Pierre Dominik Becken (born 28 September 1987) is a German

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who plays as a centre-back or

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for SSV Jeddeloh.

Career

Born in Flensburg, Becken spent his early career with a number of clubs in northern Germany, including two years with FC St. Pauli's reserve team. In January 2012 he signed for Carl Zeiss Jena, where he made his

3. Liga The 3. Liga is a professional association football league and the third division in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2. Bundesliga and the fourth-tier Regionalliga. The modern 3. Liga was formed for th ...

debut as a substitute for Robert Zickert in a 1–1 draw with

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. FC Saarbrücken (german: 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken e. V.) is a football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. The club began its existence as the football de ...

. Jena were relegated from the

at the end of the 2011–12 season, so Becken signed for

Hallescher FC Hallescher FC, sometimes still called by its former popular name Chemie Halle, is a German association football club based in Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. The club currently plays in the 3. Liga, the third highest level in the German footb ...

, along with Nils Pichinot, who he had also played alongside at St. Pauli. He left Halle at the end of the 2013–14 season and returned to Jena.

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