Marco Höger (born 16 September 1989) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for 1. FC Köln II.

Career

Alemannia Aachen

Born in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

, Höger began his career in 2005 in Alemannia Aachen's youth academy. In summer 2008, he was promoted to the reserve team where he earned his first senior cap on 17 August 2008 against

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in the NRW-Liga. He made his professional debut for Alemannia Aachen in the

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on 6 March 2010 against

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and signed his first professional contract with Alemannia on 26 May 2010.

Schalke 04

On 9 June 2011, FC Schalke 04 confirmed that Höger signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2014. The transfer fee is reported as undisclosed by Schalke's sport and communications manager

Horst Heldt Horst Heldt (born 9 December 1969) is a German football executive and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the former general manager of 1. FC Köln. Playing career Heldt was born in Königswinter. He played at 1. FC Köln from 1990 ...

. Marco Höger was assigned a number 12 shirt, previously worn by

Peer Kluge Peer Kluge (born 22 November 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career Kluge played for Chemnitzer FC, Borussia Mönchengladbach, 1. FC Nürnberg and Schalke 04 before signing for Hertha BSC. Career st ...

. On 8 January 2013, Schalke announced that Höger signed a two-year professional contract extension to 30 June 2016. Following Schalke 04's 2–0 defeat to rivals 1. FC Köln, on 10 May 2015, Höger was suspended from training and first team action until 16 May 2015.

1. FC Köln

On 22 February 2016, Höger signed a five-year contract with 1. FC Köln starting in the 2016–17 season. On 28 April 2018, he played as Köln lost 3–2 to

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

which confirmed Köln’s relegation from the Bundesliga.

Return to 1. FC Köln

On 7 June 2023, Höger returned to 1. FC Köln for their

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Career statistics

Honours

Schalke 04 * DFL-Supercup: 2011

References

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* 1989 births Living people Footballers from Cologne German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Alemannia Aachen players FC Schalke 04 players 1. FC Köln players SV Waldhof Mannheim players 1. FC Köln II players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players {{Germany-footy-defender-1980s-stub