Pierre-Michel Lasogga
Encyclopedia
Pierre-Michel Lasogga is a German
footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC.
and VfL Wolfsburg
, Lasogga attracted the attention of Bundesliga
club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who signed him in 2009. Lasogga quickly established himself in Leverkusen's youth team, making 25 appearances in the 2009–10 season. He scored 25 times in the U-19 Bundesliga West, making him the league's top goalscorer, and helped secure Leverkusen a spot in the national finals, which they lost 1–0 to Hansa Rostock. Towards the end of the season, Lasogga made his senior debut, making five appearances for Leverkusen's reserves in the Regionalliga West. After just one season with Leverkusen, he left the club, and signed for 2. Bundesliga
club Hertha BSC on a three-year contract.
Lasogga impressed during Hertha's preseason friendlies, scoring six goals, but injured himself just days before the opening fixture. After missing the first five league matches, Lasogga made his professional debut against Energie Cottbus on 24 September 2010. Three weeks later, Lasogga featured in Hertha's starting formation for the first time. He managed to take full advantage of the opportunity and scored twice. His success continued; after the winter break, he successfully replaced Rob Friend
in Hertha's starting formation, starting all but three games ahead of the Canadian.
, Schalke
and German international
goalkeeper Oliver Reck
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC.
Career
After playing for the youth teams of SG Wattenscheid 09SG Wattenscheid 09
SG Wattenscheid 09 is a German association football club, located in Wattenscheid which is part of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claims an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the merger of two earlier sides known as BV Sodalität der...
and VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...
, Lasogga attracted the attention of Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
club Bayer 04 Leverkusen, who signed him in 2009. Lasogga quickly established himself in Leverkusen's youth team, making 25 appearances in the 2009–10 season. He scored 25 times in the U-19 Bundesliga West, making him the league's top goalscorer, and helped secure Leverkusen a spot in the national finals, which they lost 1–0 to Hansa Rostock. Towards the end of the season, Lasogga made his senior debut, making five appearances for Leverkusen's reserves in the Regionalliga West. After just one season with Leverkusen, he left the club, and signed for 2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
club Hertha BSC on a three-year contract.
Lasogga impressed during Hertha's preseason friendlies, scoring six goals, but injured himself just days before the opening fixture. After missing the first five league matches, Lasogga made his professional debut against Energie Cottbus on 24 September 2010. Three weeks later, Lasogga featured in Hertha's starting formation for the first time. He managed to take full advantage of the opportunity and scored twice. His success continued; after the winter break, he successfully replaced Rob Friend
Rob Friend
Rob Friend is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays for Eintracht Frankfurt in the 2nd Bundesliga.-Early years:...
in Hertha's starting formation, starting all but three games ahead of the Canadian.
Personal life
Lasogga's stepfather is former Werder BremenSV Werder Bremen
SV Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its association football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize...
, Schalke
FC Schalke 04
Fußball-Club Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04, commonly known as simply FC Schalke 04 or Schalke , is a German, association-football club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. Schalke has long been one of the most popular football teams in Germany, even though major...
and German international
Germany national football team manager
The Germany national football team manager is a position created in 1926 and first held by Otto Nerz. The German team began playing matches in 1908, but for 18 years it had no manager. Instead a selection committee chose the team.Ten different men have occupied the post since its inception, all of...
goalkeeper Oliver Reck
Oliver Reck
Oliver Reck is a former German footballer who played as a goalkeeper.In a 20-year professional career, he was best known for his stints with Werder Bremen and Schalke 04, for whom he appeared in more than 500 official games combined, 471 in the Bundesliga alone.-Club career:Reck started his...
.
External links
- Pierre-Michel Lasogga at HerthaBSC.de
- Pierre-Michel Lasogga at kicker.de
- Pierre-Michel Lasogga at transfermarkt.de
- Pierre-Michel Lasogga at worldfootball.net