Timo Çeçen (born 17 May 1994) is a German

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who plays as a

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for

TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf is a German association football club from the city of Stadtallendorf, Hesse. The footballers are part of a sports club that also includes departments for athletics, badminton, gymnastics, handball, judo, swimming, ...

Club career

Çeçen was born in

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. He made his debut for

VfB Stuttgart II VfB Stuttgart II is a German Association football, football team located in Stuttgart, currently playing in the Regionalliga Südwest. From 2008 to 2016 the team played in the 3. Liga. They are the German reserve football teams, reserve team of V ...

in the Mercedes-Benz Arena on 4 August 2012 in the

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in a 2–0 victory against

Karlsruher SC Karlsruher SC is a German association football club, based in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg that currently plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football. Domestically, the club was crowned German champion in 1909, and won the D ...

. On 28 January 2015, Çeçen moved to

Chemnitzer FC Chemnitzer Fußballclub e.V. is a German association football club based in Chemnitz, Saxony. The club competes in Regionalliga Nordost, the fourth tier of German football. The roots of the club go back to its establishment as Chemnitzer BC 193 ...

International career

On 21 May 2009, Çeçen made his first appearance for the national under-15 team of Germany against the USA. He played for the German national under-17 team in the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round Group 2 on 17 October 2010 against Bosnia and Herzegovina and on 20 October 2010 against Austria. In the

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Group 5 Çeçen appeared in the matches on 11 October 2012 against Macedonia and on 16 October 2012 against Ireland.

Personal life

Çeçen was born to a Turkish father of Chechen descent and a Spanish and Italian mother.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cecen, Timo 1994 births Sportspeople from Marburg Footballers from Giessen (region) Living people German men's footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders VfB Stuttgart II players Chemnitzer FC players FC 08 Homburg players FC Gießen players TSV Eintracht Stadtallendorf players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players