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Uwe Hünemeier

{{short description|German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Uwe Hünemeier

| image = Hünemeier, Uwe SCP 13-14 WP.JPG

| caption = Hünemeier playing for SC Paderborn in 2013

| fullname = Uwe Hünemeier{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/612828 |title=Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=2 February 2018 |access-date=10 February 2018}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|01|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Gütersloh, Germany

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1992–1997

| youthclubs1 = DJK Bokel

| youthyears2 = 1997–2000

| youthclubs2 = FC Gütersloh

| youthyears3 = 2000–2004

| youthclubs3 = Borussia Dortmund

| years1 = 2004–2010

| clubs1 = Borussia Dortmund II

| caps1 = 130

| goals1 = 13

| years2 = 2005–2010

| clubs2 = Borussia Dortmund

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2010–2013

| clubs3 = Energie Cottbus

| caps3 = 78

| goals3 = 10

| years4 = 2013–2015

| clubs4 = SC Paderborn

| caps4 = 67

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2015–2018

| clubs5 = Brighton & Hove Albion

| caps5 = 27

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2018–2023

| clubs6 = SC Paderborn

| caps6 = 115

| goals6 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2003

| nationalteam1 = Germany U17

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update =

}}

Uwe Hünemeier (born 9 January 1986) is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre back.{{kicker|uwe-huenemeier}}

Club career

Born in Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hünemeier began with the football team at DJK Bokel. Because of its benefits other clubs wanted to sign him and Hünemeier joined the youth of FC Gütersloh 2000. He also appeared in relation to his performance positively in appearance and in 2000, he joined the youth of Borussia Dortmund.{{Cite web | url = http://www.rietberg-lebt.de/bokels-fussball-profi-uwe-huenemeier-von-energie-cottbus-will-irgendwann-zurueck-in-die-alte-heimat/ | title = Bokels Fußball-Profi Uwe Hünemeier von Energie Cottbus will irgendwann zurück in die alte Heimat | author = Rietberg-lebt.de (Hrsg.) | date = 2013-03-12 | access-date = 2014-05-22 | language = de | archive-date = 22 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171022142005/http://rietberg-lebt.de/bokels-fussball-profi-uwe-huenemeier-von-energie-cottbus-will-irgendwann-zurueck-in-die-alte-heimat/ | url-status = dead }} In 2004, he came to the second team of the club. A year later, he was awarded a professional contract and now belonged to the first team.

He made his debut for the senior Borussia Dortmund squad on 17 December 2005, when he started in a Bundesliga game against Bayern Munich and played the whole 90 minutes.{{cite web|url=http://www.fussballdaten.de/bundesliga/2006/17/dortmund-bmuenchen/|title=Rekorde, Rekorde, Rekorde|first=Kai|last=Endres|work=fussballdaten.de|date=17 December 2005|access-date=16 July 2010|language=de}}

Hünemeier signed for Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2015.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33883988|title=Uwe Hunemeier: Brighton & Hove Albion sign Paderborn defender|publisher=BBC|date=12 August 2015|access-date=10 April 2017}} He scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–1 win over Birmingham City on 4 April 2017. Brighton finished the season as runners up, and gained automatic promotion to the Premier League.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39413971|title=Brighton 3–1 Birmingham|publisher=BBC|date=4 April 2017|access-date=10 April 2017}}

With Brighton promoted to the Premier League for the 2017–18 season, Hünemeier assumed the role of back-up centre defender with Lewis Dunk and Shane Duffy forming Brighton's established centre-back partnership. He made his Premier League debut as a substitute against Everton in a 1–1 draw on 15 October 2017, coming on for the injured Duffy.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41541146|title=Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Everton|publisher=BBC Sport|date=15 October 2017}}

In May 2018, Paderborn announced Hünemeier would return to the club for the new season, having signed a contract until summer 2020.{{cite news|title=England-Abenteuer beendet: Hünemeier zurück in Paderborn!|url=https://www.kicker.de/england-abenteuer-beendet_huenemeier-zurueck-in-paderborn-723095/artikel|access-date=4 May 2018|work=kicker Online|date=4 May 2018|language=de}}

International career

Hünemeier made three appearances for the German U17s.{{cite web|url=https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/u-17-junioren-siegen-20-gegen-luxemburg-986/|title=U 17-Junioren siegen 2:0 gegen Luxemburg}}

Career statistics

{{updated|28 May 2023}}

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{{efn|Appearances in German FA Cup and English FA Cup.}}

!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Appearances in English League Cup}}

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

!rowspan="2"|{{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}}

LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Borussia Dortmund II

|2004–05

|Regionalliga Nord

|11

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2004-05/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504155603/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2004-05/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2018|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2006–07

|Regionalliga Nord

|27

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—271

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/uwe-huenemeier/2/|publisher=World Football|access-date=3 December 2015}}

2007–08

|Regionalliga Nord

|36

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—363

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2007-08/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402192734/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2007-08/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2016|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2008–09

|Regionalliga West

|23

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—233

|

2009–10

|3. Liga

|33

6colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—336

|

colspan="2"|Total

!130

1300000013013

!—

rowspan="5"|Borussia Dortmund

|2005–06

|Bundesliga

|2

000colspan="2"|—0020

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2005-06/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401214907/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2005-06/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 April 2016|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2006–07

|Bundesliga

|1

000colspan="2"|—0010

|

2008–09

|Bundesliga

|1

000colspan="2"|—0010

|

2009–10

|Bundesliga

|1

000colspan="2"|—0010

|

colspan="2"|Total

!5

000000050

!—

rowspan="4"|Energie Cottbus

|2010–11

|2. Bundesliga

|30

940colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—349

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2010-11/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402140952/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2010-11/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2016|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2011–12

|2. Bundesliga

|25

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—261

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2011-12/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504155559/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2011-12/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2018|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2012–13

|2. Bundesliga

|23

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—240

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2012-13/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504155315/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2012-13/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 May 2018|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

colspan="2"|Total

!78

106000008410

!—

rowspan="4"|SC Paderborn

|2013–14

|2. Bundesliga

|33

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—352

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2013-14/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209182215/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2013-14/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 February 2018|website=kicker,de|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2014–15

|Bundesliga

|32

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—332

|{{cite web|title=Uwe Hünemeier|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2014-15/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402093515/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/2014-15/33927/vereinsspieler_uwe-huenemeier.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2016|website=Kicker|publisher=kicker|access-date=3 December 2015|language=de}}

2015–16

|2. Bundesliga

|2

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—30

|

colspan="2"|Total

!67

4400000714

!—

rowspan="4"|Brighton & Hove Albion

|2015–16

|Championship

|15

000002 {{efn|name=CPO|Appearance in Championship play-offs}}0170

|

2016–17

|Championship

|11

1202000151

|

2017–18

|Premier League

|1

030200060

|

colspan="2"|Total

!27

1504020381

!—

rowspan="7"|SC Paderborn

|2018–19

|2. Bundesliga

|22

143colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—264

|

2019–20

|Bundesliga

|16

111colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—172

|

2020–21

|2. Bundesliga

|26

220colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—282

|

2021–22

|2. Bundesliga

|29

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—300

|

2022–23

|2. Bundesliga

|22

030colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—250

|

2023–24

|2. Bundesliga

|0

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00

|

colspan="2"|Total

!115

411400001268

!—

colspan="3"|Career total

!422

3226440||2045436

!—

{{notelist}}

Honours

Borussia Dortmund ll

SC Paderborn

Brighton & Hove Albion

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{Fussballdaten|huenemeieruwe|Uwe Hünemeier}}
  • {{Soccerbase}}

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