Hendrick Zuck (born 21 July 1990) is a German professional
footballer
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who plays as a
left winger
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
1. FC Kaiserslautern.
Club career
Early career
Zuck began his career at SC Großrosseln in 1992, where he was managed by his father. In 2004, he moved to
Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club ''SC Borussia Neunkirchen'' was founded out of the 1907 merger of ''FC 1905 Borussia'' and ''SC Neunkirchen''.
History
From 1912 through t ...
in the
Oberliga Südwest, where he played for the youth team, before being promoted to the senior team. Zuck made his debut on 5 August 2008, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 home loss against
FC 08 Homburg
Fußball-Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland, that competes in the Regionalliga Südwest. The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as ''Fussball Club Homburg'' by a group of seventeen ...
. He scored his first goal on 8 April 2009 in a 4–1 away win against
TuS Mechtersheim
TuS Mechtersheim are a Football in Germany, German association football club based in Römerberg, Mechtersheim.
History
''TuS Mechtersheim'' was founded on 1 March 1914 as ''Viktoria Mechtersheim''. Following the conclusion of World War I the cl ...
.
1. FC Kaiserslautern
On 23 May 2010, Zuck joined
1. FC Kaiserslautern on a free transfer. He was placed in the club's reserve team. During the beginning of the 2012–13 season, Zuck was promoted to the club's senior team, where he signed his first professional contract, a two-year deal until June 2014. He made his debut on 6 August 2012 in a 3–3 home draw against
1. FC Union Berlin, where he scored the club's third goal, giving Kaiserslautern a 3–2 lead, before
Marc Pfertzel equalised in injury time for Union Berlin.
SC Freiburg
During the winter break of the 2012–13 season, Zuck transferred to
Bundesliga
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side SC Freiburg.
Eintracht Braunschweig
On 11 June 2014, it was announced that Zuck would join Eintracht Braunschweig on a one-year loan deal for the
2014–15 2. Bundesliga
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Teams
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season. The loan deal was made permanent in May 2015.
Return to 1. FC Kaiserslautern
In May 2018,
1. FC Kaiserslautern announced Zuck would return to the club for the 2018–19 season having agreed a contract until 2021.
Career statistics
Club
Notes
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
People from Püttlingen
German footballers
Association football midfielders
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
1. FC Kaiserslautern players
1. FC Kaiserslautern II players
SC Freiburg players
Eintracht Braunschweig players
Borussia Neunkirchen players
3. Liga players
Footballers from Saarland
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