Justin Eilers (footballer)

Justin Eilers
Personal information
Full name Justin Eilers
Date of birth (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988
Place of birth Braunschweig, West Germany[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
Apollon Smyrnis
Number 7
Youth career
2000–2002 Eintracht Braunschweig
2002–2003 Braunschweiger SC
2003–2005 Eintracht Braunschweig
2005–2006 Braunschweiger SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FT Braunschweig 29 (17)
2007–2009 Eintracht Braunschweig II 54 (28)
2008–2009 Eintracht Braunschweig 9 (0)
2009–2011 VfL Bochum II 44 (13)
2011–2013 Goslarer SC 08 45 (29)
2013–2014 VfL Wolfsburg II 32 (17)
2014–2016 Dynamo Dresden 74 (42)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2017–2018 Werder Bremen II 16 (5)
2018– Apollon Smyrni 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:12, 2 October 2018 (UTC)

Justin Eilers (born 13 June 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Apollon Smyrnis.[2][3]

Career

Born in Braunschweig, Eilers made his professional debut on 13 September 2008 for hometown club Eintracht Braunschweig in a match against Kickers Offenbach.[4]

After leaving Braunschweig in 2009, Eilers went back into semi-professional football until signing with Dynamo Dresden of the 3. Liga on 20 June 2014.[5] He was voted "Player of the Season" for the 2015–16 3. Liga season.[6]

In April 2016, Werder Bremen announced Eilers would be joining the club on a three-year contract in the summer.[7] In the first half of the 2016–17 season, he suffered from a hip injury and underwent a groin operation which, in connection with the resulting training deficit, kept him out of action. In the second half of the season, he played in the club's reserves to regain fitness and match practice[8] before he suffered another injury tearing his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in May 2017.[9]

In June 2018 Apollon Smyrnis announced the signing of the German striker.[10]

Honours

References

  1. "Justin Eilers und der Traum vom Profifußball" (in German). www.derwesten.de. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. "Justin Eilers" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. "Justin Eilers". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. "Doppelpack von Schied". kicker.de (in German). 13 September 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. "Dynamo verpflichtet Justin Eilers" (in German). 13 September 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. "Stürmer Justin Eilers ist "Spieler der Saison"". Weser-Kurier (in German). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. "Eilers kommt aus Dresden". Kreiszeitung (in German). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. "Bremens Eilers: Über die U 23 zu alter Form". kicker Online (in German). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. "Bittere Diagnose: Kreuzbandriss bei Justin Eilers". kicker Online (in German). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. "Επίσημο: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Τζάστιν Άιλερς ο Απόλλων Σμύρνης". www.sport24.gr. 11 June 2018.


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