Jan Hochscheidt (born 4 October 1987) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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Career

After starting his senior career in the reserve side of

Energie Cottbus FC Energie Cottbus ( Lower Sorbian: ''Energija Chóśebuz'') is a German football club based in Cottbus, Brandenburg. It was founded in 1963 as SC Cottbus in what was East Germany. After the reunification of Germany, Energie played six seasons i ...

, Hochscheidt moved to

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

in 2008, where he made his professional debut. After the 2012–13 2. Bundesliga season he transferred to

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side

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German association football, football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. The club was one of the founding ...

. In May 2018,

FC Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a Football in Germany, German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. ...

announced Hochscheidt would return to the club for the 2018–19 season having agreed a contract until 2021. On 20 December 2019, he extended his contract with Aue until 2023.

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* 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Trier German footballers Association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Hertha Zehlendorf players 1. FC Union Berlin players FC Energie Cottbus II players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Eintracht Braunschweig players Footballers from Rhineland-Palatinate {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub