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Denis Jäpel

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Denis Jäpel
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Weimar, Germany
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Chemie Leipzig
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 SC 1903 Weimar 30 (24)
2017–2018 FC Carl Zeiss Jena II 28 (20)
2018–2019 FC Carl Zeiss Jena 0 (0)
2018–2019VfB Germania Halberstadt (loan) 29 (8)
2019–2020 FSV Zwickau 6 (0)
2020–2021 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 9 (1)
2021– Chemie Leipzig 97 (20)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024

Denis Jäpel (born 26 May 1998) is a German footballer who plays for Regionalliga Nordost side Chemie Leipzig.[1][2]

Professional career

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Jäpel collided head-first into a concrete wall at the Stadion an der Gellertstraße in a match against Chemnitzer FC on 1 October 2024, while attempting to prevent a ball from crossing the endline for a goal kick. The collision knocked Jäpel unconscious, and he was hospitalized for a day.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Denis Jäpel at Soccerway
  2. ^ Denis Jäpel at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Stroud, James (3 October 2022). "Worst football injuries: Denis Japel taken to hospital after colliding with wall". Give Me Sport. Retrieved 8 April 2024.