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==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==
===Club===
===Club===
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{{updated|match played 25 August 2024}}<ref name=sw>{{Soccerway|rogerio-oliveira-da-silva/425515|accessdate=21 November 2017}}</ref>


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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
His sister [[:de:Kim van de Velde|Kim van de Velde]] ({{née|Behrens}}) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/rb/rb-so-erlebte-union-matchwinner-kevin-behrens-seine-rueckkehr-nach-bremen-100.html |title=So erlebte Union-Matchwinner Kevin Behrens seine Rückkehr nach Bremen |publisher=Sportschau |language=de |date=26 January 2023 }}</ref> who is married to beach volleyball player and convicted child rapist [[Steven van de Velde]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-26 |title=Aufruhr vor den Olympischen Spielen: Verurteilter Vergewaltiger fährt nach Paris |url=https://www.tag24.de/sport/olympia/olympische-sommerspiele/aufruhr-vor-den-olympischen-spielen-verurteilter-vergewaltiger-faehrt-nach-paris-3228555 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=TAG24 |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Steven van de Velde: Child rapist beach volleyball player booed at Paris Olympics |url=https://news.sky.com/story/steven-van-de-velde-child-rapist-beach-volleyball-player-booed-at-paris-olympics-13186236 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Sky News |language=en}}</ref>
His sister [[:de:Kim van de Velde|Kim van de Velde]] ({{née|Behrens}}) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportschau.de/regional/rb/rb-so-erlebte-union-matchwinner-kevin-behrens-seine-rueckkehr-nach-bremen-100.html |title=So erlebte Union-Matchwinner Kevin Behrens seine Rückkehr nach Bremen |publisher=Sportschau |language=de |date=26 January 2023 }}</ref>

==Honours==
==Honours==
'''1. FC Saarbrücken'''
'''1. FC Saarbrücken'''

Revision as of 13:23, 27 August 2024

Kevin Behrens
Behrens with Union Berlin in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bremen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 17
Youth career
1995–2004 ATS Buntentor
2004–2008 SC Weyhe
2008–2010 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Werder Bremen III 24 (10)
2011–2012 SV Wilhelmshaven 26 (10)
2012–2014 Hannover 96 II 40 (17)
2014–2015 Alemannia Aachen 28 (8)
2015–2016 Rot-Weiss Essen 8 (3)
2016–2018 1. FC Saarbrücken 78 (35)
2018–2021 SV Sandhausen 94 (31)
2021–2024 Union Berlin 75 (14)
2024– VfL Wolfsburg 14 (1)
International career
2023– Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Kevin Behrens (born 3 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.[1]

Club career

Behrens spent most of his career in Regionalliga, playing for Werder Bremen III, SV Wilhelmshaven, Hannover 96 II, Alemannia Aachen, Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Saarbrücken and SV Sandhausen.[2][3] With Saarbrücken, he won both the 2016–17 Saarland Cup and 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest.[4]

Behrens transferred to East Berlin-based Bundesliga club Union Berlin during the 2021 summer transfer window.[5] On 16 September 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 defeat against Slavia Prague in the 2021–22 Conference League.[6] On the first matchday of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season, Behrens scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick, all being headers, on August 20, 2023 at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in a 4–1 home victory.[7] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 defeat against Real Madrid.[8]

On 31 January 2024, Behrens moved to VfL Wolfsburg.[9]

International career

In October 2023, Behrens received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[10] He debuted against the former on 18 October, coming on as a substitute at the 87th minute for Jamal Musiala which ended in a 2–2 draw.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 August 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Werder Bremen III 2010–11 Bremenliga 24 10 24 10
Wilhemshaven 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 26 10 26 10
Hannover 96 II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 26 9 26 9
2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 14 9 14 9
Total 40 18 40 18
Alemannia Aachen 2014–15 Regionalliga West 28 8 3 0 31 8
Rot-Weiss Essen 2015–16 Regionalliga West 8 3 1 0 9 3
Saarbrücken 2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 13 5 13 5
2016–17 Regionalliga Südwest 30 11 30 11
2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 35 19 1 0 1[a] 0 37 19
Total 78 35 1 0 1 0 80 35
SV Sandhausen 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 30 4 2 0 32 4
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 32 14 1 0 33 14
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 32 13 1 0 33 13
Total 94 31 4 0 98 31
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 24 2 4 2 6[b] 2 34 6
2022–23 Bundesliga 33 8 4 2 9[c] 0 46 10
2023–24 Bundesliga 18 4 2 0 5[d] 0 25 4
Total 75 14 10 4 20 2 0 0 105 20
Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 13 1 13 1
2024–25 Bundesliga 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 388 130 19 4 20 2 1 0 428 136
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Promotion playoffs
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany
2023 1 0
Total 1 0

Personal life

His sister Kim van de Velde (née Behrens) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player.[14]

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

References

  1. ^ Kevin Behrens at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Bate, Adam (8 September 2023). "Kevin Behrens is Union Berlin's cycling striker: Real Madrid awaits for former regional league forward and cult hero". Sky Sports.
  3. ^ "Nagelsmann nominiert Unioner Kevin Behrens erstmals für DFB-Auswahl". rbb24.de (in German). 6 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Ex-FCS-Stürmer Kevin Behrens jetzt Nationalspieler" (in German). Sportschau. 6 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Kevin Behrens wird Unioner" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Late goals defeat resilient Union in Prague". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Behrens-Gala bei Gosens-Debüt". sport1.de (in German). 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Union verpasst Sensationspunkt bei Real Madrid" (in German). Sportschau. 21 September 2023.
  9. ^ "BEHRENS WIRD EIN WOLF" [BEHRENS BECOMES A WOLF] (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). German Football Association. 6 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Kevin Behrens feiert Debüt in der Nationalmannschaft" [Kevin Behrens celebrates his debut in the national team] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ^ Kevin Behrens at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Kevin Behrens". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  14. ^ "So erlebte Union-Matchwinner Kevin Behrens seine Rückkehr nach Bremen" (in German). Sportschau. 26 January 2023.