Jens Wemmer (born 31 October 1985) is a German former professional

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who played as a

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. He played for seven consecutive years for

SC Paderborn Sport-Club Paderborn 07 e.V., commonly known as simply SC Paderborn 07 () or SC Paderborn, is a German association football club based in Paderborn, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has enjoyed its greatest successes since the turn of the mille ...

. He is the brother of Jörn Wemmer.

Career

After being released by

Wemmer joined

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club

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

in May 2015. He signed a three-year contract. In January 2016, it was reported he was not in the plans of manager

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. In July 2017, Wemmer terminated his contract with Panathinaikos and returned to Germany. He filed an appeal with the Financial Dispute Resolution Committee for €500,000. His manager also appealed to the committee, demanding that he be paid €15,000 for his commission. On 28 September 2017, the committee of the Greek Football Federation's financial disputes gave the football player the amount of €498,000 plus the legal interest. On 19 March 2018,

Hellenic Football Federation The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), also known as the Greek Football Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία; ΕΠΟ, translit=Ellinikí Podosferikí Omospondía; EPO) is the governing body of associat ...

announced the deduction of three points from Panathinaikos for the delay in repayment of Wemmer, a penalty that would be triggered in a new court, as in the ruling it was clarified that "the immediate application of the decision is rejected". Eventually on 20 April 2018, Panathinaikos faced a three points deduction, as the debt to Wemmer had not be settled within the specified period. The administration of the club was unable to reach an agreement with him and the points' deduction was confirmed. Hibernians announced on 29 June 2019, that they had signed Wemmer on a one-year contract.Jens Wemmer signs 1 year contract
hiberniansfc.mt, 29 June 2019

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wemmer, Jens Living people 1985 births People from Aurich German men's footballers Footballers from Lower Saxony Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Super League Greece players Maltese Premier League players SpVg Aurich players SV Werder Bremen players SC Paderborn 07 players VfL Wolfsburg II players Panathinaikos F.C. players Tarxien Rainbows F.C. players Hibernians F.C. players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece German expatriate sportspeople in Malta Expatriate men's footballers in Malta