| Intro | German association football player |
| Is |
Athlete Football player Association football player |
| From | Germany |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 May 1998, Hanover, Hanover region, Lower Saxony, Germany |
| Age: | 22 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
Johannes Eggestein (born 8 May 1998) is a German footballer who plays as striker for Werder Bremen and Werder Bremen II.
Career
Youth career
Eggestein started his youth career at TSV Schloß Ricklingen and played there until 2013 when he moved to TTSV Havelse.
Since 2013, Eggestein has played for Werder Bremen. In all three years he played for Bremen’s youth team he finished as top scorer among the players.
Werder Bremen
On 2 June 2016, Eggestein signed his first professional contract, which lasts until 2019.
On 22 August 2016, he made his professional and first-team debut in Werder Bremen’s first-round DFB-Pokal defeat to Sportfreunde Lotte being substituted on in place of Lennart Thy in the 62nd minute. Four days later, he scored his first professional goal in the reserves’ 4–2 win against VfL Osnabrück in the 3. Liga.
Career statistics
- As of 24 August 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Werder Bremen II | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
Personal life
Eggestein is the son of former footballer Karl Eggestein who played for TSV Havelse among other clubs in the 2. Bundesliga. His brother Maximilian Eggestein also plays for Bremen.