Daniel Halfar

{{short description|German former professional footballer (born 1988)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Halfar

| image = daniel-halfar2017.jpg

| caption = Halfar in 2017.

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|1|7|df=y}}

| birth_place = Mannheim, West Germany

| height = 1.73m

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1998 | youthclubs1 = MFC Phönix Mannheim 02

| youthyears2 = 1998–2005 | youthclubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern

| years1 = 2005–2007 | clubs1 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern | caps1 = 29 | goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2005–2007 | clubs2 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | caps2 = 12 | goals2 = 5

| years3 = 2007–2010 | clubs3 = Arminia Bielefeld | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Arminia Bielefeld II | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2010–2013 | clubs5 = 1860 Munich | caps5 = 68 | goals5 = 8

| years6 = 2013–2015 | clubs6 = 1. FC Köln | caps6 = 55 | goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2015–2018 | clubs7 = 1. FC Kaiserslautern | caps7 = 65 | goals7 = 3

| totalcaps = 307 | totalgoals = 24

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam1 = Germany U21 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 2

}}

Daniel Halfar (born 7 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/daniel-halfar/spieler/2-bundesliga/2011-12/1860-muenchen | title = Halfar, Daniel| language = German | publisher = Kicker | access-date = 30 July 2011}}

Career

Born in Mannheim, Halfar began his career at MFC Phönix Mannheim 02.

In 1997, he joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He made his debut on 11 December 2005 against Bayern Munich.{{cite news|title=Kahn sichert die Herbstmeisterschaft|url=https://www.kicker.de/bayern-gegen-klautern-2005-bundesliga-723147/analyse|access-date=14 January 2018|work=kicker Online|date=11 December 2005|language=German}} Ten days later, with Halfar having made three substitute appearances in the Bundesliga, it was announced his first professional contract had been agreed, which would run from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2010.{{cite news|title=FCK-Talent Daniel Halfar wird Profi|url=http://www.rp-online.de/sport/fussball/fck-talent-daniel-halfar-wird-profi-aid-1.2481457|accessdate=14 January 2018|work=Rheinische Post|date=21 December 2005|language=German}} He scored his first two goals in a match against MSV Duisburg on 4 February 2006.{{cite news|title=Halfar wird Held des Tages|url=https://www.kicker.de/duisburg-gegen-klautern-2006-bundesliga-723172/analyse|access-date=14 January 2018|work=kicker Online|date=4 February 2006|language=German}} making him the youngest Kaiserslautern player to score (18 years, 28 days). Following his first season, Halfar was seen as a very big talent.{{cite news|last1=Müller|first1=Jan Christian|title=Gelobt, gefallen, auferstanden|url=http://www.fr.de/sport/volltreffer-gelobt-gefallen-auferstanden-a-1152794|accessdate=14 January 2018|work=Frankfurter Rundschau|date=24 November 2008|language=German}}

In August 2007 he moved to Arminia Bielefeld. He scored his first goal for his new club on 22 November 2008 against VfB Stuttgart. After three seasons with Arminia Bielefeld and scoring only one goal for the club, he was sold on a free transfer to 1860 Munich. In the summer of 2013 he transferred to 1. FC Köln, signing a three-year contract.

After having played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern between 2015 and 2018, Halfar retired from football in November 2018 due to a hip injury.{{cite web |last1=Arndt |first1=Maurice |title=Halfar: "Kleine Schritte gehen und mit den Aufgaben wachsen" |url=https://www.fupa.net/berichte/fc-rot-weiss-kirchlengern-halfar-kleine-schritte-gehen-und-m-2238042.html |website=fupa.net |publisher=Fußball Passau |accessdate=5 July 2020 |date=2 November 2018}}

International career

Halfar played for the Germany U21 national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500109&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=halfar_daniel&lang=D&cHash=e9147e7d37 |title=Nationalspieler Daniel Halfar |language=German |publisher=dfb.de |accessdate=15 August 2010 |date=10 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424180156/http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500109&no_cache=1&action=showPlayer&player=halfar_daniel&lang=D&cHash=e9147e7d37 |archivedate=24 April 2011}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|Cup	colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web\|title=Daniel Halfar » Club matches\|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/daniel-halfar/2/\|publisher=World Football\|accessdate=29 May 2018}}
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="3"\|1. FC Kaiserslautern	2005–06	Bundesliga	18	3	1	0	19	3
2006–07	2. Bundesliga	11	0	0	0	11	0
colspan="2"\|Total	29	3	1	0	30	3
rowspan="4"\|1. FC Kaiserslautern II	2005–06	rowspan="2"\|Regionalliga Süd	7	5	colspan="2"\|—	7	5
2006–07	4	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
2007–08	Oberliga Südwest	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	1	0
colspan="2"\|Total	12	5	colspan="2"\|—	12	5
Arminia Bielefeld II	2007–08	Oberliga Westfalen	5	1	colspan="2"\|—	5	1
rowspan="4"\|Arminia Bielefeld	2007–08	rowspan="2"\|Bundesliga	16	0	1	0	17	0
2008–09	28	1	2	0	30	1
2009–10	2. Bundesliga	29	0	2	1	31	1
colspan="2"\|Total	73	1	5	1	78	2
rowspan="4"\|1860 Munich	2010–11	rowspan="3"\|2. Bundesliga	23	2	1	0	24	2
2011–12	18	3	1	0	19	3
2012–13	27	3	3	0	30	3
colspan="2"\|Total	68	8	5	0	73	0
rowspan="3"\|1. FC Köln	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	33	3	3	0	36	3
2014–15	Bundesliga	22	0	3	0	25	0
colspan="2"\|Total	55	3	6	0	61	3
rowspan="4"\|1. FC Kaiserslautern	2015–16	rowspan="3"\|2. Bundesliga	31	1	2	0	33	1
2016–17	25	1	1	0	26	1
2017–18	9	1	1	0	10	1
colspan="2"\|Total	65	3	4	0	69	3
colspan="3"\|Career total	307	24	21	1	328	25