Sören Halfar (born 2 January 1987) is a German former professional

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who plays as a left-back.

Club career

Born in

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, Halfar joined his hometown club's youth ranks in January 2001, and progressed to the senior squad list for the 2004–05 season. He made his

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debut on 29 January 2005 in a 1–0 win at

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. His time since has twice been blighted by torn cruciate ligament injuries, although he has managed a handful of first team appearances in each season since his debut. In January 2007, Halfar joined SC Paderborn 07 on loan from his home club, the Bundesliga side

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. He left SC Paderborn in summer 2010 when his contract ran out. On 3 June 2010, he signed a two-year contract for

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, leaving for

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a year later.

International career

Halfar has four caps for the Germany Under-21 side after progressing from the Under-19s.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Halfar, Soren 1987 births Living people Men's association football fullbacks German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Hannover 96 players SC Paderborn 07 players SV Wacker Burghausen players SV Sandhausen players TSV Havelse managers Footballers from Hanover Germany men's youth international footballers