Karl Jakob Hein (born 13 April 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal and the Estonia national team.
_6.jpg) Hein playing for Arsenal in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Jakob Hein[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Põlva, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Loo | ||
| 2015–2018 | Nõmme United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Nõmme United | 5 | (0) |
| 2018– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Estonia U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Estonia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Estonia | 29 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 4 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Nõmme United edit
Hein began his youth career at JK Loo at the age of eight, before moving to the youth team of Nõmme United in 2015.[2] He made five senior appearances for Nõmme United in the Estonian third tier, Esiliiga B,[3] before joining the academy of English club Arsenal in May 2018.[4]
Arsenal edit
Hein signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[5] He appeared in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute for the first time on 29 October 2020, in the Europa League match against Dundalk.[6][7]
After playing for the Arsenal first-team in the 2021–22 pre-season, including his non-competitive debut against Hibernian, Hein signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 17 September 2021.[8]
On 10 November 2022, Hein made his debut for the Arsenal first-team in the EFL Cup third round against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium, conceding a foul in the penalty area and the resulting spot-kick against Danny Welbeck as Arsenal lost 3–1.[9]
Loan to Reading edit
On 24 January 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10][11]
International career edit
Hein was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[12] He made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 5 September 2020, in a 0–1 loss against Georgia in the UEFA Nations League.[13] Since his debut Hein has been a regular starter for Estonia.
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 22 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nõmme United | 2018 | Esiliiga B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2023–24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Reading (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
International edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 0 | |
Honours edit
International
Individual
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2020,[16] 2021[17]
References edit
- ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Saage tuttavaks: Karl Jakob Heina teekond Inglismaa tippklubisse" [Meet him: Karl Jakob Hain's journey to the top club in England]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
- ^ "Arsenal complete signing of Estonian youngster Karl Jakob Hein". Metro.co.uk. DMG Media. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Karl Hein signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Arsenal-Dundalk | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ JeorgeBird (15 November 2020). "Karl Hein making an impact for club and country". Arseblog News – the Arsenal news site. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ "Karl Hein signs new long-term contract". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Report: Arsenal 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal Stopper Karl Hein makes Royals loan move". Reading F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Arsenal's Hein joins Reading on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Eesti parim Gruusia vastu – Karl Jakob Hein" [Estonia's best against Georgia – Karl Jakob Hein]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- ^ "Karl Hein". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
- ^ "Estonia v Latvia" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "Eesti parimad jalgpallurid on Rauno Sappinen ja Kristina Bannikova (galerii)" [The best footballers in Estonia are Rauno Sappinen and Kristina Bannikova]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Aasta meesjuuniori tiitli pälvis Karl Jakob Hein" [The male junior of the year title was awarded to Karl Jakob Hein] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
