Änis Ben-Hatira facts for kids
Ben-Hatira in 2013
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 July 1988 | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | West Berlin, West Germany | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Hertha BSC II | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–2003 | Hertha BSC | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||||||
| 2006–2011 | Hamburger SV II | 51 | (16) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | Hamburger SV | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| 2009 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | → MSV Duisburg (loan) | 16 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Hertha BSC | 70 | (14) | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Hertha BSC II | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Darmstadt 98 | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | Gaziantepspor | 14 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Espérance Tunis | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Budapest Honvéd | 20 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2020 | Karlsruher SC | 11 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2021 | AEL | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Berliner AK 07 | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | US Monastir | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | Hertha BSC II | 33 | (3) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U19 | 8 | (4) | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Germany U21 | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Tunisia | 12 | (1) | |||||||||||||
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Honours
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† Appearances (Goals). |
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Änis Ben-Hatira (born on July 18, 1988) is a professional footballer. He plays as an attacking midfielder for the German club Hertha BSC II. From 2012 to 2016, he also played for the Tunisia national team. He scored one goal in 12 games for his country.
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Änis Ben-Hatira's Football Journey
Änis Ben-Hatira was born in Berlin, Germany. He started playing football at a young age. He has played for many different clubs in several countries.
Playing for Clubs
Early Career
Ben-Hatira began his football journey at a local club called Reinickendorfer Füchse. After that, he moved to TeBe Berlin, where he spent most of his youth playing. Later, he joined Hertha BSC before signing with Hamburger SV.
He made his first big league appearance in the Bundesliga on February 24, 2007. He came into the game as a substitute for another player. His first time starting a Bundesliga game was on April 1, 2007. Hamburg, his club at the time, extended his contract until 2012. He was also loaned out to MSV Duisburg for two seasons.
Moving to New Teams
In July 2010, Ben-Hatira had a trial with West Ham United in England. He played one game for them but did not sign a contract. He stayed with Hamburg for another season.
On the last day of the summer transfer window in 2011, Ben-Hatira returned to Hertha BSC. He then moved to Eintracht Frankfurt in February 2016. Later that year, in August, he signed with Darmstadt 98. He left Darmstadt 98 by mutual agreement on January 25, 2017.
After leaving Germany, Ben-Hatira joined Süper Lig side Gaziantepspor in Turkey in February 2017. He played there until July 2017. Then, he moved to the Tunisian club Espérance Tunis in September 2017.
In February 2019, he joined the Hungarian team Budapest Honvéd FC. He scored his first goal for them on February 23, 2019. On January 31, 2020, Ben-Hatira signed with Karlsruher SC in Germany. He played there until the end of the 2019–20 season. After that, he played in Greece for AEL until May 2021.
Playing for His Country
Änis Ben-Hatira first played for several German youth national teams. He was then called up to play for the Tunisia national team on February 21, 2012.
Just eight days later, he played his first game for Tunisia. It was a friendly match against Peru. He scored his first goal for Tunisia on October 9, 2016. This goal was against Guinea during a World Cup qualification game.
What He Has Won
Änis Ben-Hatira has won some important titles during his career:
With Hertha BSC
- 2. Bundesliga: 2012–13 (This means his team won the second division league in Germany.)
With Germany U21
- UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009 (This means he was part of the German team that won the European Championship for players under 21 years old.)
See Also
In Spanish: Änis Ben-Hatira para niños
