Dennis Eckert

Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa (born 9 January 1997) is a German footballer who plays for FC Ingolstadt 04 as a forward.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Eckert and the second or maternal family name is Ayensa.
Dennis Eckert
Eckert with Celta in 2018
Personal information
Full name Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa
Date of birth (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997
Place of birth Bonn, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 Ingolstadt 04
Number 7
Youth career
2001–2007 SC Pulheim
2007–2011 1. FC Köln
2011–2013 Alemannia Aachen
2013–2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 4 (0)
2017–2018 Celta B 48 (9)
2018–2019 Celta 9 (0)
2019 → Excelsior (loan) 12 (2)
2019– Ingolstadt 04 30 (14)
National team
2015 Germany U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 July 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Bonn to a Galician mother and a father who is German, Eckert joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth setup in 2013, after stints at Alemannia Aachen, 1. FC Köln and SC Pulheim.[1] He made his senior debut with the former's reserve team on 5 September 2015, playing the last five minutes in a 2–2 Regionalliga home draw against SSVG Velbert.

Celta Vigo

On 4 July 2017, Eckert joined Celta de Vigo and was initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[2] He made his first-team debut on 18 August of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Maxi Gómez in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[3]

Excelsior

On 31 January 2019, Eckert joined Eredivisie side SBV Excelsior until June.[4] He scored the game-winning goal on 17 February in a 2–1 comeback win against FC Emmen for his first top-flight goal.[5]

Ingolstadt

On 2 September 2019, FC Ingolstadt announced the signing of Eckert.[6] He scored a goal and provided an assist in his debut for the club on 15 September 2019.[7] Eckert finished the season with 14 goals in 30 league matches, helping Ingolstadt reach the promotion playoffs.[8]

International career

Youth

Eckert has played for the Germany national under-19 football team.[9]

Career statistics
As of 3 September 2019
Club Division Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II Regionalliga West 2015–16 10—10
2016–17 30—30
Total 40—40
Celta B Segunda División B 2017–18 368—40408
2018–19 121—00121
Total 489—40529
Celta La Liga 2018–19 9010—100
Excelsior (loan) Eredivisie 2018–19 12200—20142
Ingolstadt 04 3. Liga 2019–20 0000—00
Career total 73111000608011
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References
  1. "Dennis Eckert, el gol como tarjeta de presentación" [Dennis Eckert, the goal as a presentation card] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. "Víctor Pastrana y Dennis Eckert, nuevas incorporaciones del Celta B" [Víctor Pastrana and Dennis Eckert, new additions of Celta B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Dennis Eckert, cedido al SBV Excelsior de la Eredivisie" [Dennis Eckert, loaned to Eredivisie's SBV Excelsior] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  5. https://eldesmarque.com/vigo/celta/noticias/123637-eckert-anota-el-gol-del-triunfo-del-excelsior
  6. "Eckert Ayensa kommt, Kerschbaumer geht: FCI-Personalplanungen abgeschlossen" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. https://www.fcingolstadt.de/news/9578-niederlage-trotz-schlussoffensive-schanzer-muessen-sich-halle-geschlagen-geben/
  8. https://www.ligainsider.de/mobile/dennis-eckert-ayensa_20668/arminia-bielefeld-haben-die-ostwestfalen-eckert-ayensa-im-visier-290850/
  9. http://www.persianfootball.com/news/2018/08/31/dennis-eckert-future-team-melli-call-up/
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