Ashkan Dejagah
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| Ashkan Dejagah | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Ashkan Dejagah | |
| Date of birth | July 5, 1986 (age 20) | |
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | |
| Height | 1.82m | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Hertha BSC Berlin | |
| Number | 16 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| ?-? ?-? 2000-present |
TeBe Reinickendorfer Füchse Hertha BSC Berlin |
? (?) ? (?) 6 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| ?-2004 2004-2005 2005-present |
Germany U17 Germany U19 Germany U21 |
4 (0) 15 (7) ? (?) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Ashkan Dejagah (Persian: اشكان دژاگاه , born July 5, 1986 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-German football player who currently plays for Hertha BSC Berlin. He usually plays the striker position.
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[edit] Club career
With Dejagah's signing for Hertha BSC Berlin in 2005, he became the youngest player to ever be signed by the club since it was founded in 1892. He also plays for Hertha in the regional league in which he has consistently been the leading scorer since 2005 and as well this season which he has scored 10 goals in 16 games. Hertha's manager Falko Götz has showed continuous faith in him by gradually giving the youngester playing time in the Bundesliga as well as giving him 2 full appearances in the UEFA Cup.
[edit] International career
In 2004 upon being called up to Germany's u-19 national team, Dejagah managed to score an impressive 7 goals in 12 international games including a memorable 2 goals against the Netherlands after his team was down 2-0.
In 2006 again he was invited to play for Germany's U-20 and was once again given the coveted number 10 jersey shared by legends in Germany like Franz Beckenbauer. Dejagah has been temporarily banned from playing before for lashing out against referees and other players and has become known for his fiery temper and provocative style.
Dejagah also considers playing for Iran at international level rather than Germany. He recently expressed his feelings in a conference and his desire to play for Iran.
[edit] Trivia
- Dejagah has two tattoos on his right wrist one saying Ashkan in Farsi and another saying Tehran in English where he was born.
- He is born to an Iranian father and a German mother.
[edit] External links
| Hertha BSC Berlin - Current Squad |
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3 Friedrich | 4 van Burik | 5 Chahed | 6 Gilberto | 7 Baştürk | 8 Dárdai | 9 Pantelić | 11 Cairo | 12 Fiedler | 13 Giménez | 14 Šimunić | 15 Mineiro | 16 Dejagah | 17 Boateng | 18 Lakić | 20 Zecke | 21 Okoronkwo | 23 Cagara | 27 Wallschläger | 29 Fathi | 32 R. Müller | 33 Stuhr-Ellegaard | 37 C. Müller | 38 Ebert | 39 Ede | Manager: Götz |
