appearances, Heyer scored six goals. In kicker he was rated as the third best central defender of the league after the season.[9] VfL Osnabrück finished 13th in the league at the end of the season.

Hamburger SV

In mid-September 2020, one day before the first matchday of the 2020–21 season, Heyer signed a three-year contract with Hamburger SV in the 2. Bundesliga. The move reunited him with his former Osnabrück coach Daniel Thioune.[1]

Career statistics
As of 21 December 2019
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sportfreunde Lotte 2014–15[10] Regionalliga West 41–0041
2015–16[10] Regionalliga West 263–1[lower-alpha 1]0273
2016–17[10] 3. Liga 3324000372
2017–18[10] 3. Liga 3430000343
Club total 97940101029
Hallescher FC 2018–19[10] 3. Liga 3630000363
VfL Osnabrück 2019–20[10] 2. Bundesliga 1731000183
Career total 15015501015615
  1. One appearance in play-offs for 3. Liga

Honours

Sportfreunde Lotte

References
  1. "HSV verpflichtet Moritz Heyer". Hamburger SV (in German). 17 September 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. "Moritz Heyer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. "Neuzugänge zwei und drei: Sportfreunde Lotte". www.sf-lotte.de (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. Stegemann, Alfred (1 May 2016). "Fußball: SF Lotte ist Meister der Regionalliga West: Freude ja – Euphorie nein". Westfälische Nachrichten (in German). Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. "Granatowski ballert SF Lotte in die 3. Liga". kicker (in German). 29 May 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. "Heyer verlässt Lotte Richtung Halle". kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  7. "Topspieler - Abwehr - 3. Liga 2018/19" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  8. "Moritz Heyer wechselt zum VfL Osnabrück". VfL (in German). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  9. "Topspieler - Abwehr - 2. Bundesliga 2019/20" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  10. "Moritz Heyer | Laufbahn | Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2019.
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