Justin Eilers (footballer)

Justin Eilers
Eilers in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Braunschweig, West Germany[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2002 Eintracht Braunschweig
2002–2003 Braunschweiger SC
2003–2005 Eintracht Braunschweig
2005–2006 Braunschweiger SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 FT Braunschweig 29 (17)
2007–2009 Eintracht Braunschweig II 54 (28)
2008–2009 Eintracht Braunschweig 9 (0)
2009–2011 VfL Bochum II 44 (13)
2011–2013 Goslarer SC 45 (29)
2013–2014 VfL Wolfsburg II 32 (17)
2014–2016 Dynamo Dresden 74 (42)
2016–2018 Werder Bremen 0 (0)
2017–2018 Werder Bremen II 16 (5)
2018–2019 Apollon Smyrnis 1 (0)
2019 Sportfreunde Lotte 2 (0)
2020–2021 SC Verl 18 (5)
2021–2022 Hallescher FC 11 (0)
2022–2023 Germania Halberstadt 17 (2)
Total 352 (158)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Justin Eilers (born 13 June 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.[2][3]

Career

Born in Braunschweig, Eilers made his professional debut on 13 September 2008 for hometown club Eintracht Braunschweig in a match against Kickers Offenbach.[4]

After leaving Braunschweig in 2009, Eilers went back into semi-professional football until signing with Dynamo Dresden of the 3. Liga on 20 June 2014.[5] He was voted "Player of the Season" for the 2015–16 3. Liga season.[6]

In April 2016, Werder Bremen announced Eilers would be joining the club on a three-year contract in the summer.[7] In the first half of the 2016–17 season, he suffered from a hip injury and underwent a groin operation which, in connection with the resulting training deficit, kept him out of action. In the second half of the season, he played in the club's reserves to regain fitness and match practice[8] before he suffered another injury tearing his anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in May 2017.[9]

In June 2018 Apollon Smyrnis announced the signing of Eilers.[10] In December, after making one appearance which came on the season's first matchday, he agreed the termination of his contract.[11]

On 24 January 2019, Eilers signed a contract with Sportfreunde Lotte for the rest of the season.[12] Due to persistent hip problems he was limited to two substitute appearances and left the club at the end of the season.[13][14]

In September 2020, Eilers moved to SC Verl, newly promoted to the 3. Liga, on a one-year contract with an optional extension.[15]

In the 2021–22 season he played for Hallescher FC.

Eilers joined Regionalliga Nordost side Germania Halberstadt in August 2022.[16]

He announced his retirement from playing in May 2023.[17]

Personal life

In November 2019, Eilers announced he had registered as insolvent.[18]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Justin Eilers und der Traum vom Profifußball" (in German). www.derwesten.de. Archived from the original on 28 December 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Justin Eilers" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Justin Eilers". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Doppelpack von Schied". kicker.de (in German). 13 September 2008. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Dynamo verpflichtet Justin Eilers" (in German). 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Stürmer Justin Eilers ist "Spieler der Saison"". Weser-Kurier (in German). 9 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  7. ^ "Eilers kommt aus Dresden". Kreiszeitung (in German). 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  8. ^ "Bremens Eilers: Über die U 23 zu alter Form". kicker Online (in German). 2 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Bittere Diagnose: Kreuzbandriss bei Justin Eilers". kicker Online (in German). 17 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  10. ^ "Επίσημο: Ανακοίνωσε την απόκτηση του Τζάστιν Άιλερς ο Απόλλων Σμύρνης". www.sport24.gr. 11 June 2018.
  11. ^ Knips, Björn (30 December 2018). "Ex-Werder-Profi Eilers kündigt in Athen". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  12. ^ Sportfreunde Lotte: Verpflichtung von Eilers fix, liga-drei.de, 24 January 2019
  13. ^ Vollmer, Frank (1 August 2019). "Justin Eilers: "Ich will einfach wieder Spaß am Fußball haben!"". regionalSport.de (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  14. ^ Vollmer, Frank (18 January 2020). "Justin Eilers: "Ein Licht in der Ferne gibt wieder Motivation und Ehrgeiz"". regionalSport.de (in German). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  15. ^ Temme, Wolfgang. "Drittligist SC Verl verstärkt seine Offensive mit Justin Eilers". Neue Westfälische. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  16. ^ "Germania Halberstadt holt Routinier Justin Eilers". kicker (in German). 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  17. ^ Meyer, Tino (17 May 2023). "Aufstiegsheld Eilers im Dynamo-Podcast: "Zwei Siege noch, dann steigen wir auf"" [Promotion hero Eilers in the Dynamo podcast: "Two more wins and we'll be promoted"]. Sächsische (in German). Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  18. ^ Knips, Björn (7 November 2019). "Werder Bremen: Ex-Spieler Justin Eilers erklärt Insolvenz!". Deichstube (in German). Kreiszeitung. Retrieved 13 February 2020.


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