Moritz Heyer Explained

Moritz Heyer
Height:1.85 m
Birth Date:1995 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Ostercappeln, Germany
Position:Centre-back, midfielder
Currentclub:Hamburger SV
Clubnumber:3
Youthyears1:1998–2005
Youthclubs1:1. FCR Bramsche
Youthyears2:2005–2008
Youthclubs2:TSV Wallenhorst
Youthyears3:2008–2014
Youthclubs3:VfL Osnabrück
Years1:2013–2014
Clubs1:VfL Osnabrück II
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2014–2018
Clubs2:Sportfreunde Lotte
Caps2:97
Goals2:9
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:Hallescher FC
Caps3:36
Goals3:3
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:VfL Osnabrück
Caps4:33
Goals4:6
Years5:2020–
Clubs5:Hamburger SV
Caps5:108
Goals5:12
Pcupdate:22 May 2024

Moritz Heyer (born 4 April 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. He had previously played for Sportfreunde Lotte, Hallescher FC and VfL Osnabrück.[1]

Career

Early career

In his youth, Heyer played for 1. FCR Bramsche, TSV Wallenhorst and VfL Osnabrück. With the latter, he progressed through the U17 and U19 sides and appeared in the Under 17 and Under 17 Bundesliga. In September 2013, Heyer made his first appearance for the second-team, VfL Osnabrück II, in the fifth-tier Oberliga Niedersachsen.

Sportfreunde Lotte

Ahead of the 2014–15 season, in May 2014, Heyer moved from the Osnabrück U19 team to Sportfreunde Lotte in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West.[2] After not being utilised under head coach Michael Boris, he began making an impact under his successor, Ismail Atalan, at the end of the season, making four appearances, of which two were starts, and he scored a goal.

In the 2015–16 season, Heyer established himself as a regular starter under Atalan in the second half of the season. He contributed with three goals in 26 appearances, of which 18 were in the starting lineup, with the team finishing with the Regionalliga West championship at the end of the season. In the subsequent promotion games against the Regionalliga Südwest champions SV Waldhof Mannheim, Heyer appeared in the 2–0 win in the second leg, which effectively promoted Sportfreunde Lotte to the 3. Liga.[3]

In the 2016–17 season, Heyer, who from then increasingly played in central defense, was again part of the regular starting lineup and made 33 appearances in the 3. Liga, with 23 of them being as a starter, in which he scored two goals. Oscar Corrochano took over as head coach ahead of the 2017–18 season, as Atalan had moved to VfL Bochum. Under Corrochano and his successor Andreas Golombek, Heyer was again mainly used in the defensive midfield and scored three goals in 34 appearances.

Hallescher FC

In the summer of 2018, Heyer signed a one-year contract with 3. Liga club Hallescher FC on a free transfer.[4] Under head coach Torsten Ziegner he almost exclusively played in central defense and made 36 appearances during the season, in which he scored 3 goals. In the sports magazine kicker, Heyer was subsequently one of the top ranked central defenders in the 3. Liga.[5]

VfL Osnabrück

In May 2019, Heyer signed for VfL Osnabrück on a two-year deal, after they had reached promotion to the 2. Bundesliga.[6] Under head coach Daniel Thioune, Heyer was one of the regulars right from the start. He played mainly in central defense, but was also utilised in defensive midfield and as a right-back. In 33 2. Bundesliga appearances, Heyer scored six goals. In kicker he was rated as the third best central defender of the league after the season.[7] VfL Osnabrück finished 13th in the league at the end of the season.

Hamburger SV

On 17 September 2020, one day before the first matchday of the 2020–21 season, Heyer signed a three-year contract with Hamburger SV in the 2. Bundesliga. The move reunited him with his former Osnabrück coach Daniel Thioune.[8] He would initially feature as a centre-back alongside Stephan Ambrosius, but had to replace the injured left-back and captain Tim Leibold on the third matchday. Over the course of the first half of the season, Heyer oscillated between defensive midfield and centre-back when Thioune would utilise a formation with three at the back. From the 14th matchday on, Heyer was used in a 4–3–3 system as the defensive midfielder. Since Leistner and Ambrosius were injured during the course of the second half of the season, Heyer was again mainly utilised as a centre-back. As an all-rounder, Heyer made 32 appearances in the league in which he scored two goals. HSV finished fourth for the third time in a row after a strong first half and a weak second half of the season, as manager Thioune was replaced by Horst Hrubesch for the remaining three games of the season.[9]

Manager Tim Walter took over HSV for the 2021–22 season.[10] After Heyer was initially used in the 4–3–3 formation as a central midfielder, he mainly played as the team's right-back later on. In this position he replaced Jan Gyamerah, who had been a regular starter after the injury of Josha Vagnoman until that point.[11] In April 2022, Heyer extended his contract until 2026.[12]

Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sportfreunde Lotte2014–15[13] Regionalliga West410041
2015–16Regionalliga West2631[14] 0273
2016–173. Liga3324000372
2017–183. Liga3430000343
Club total97940101029
Hallescher FC2018–193. Liga3630000363
VfL Osnabrück2019–202. Bundesliga3361000346
2020–212. Bundesliga00100010
Club total3362000356
Hamburger SV2020–212. Bundesliga3220000322
2021–222. Bundesliga326502[15] 0396
Club total6485020718
Career total230261103024426

Honours

Sportfreunde Lotte

2015–16[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Moritz Heyer . worldfootball.net . HEIM:SPIEL . 3 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Neuzugänge zwei und drei: Sportfreunde Lotte. www.sf-lotte.de. de. 21 December 2019.
  3. News: Granatowski ballert SF Lotte in die 3. Liga . 29 October 2020 . . 29 May 2016 . German.
  4. Web site: Heyer verlässt Lotte Richtung Halle. kicker. German. 21 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Topspieler - Abwehr - 3. Liga 2018/19 . . 29 October 2020 . German.
  6. Web site: Moritz Heyer wechselt zum VfL Osnabrück. 20 May 2019. VfL. de-DE. 21 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Topspieler - Abwehr - 2. Bundesliga 2019/20 . . 29 October 2020 . German.
  8. News: HSV verpflichtet Moritz Heyer . 29 October 2020 . . 17 September 2020 . German.
  9. News: HSV entlässt Thioune - Hrubesch neuer Trainer . 2 June 2022 . kicker . 3 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220210174804/https://www.kicker.de/hsv-entlaesst-thioune-hrubesch-neuer-trainer-803579/artikel . 10 February 2022 . de-DE.
  10. Web site: Tim Walter ist neuer Cheftrainer . HSV . 2 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426013713/https://www.hsv.de/news/tim-walter-ist-neuer-cheftrainer . 26 April 2022 . de . 25 May 2021 . live.
  11. News: La Liga oder HSV? Der Stand bei Jan Gyamerah . 2 June 2022 . 90min . 11 November 2021 . de-DE.
  12. Web site: Bis 2026: HSV und Heyer verlängern Vertrag . HSV . 2 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220401204622/https://www.hsv.de/news/bis-2026-hsv-und-heyer-verlaengern-vertrag . 1 April 2022 . de . 1 April 2022 . live.
  13. Web site: Moritz Heyer Laufbahn Spielerprofil. kicker. de-DE. 21 December 2019.
  14. One appearance in play-offs for 3. Liga
  15. Two appearances in play-offs for Bundesliga
  16. News: Stegemann . Alfred . Fußball: SF Lotte ist Meister der Regionalliga West: Freude ja – Euphorie nein . 29 October 2020 . Westfälische Nachrichten . 1 May 2016 . German.