Herbert Bockhorn
{{short description|German association football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Herbert Bockhorn
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Herbert Bockhorn{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Huddersfield Town |publisher=English Football League |page=32 |date=6 September 2019 |access-date=27 September 2022}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|01|31}}{{Soccerway|259325}}
| birth_place = Kampala, Uganda
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Right-back
| currentclub = 1. FC Magdeburg
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2000–2002 | youthclubs1 = TSV Melsdorf
| youthyears2 = 2002–2006 | youthclubs2 = FC Kilia Kiel
| youthyears3 = 2006–2014 | youthclubs3 = Werder Bremen
| years1 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Werder Bremen III | caps1 = 5 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = Werder Bremen II | caps2 = 10 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = SC Wiedenbrück | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2016–2019 | clubs4 = Borussia Dortmund II | caps4 = 71 | goals4 = 11
| years5 = 2019–2020 | clubs5 = Huddersfield Town | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2022 | clubs6 = VfL Bochum | caps6 = 42 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2022– | clubs7 = 1. FC Magdeburg | caps7 = 54 | goals7 = 4
| club-update = 13 November 2024
}}
Herbert Bockhorn (born 31 January 1995){{cite web|url=https://www.fupa.net/spieler/herbert-bockhorn-539017.html |title=Herbert Bockhorn - Borussia Dortmund II - Spieler |publisher=FuPa |date=30 January 1995 |accessdate=18 March 2019}} is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg.
Club career
=Youth career=
Bockhorn started playing football from TSV Melsdorf and FC Kilia Kiel before joining Werder Bremen's youth where he played for the U17 and U19 teams.{{cite web |last1=Isabirye |first1=David |title=Desabre worried about Herbert Bockhorn's injury |url=https://www.kawowo.com/2019/03/13/desabre-worried-about-herbert-bockhorns-injury/ |website=Kawowo Sports |accessdate=21 March 2019 |date=13 March 2019}}
=Werder Bremen III, II and SC Wiedenbrück 2000=
Bockhorn joined Werder Bremen's second reserves from the club's U19 team. He made his senior debut on 27 August 2014 against SG Aumund-Vegesack.
On 21 September 2014 Bockhorn played his first game with the Werder Bremen's reserves against TSV Havelse. Bockhorn joined SC Wiedenbrück 2000 from Werder Bremen II. He made his debut on 1 August 2015 against Rot-Weiss Essen.
=Borussia Dortmund II=
Bockhorn joined Borussia Dortmund II in 2016. He made his debut on 12 August 2016 against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. He scored his first goal on 27 August 2017 against Borussia Mönchengladbach II. Bockhorn played for Borussia Dortmund's senior team on two occasions: on 22 July 2018 at Bank of America Stadium. He played against Liverpool during International Champions Cup.{{cite web|author=FT |url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=514963 |title=Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund - Football Match Line-Ups - July 22, 2018 |publisher=ESPN |date=22 July 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/tour-2018/308430-match-report-liverpool-dortmund-usa-tour|title=Match report: Liverpool beaten by Borussia Dortmund|website=Liverpool FC}}{{cite web|last=Walker |first=Ron |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/liverpool-vs-b-dortmund/389030 |title=Liverpool 1 - 3 B Dortmund - Match Report & Highlights |publisher=Skysports.com |date=22 July 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/liverpool-borussia-dortmund-live-line-ups-stats-icc-pulisic-salah-reus-keita-510019.jsp|title=Watch: Christian Pulisic at the double as Borussia Dortmund come from behind to beat Liverpool|website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2018/jul/22/liverpool-borussia-dortmund-live-friendly-international-champions-cup |title=Pulisic sparks Dortmund revival as Matip limps off for Liverpool | Football |work=The Guardian |date=22 July 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2019}}{{cite web|author=John Percy, in Charlotte |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/07/22/five-things-take-liverpools-3-1-loss-borussia-dortmund/ |title=Liverpool 1 Dortmund 3: Five talking points from friendly defeat including Joel Matip's injury woe |publisher=Telegraph.co.uk |date=23 July 2018 |accessdate=11 April 2019}}
=Huddersfield Town=
In July 2019, Bockhorn moved to English club Huddersfield Town, reuniting him with manager Jan Siewert, who had coached Bockhorn during his time with Borussia Dortmund's reserves.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48910317|title=Herbert Bockhorn: Huddersfield Town sign Borussia Dortmund II full-back|date=8 July 2019|website=BBC Sport}}{{Cite web|url=http://kawowo.com/2019/07/08/ugandan-defender-herbert-bockhorn-signs-for-huddersfield-town/|title=Ugandan defender Herbert Bockhorn signs for Huddersfield Town|first=David|last=Isabirye|date=8 July 2019|website=Kawowo Sports}} On 13 August 2019, Bockhorn made his debut for Huddersfield Town, in the first round of the EFL Cup against Lincoln City. However, on 16 August, Siewert was sacked; Bockhorn's services fell out of favour under new manager Danny Cowley, and he departed the club at the end of the season, without making a league appearance.
=VfL Bochum=
In July 2020 Bockhorn signed a one-year contract with VfL Bochum.{{cite web |title=Neuzugang von der Insel: Bochum verpflichtet Bockhorn |url=https://www.kicker.de/neuzugang_von_der_insel_bochum_verpflichtet_bockhorn-780697/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=29 July 2020 |language=German |date=29 July 2020}}
=1. FC Magdeburg=
In September 2022 Bockhorn joined 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg as a free agent.{{cite web |title=Piccini und Bockhorn: Zwei neue Verteidiger für Magdeburg |url=https://www.kicker.de/piccini-und-bockhorn-zwei-neue-verteidiger-fuer-magdeburg-916251/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=6 September 2022 |language=de |date=6 September 2022}}
International career
On 9 March 2019, Bockhorn was invited by Uganda head coach Sébastien Desabre to be part of the final team preparing for the final 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game against Tanzania.{{cite news |title=African football - stories in short |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47415221 |accessdate=21 March 2019 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2019}}
Personal life
Bockhorn was born to a Ugandan mother, Jean Marion Nansubuga, and a German father, Hartwig Bockhorn. Later the family moved to Germany, where Bockhorn started his career as a footballer at TSV Melsdorf.{{cite web |last1=Muyita |first1=Joel |title=Who is Herbert Bockhorn? |url=https://www.kawowo.com/2019/03/05/who-is-herbert-bockhorn/ |website=Kawowo Sports |accessdate=21 March 2019 |date=5 March 2019}}
Career statistics
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Werder Bremen III
|2014–15 |5 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Werder Bremen II
|10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 0{{efn|Appearances in the Regionalliga promotion play-offs}} | 0 | 10 | 0 | |||
| SC Wiedenbrück 2000
|28 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Borussia Dortmund II
|Regionalliga West |17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18
|Regionalliga West |28 | 7 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 7 | ||||
| 2018–19
|Regionalliga West |26 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 4 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!71 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 71 | 11 | ||||
| Huddersfield Town
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|VfL Bochum
|24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|—||44 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|1. FC Magdeburg
|2. Bundesliga |25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|2. Bundesliga |28 | 3 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 4 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|—||56 | 5 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!209 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 18 |
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References
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External links
- {{Worldfootball.net|herbert-bockhorn}}
{{1. FC Magdeburg squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Kampala
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Ugandan men's footballers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Ugandan people of German descent
Category:German people of Ugandan descent
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Borussia Dortmund II players
Category:Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
Category:SV Werder Bremen II players
Category:1. FC Magdeburg players
Category:Ugandan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Ugandan expatriate sportspeople in England