International Eligibility & Player Data
Tag
Players born in Essen, Germany
International football players with roots in Essen, Germany. Includes those who left early and went on to represent other nations.
50 players
NAT
PLAYER
POS
DOB
CLUB
SINCE
GERGER
Leroy Sané
MF
11.01.1996 (30)
TUR Galatasaray
2025
GERGER
Jens Lehmann
GK
10.11.1969 (56)
Retired
—
GERGER
Helmut Rahn
FW
16.08.1929 (†)
Deceased
—
IRQIRQ
Youssef Amyn
MF
21.08.2003 (22)
CYP AEK Larnaca
2025
GERGER
Frank Mill
FW
23.07.1958 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Hans Küppers
MF
24.12.1938 (†)
Deceased
—
LBNLBN
Malek Fakhro
FW
14.12.1997 (28)
GER Hallescher FC
2025
GERGER
Thomas Hörster
DF
27.11.1956 (69)
Retired
—
GERGER
Uwe Reinders
FW
19.01.1955 (71)
Retired
—
GERGER
Heinz Kubsch
GK
20.07.1930 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Heinz Steinmann
DF
01.02.1938 (†)
Deceased
—
GERGER
Peter Reichel
DF
30.11.1951 (74)
Retired
—
ALBALB
Eniss Shabani
MF
29.05.2003 (23)
POL Śląsk Wrocław
2026
CROCRO
Ivan Paurević
MF
01.07.1991 (35)
Retired
—
GAMGAM
Marian Sarr
DF
30.01.1995 (31)
GER Bonner SC
2021
GERGER
Tom Baack
DF
13.03.1999 (27)
GER SC Paderborn
2026
GERGER
Haymenn Bah-Traoré
DF
12.06.1997 (29)
Free Agent
—
GERGER
Ben Bobzien
FW
29.04.2003 (23)
GER Dynamo Dresden
2026 (Loan)
GERGER
Hendrik Bonmann
GK
22.01.1994 (32)
BUL Ludogorets
2024
GERGER
Fatih Candan
FW
30.12.1989 (36)
Retired
—
GERGER
Marius Ebbers
FW
04.01.1978 (48)
Retired
—
GERGER
Noel Futkeu
FW
06.12.2002 (23)
GER Greuther Fürth
2024
GERGER
Luke Hemmerich
MF
09.02.1998 (28)
GER Würzburger Kickers
2025
GERGER
André Hoffmann
MF
28.02.1993 (33)
BUL CSKA 1948
2025
GERGER
Gian-Luca Itter
DF
05.01.1999 (27)
GER Greuther Fürth
2022
GERGER
Fatih Kaya
FW
13.11.1999 (26)
GER Wehen Wiesbaden
2024
GERGER
Darnell Keumo
DF
01.10.2007 (18)
GER VfL Bochum
2025
GERGER
Sonny Kittel
MF
06.01.1993 (33)
Free Agent
—
GERGER
Julian Korb
DF
21.03.1992 (34)
GER Borussia Mönchengladbach II
2023
GERGER
Michael Lameck
DF
15.09.1949 (76)
Retired
—
GERGER
Maxim Leitsch
DF
18.05.1998 (28)
GER Mainz 05
2022
GERGER
Florian Mayer
DF
04.03.1998 (28)
GER Sportfreunde Siegen
2024
GERGER
Dennis Owusu
MF
05.01.2001 (25)
CZE Baník Ostrava
2025
GERGER
Barış Özbek
MF
14.09.1986 (39)
Retired
—
GERGER
Sören Pirson
GK
27.08.1985 (40)
Retired
—
GERGER
Christoph Preuß
DF
04.07.1981 (45)
Retired
—
GERGER
Lukas Raeder
GK
30.12.1993 (32)
Retired
—
GERGER
Otto Rehhagel
DF
09.08.1938 (87)
Retired
—
GERGER
Nico Rinderknecht
MF
11.10.1997 (28)
GER Eintracht Stadtallendorf
2024
GERGER
Marlon Ritter
FW
15.10.1994 (31)
GER 1.FC Kaiserslautern
2020
GERGER
Till Schumacher
DF
10.12.1997 (28)
GER 1.FC Saarbrücken
2024
GERGER
Steve Tunga
MF
08.03.1997 (29)
Free Agent
—
GREGRE
Dimitrios Ioannidis
MF
13.02.2000 (26)
Free Agent
—
IRLIRL
Ali Reghba
FW
14.06.2000 (26)
SVN Maribor
2025
SRBSRB
Aleksandar Stevanović
MF
16.02.1992 (34)
Retired
—
SRBSRB
Predrag Stevanović
MF
03.03.1991 (35)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Ali Bilgin
FW
17.12.1981 (44)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Abu-Bekir El-Zein
MF
18.02.2003 (23)
GER SSV Ulm
2026
TURTUR
Sercan Güvenışık
FW
01.03.1980 (46)
Retired
—
TURTUR
Atakan Karazor
MF
13.10.1996 (29)
GER VfB Stuttgart
2019
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