Yann Aurel Ludger Bisseck (born 29 November 2000) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football ...

Club career

Bisseck made his debut for

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...

against

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

on 26 November 2017 at the age of 16, making him the youngest player in Köln's history and the youngest-ever German player to appear in the

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. Bisseck's appearance also made him the second-youngest player in league history, behind

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. On 17 January 2019, he was loaned out to

Holstein Kiel Kieler Sportvereinigung Holstein von 1900 e.V., simply as KSV Holstein or Kieler SV Holstein, commonly known as Holstein Kiel (), is a German association football and sports club based in the city of Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein. From the 1900s thro ...

until the end of 2019–20 season. After briefly returning to his home club in the summer of 2020, Köln announced that Bisseck would join Portuguese side

Vitória de Guimarães Vitoria or Vitória may refer to : People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Steven Vitória (b ...

on a two-year loan deal; however, the loan arrangement ended after one year, and Bisseck was sent to

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

side AGF on a new one-year loan. On 27 October 2021, AGF confirmed that the club had triggered his buying option and signed a permanent deal until June 2026 which, according to the club, took immediate effect from 27 October 2021. On 12 July 2023, Bisseck joined

club

on a permanent deal until 2028, for around €7 million with bonuses.

Personal life

Born in Germany, Bisseck is of Cameroonian descent. He is a youth international for Germany.

Honours

Individual *

Fritz Walter Medal The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning team ...

U19 Bronze:

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* * * 2000 births Living people German people of Cameroonian descent German men's footballers Footballers from Cologne Men's association football defenders Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Eerste Divisie players Danish Superliga players Serie A players 1. FC Köln players 1. FC Köln II players Holstein Kiel players Roda JC Kerkrade players Vitória S.C. players Vitória S.C. B players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Inter Milan players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal German expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark German expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy {{Germany-footy-defender-stub