Dennis Eckert

Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa (born 9 January 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays for Royale Union Saint-Gilloise as a forward.[1]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Eckert and the second or maternal family name is Ayensa.

Dennis Eckert
Eckert with Celta in 2018
Personal information
Full name Dennis-Yerai Eckert Ayensa
Date of birth (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997
Place of birth Bonn, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Team information
Current team
 Union SG
Number 9
Youth career
2001–2007 SC Pulheim
2007–2011 1. FC Köln
2011–2013 Alemannia Aachen
2013–2016 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Borussia Mönchengladbach II 4 (0)
2017–2018 Celta B 48 (9)
2018–2019 Celta 9 (0)
2019 → Excelsior (loan) 12 (2)
2019–2022 FC Ingolstadt 78 (25)
2022– Union SG 7 (2)
International career
2015 Germany U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2023

Club career

Early career

Eckert was born in Bonn to a Galician mother and a German father with Iranian roots.[2] He joined Borussia Mönchengladbach's youth setup in 2013, after stints at Alemannia Aachen, 1. FC Köln and SC Pulheim.[3] He made his senior debut with the former's reserve team on 5 September 2015, playing the last five minutes in a 2–2 Regionalliga home draw against SSVG Velbert.

Celta Vigo

On 4 July 2017, Eckert joined Celta de Vigo and was initially assigned to the B-team in Segunda División B.[4] He made his first-team debut on 18 August of the following year, coming on as a late substitute for Maxi Gómez in a 1–1 home draw against RCD Espanyol.[5]

Loan to Excelsior

On 31 January 2019, Eckert joined Eredivisie side SBV Excelsior until June.[6] He scored the game-winning goal on 17 February in a 2–1 comeback win against FC Emmen for his first top-flight goal.[7]

FC Ingolstadt

On 2 September 2019, FC Ingolstadt announced the signing of Eckert.[8] He scored a goal and provided an assist in his debut for the club on 15 September 2019.[9] Eckert finished the season with 14 goals in 30 league matches, helping Ingolstadt reach the promotion play-offs.[10] Eckert helped Ingolstadt reach the promotion play-offs again the following season, leading Ingolstadt to the 2. Bundesliga.[11]

Royale Union Saint-Gilloise

On 20 June 2022, Eckert signed for Belgian side Union SG ahead of their 2022–23 season after scoring 25 goals and providing 15 assists in 78 league matches for Ingolstadt.[12][13] He scored his first goal for Union in a pre-season match against Feyenoord on 16 July 2022.[14] Eckert made his Belgian league debut on 23 July 2022 in their opening match against Sint-Truiden.[15] He made his senior UEFA competition debut on 9 August 2022 in a 2022–23 UEFA Champions League qualification match against Scottish side Rangers.[16][13] He scored his first league goal in his following match on 31 August 2022 against Royal Antwerp at the Bosuilstadion.[17]

International career

Youth

Eckert has played for the Germany U19 national team.[2]

Career statistics
As of 27 May 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Borussia Mönchengladbach II 2015–16 Regionalliga West 10———10
2016–17 30———30
Total 4000000040
Celta B 2017–18 Segunda División B 368——40408
2018–19 121——00121
Total 489000040529
Celta 2018–19 La Liga 9010——100
Excelsior (loan) 2018–19 Eredivisie 12200—20142
FC Ingolstadt 2019–20 3. Liga 301400—2[lower-alpha 1]03214
2020–21 24900—1[lower-alpha 1]12510
Total 542300—315724
Career total 1273410009113735
  1. Appearances in 2. Bundesliga relegation playoffs

References
  1. "DANKE & SERVUS, DENNIS! MITTELSTÜRMER WECHSELT NACH BELGIEN". FC Ingolstadt 04 (in German). 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  2. Mir Farhad Ali Khan (August 2018). "Dennis Eckert: Future Team Melli call-up?". PersianFootball.com.
  3. "Dennis Eckert, el gol como tarjeta de presentación" [Dennis Eckert, the goal as a presentation card] (in Spanish). La Voz de Galicia. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. "Víctor Pastrana y Dennis Eckert, nuevas incorporaciones del Celta B" [Víctor Pastrana and Dennis Eckert, new additions of Celta B] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. "Tablas para ir calentando" [Draw to start preparing] (in Spanish). Marca. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. "Dennis Eckert, cedido al SBV Excelsior de la Eredivisie" [Dennis Eckert, loaned to Eredivisie's SBV Excelsior] (in Spanish). Celta Vigo. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  7. "Eckert anota el gol del triunfo del Excelsior". ElDesmarque Vigo. 17 February 2019.
  8. "Eckert Ayensa kommt, Kerschbaumer geht: FCI-Personalplanungen abgeschlossen" (in German). FC Ingolstadt 04. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  9. "Niederlage trotz Schlussoffensive: Schanzer müssen sich Halle geschlagen geben". Die Schanzer.
  10. GmbH, LigaInsider (15 July 2020). "Arminia Bielefeld: Haben die Ostwestfalen Eckert Ayensa im Visier?". www.ligainsider.de.
  11. "Osnabrück score three at home, but Ingolstadt take promotion playoff". Bulinews.
  12. @UnionStGilloise (24 June 2022). "🔥 𝑫𝒆𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒔 𝑬𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒕 𝑨𝒚𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒂 📍 Striker🇩🇪 German📆 25 years🟨🟦" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. "Germany - D. Eckert - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  14. "Feyenoord Rotterdam vs. Union St.-Gilloise - Football Match Summary - July 16, 2022 - ESPN".
  15. "Sint-Truidense vs. Union St.-Gilloise - Football Match Summary - July 23, 2022 - ESPN".
  16. "Rangers-St Gilloise | UEFA Champions League 2022/23".
  17. "Privacyinstellingen op VI.nl".
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