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Karl Hein (footballer)

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Karl Hein
Hein playing for Arsenal in 2023
Personal information
Full name Karl Jakob Hein[1]
Date of birth (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Põlva, Estonia
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Valladolid (on loan from Arsenal)
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2015 Loo
2015–2018 Nõmme United
2018–2022 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Nõmme United 5 (0)
2018– Arsenal 0 (0)
2022 → Reading (loan) 5 (0)
2024– → Valladolid (loan) 8 (0)
International career‡
2017–2018 Estonia U17 14 (0)
2019 Estonia U19 3 (0)
2019 Estonia U21 2 (0)
2020– Estonia 36 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Karl Jakob Hein (born 13 April 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Real Valladolid, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal, and the Estonia national team.

Club career

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Nõmme United

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Hein began his youth career at JK Loo at the age of eight, before moving to the youth team of Nõmme United in 2015.[3] He made five senior appearances for Nõmme United in the Estonian third tier, Esiliiga B,[4] before joining the academy of English club Arsenal in May 2018.[5]

Arsenal

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Hein signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[6] He appeared in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute for the first time on 29 October 2020, in the Europa League match against Dundalk.[7][8]

After playing for the Arsenal first-team in the 2021–22 pre-season, including his non-competitive debut against Hibernian, Hein signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 17 September 2021.[9]

On 10 November 2022, Hein made his debut for the Arsenal first-team in the EFL Cup third round against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium, conceding a foul in the penalty area and the resulting spot-kick against Danny Welbeck as Arsenal lost 3–1.[10]

Loan to Reading

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On 24 January 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[11][12]

Loan to Valladolid

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On 13 August 2024, Hein completed a season-long loan move to newly-promoted La Liga side Real Valladolid.[13][14]

Hein and Valladolid started the season with a clean-sheet and a 1–0 victory over Espanyol.[15]

International career

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Hein was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[16] He made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 5 September 2020, in a 0–1 loss against Georgia in the UEFA Nations League.[17] Since his debut, Hein has become a regular starter for Estonia.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[citation needed]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nõmme United 2018 Esiliiga B 5 0 0 0 — — — 5 0
Arsenal
2018–19 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2023–24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024–25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Arsenal U21 2020–21 — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2021–22 — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2022–23 — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
2023–24 — — — — — 1[a] 0 1 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0
Reading (loan) 2021–22 Championship 5 0 0 0 0 0 — — 5 0
Real Valladolid (loan) 2024-25 La Liga 8 0 0 0 — — — 8 0
Career total 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 22 0
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

International

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As of match played 19 November 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia 2020 6 0
2021 6 0
2022 6 0
2023 9 0
2024 9 0
Total 36 0

Honours

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International

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Karl Hein Profile & Stats". Premier League. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Saage tuttavaks: Karl Jakob Heina teekond Inglismaa tippklubisse" [Meet him: Karl Jakob Hain's journey to the top club in England]. Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). 28 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". Estonian Football Association (in Estonian). Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  5. ^ "Arsenal complete signing of Estonian youngster Karl Jakob Hein". Metro.co.uk. DMG Media. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Karl Hein signs first professional contract". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Arsenal-Dundalk | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  8. ^ JeorgeBird (15 November 2020). "Karl Hein making an impact for club and country". Arseblog News – the Arsenal news site. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Karl Hein signs new long-term contract". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Report: Arsenal 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion". Arsenal F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Arsenal Stopper Karl Hein makes Royals loan move". Reading F.C. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Arsenal's Hein joins Reading on loan" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Karl Hein joins Real Valladolid on loan". Arsenal FC. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  14. ^ "Karl Hein, un nuevo guardián para el Pucela" [Karl Hein, a new guardian for Pucela]. Real Valladolid (in Spanish). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Heinast sai Hispaania kõrgliiga hooaja esimene nullimängu teinud väravavaht". soccernet.ee. 19 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Karl Jakob Hein". jalgpall.ee (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  17. ^ "Eesti parim Gruusia vastu – Karl Jakob Hein" [Estonia's best against Georgia – Karl Jakob Hein]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Karl Hein". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Estonia v Latvia" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  20. ^ "Eesti parimad jalgpallurid on Rauno Sappinen ja Kristina Bannikova (galerii)" [The best footballers in Estonia are Rauno Sappinen and Kristina Bannikova]. Soccernet.ee (in Estonian). 20 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Aasta meesjuuniori tiitli pälvis Karl Jakob Hein" [The male junior of the year title was awarded to Karl Jakob Hein] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 December 2021. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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