Kevin Behrens

Kevin Behrens (born 3 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Germany national team.[1]

Kevin Behrens
Behrens with Union Berlin in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991
Place of birth Bremen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 VfL Wolfsburg
Number 17
Youth career
1995–2004 ATS Buntentor
2004–2008 SC Weyhe
2008–2010 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Werder Bremen III 24 (10)
2011–2012 SV Wilhelmshaven 26 (10)
2012–2014 Hannover 96 II 40 (17)
2014–2015 Alemannia Aachen 28 (8)
2015–2016 Rot-Weiss Essen 8 (3)
2016–2018 1. FC Saarbrücken 78 (35)
2018–2021 SV Sandhausen 94 (31)
2021–2024 Union Berlin 75 (14)
2024– VfL Wolfsburg 13 (1)
International career‡
2023– Germany 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Club career

Behrens spent most of his career in Regionalliga, playing for Werder Bremen III, SV Wilhelmshaven, Hannover 96 II, Alemannia Aachen, Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Saarbrücken and SV Sandhausen.[2][3] With Saarbrücken, he won both the 2016–17 Saarland Cup and 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest.[4]

Behrens transferred to East Berlin-based Bundesliga club Union Berlin during the 2021 summer transfer window.[5] On 16 September 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 defeat against Slavia Prague in the 2021–22 Conference League.[6] On the first matchday of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season, Behrens scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick, all being headers, on August 20, 2023 at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in a 4–1 home victory.[7] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 defeat against Real Madrid.[8]

On 31 January 2024, Behrens moved to VfL Wolfsburg.[9]

International career

In October 2023, Behrens received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[10] He debuted against the former on 18 October, coming on as a substitute at the 87th minute for Jamal Musiala which ended in a 2–2 draw.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 18 May 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen III 2010–11 Bremenliga 2410———2410
Wilhemshaven 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 2610———2610
Hannover 96 II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 269———269
2013–14 Regionalliga Nord 149———149
Total 4018———4018
Alemannia Aachen 2014–15 Regionalliga West 28830——318
Rot-Weiss Essen 2015–16 Regionalliga West 8310——93
Saarbrücken 2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 135———135
2016–17 Regionalliga Südwest 3011———3011
2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest 351910—1[lower-alpha 1]03719
Total 783510—108035
SV Sandhausen 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 30420——324
2019–20 2. Bundesliga 321410——3314
2020–21 2. Bundesliga 321310——3313
Total 943140——9831
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 242426[lower-alpha 2]2—346
2022–23 Bundesliga 338429[lower-alpha 3]0—4610
2023–24 Bundesliga 184205[lower-alpha 4]0—254
Total 75141042020010520
Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga 131———131
Career total 38713019420210427136
  1. Appearance(s) in Promotion playoffs
  2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202310
Total10

Personal life

His sister Kim van de Velde (née Behrens) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player.[14] She’s married to the volleyball player Steven van de Velde. In August 2014, aged 19, van de Velde raped a 12-year-old girl he had met on Facebook who lived in Milton Keynes, England. He travelled to her home and, when her mother was out gave her alcohol and then raped her several times at her home as well as near Furzton Lake which was nearby.[5] The victim would eventually go on to self-harm and once overdosed.[6] Van de Velde returned to the Netherlands after the rape, although he was eventually extradited to the United Kingdom and arrested in January 2016.

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

References
  1. Kevin Behrens at WorldFootball.net
  2. Bate, Adam (8 September 2023). "Kevin Behrens is Union Berlin's cycling striker: Real Madrid awaits for former regional league forward and cult hero". Sky Sports.
  3. "Nagelsmann nominiert Unioner Kevin Behrens erstmals für DFB-Auswahl". rbb24.de (in German). 6 October 2023.
  4. "Ex-FCS-Stürmer Kevin Behrens jetzt Nationalspieler" (in German). Sportschau. 6 October 2023.
  5. "Kevin Behrens wird Unioner" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 July 2021.
  6. "Late goals defeat resilient Union in Prague". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 September 2021.
  7. "Behrens-Gala bei Gosens-Debüt". sport1.de (in German). 20 August 2023.
  8. "Union verpasst Sensationspunkt bei Real Madrid" (in German). Sportschau. 21 September 2023.
  9. "BEHRENS WIRD EIN WOLF" [BEHRENS BECOMES A WOLF] (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). German Football Association. 6 October 2023.
  11. "Kevin Behrens feiert Debüt in der Nationalmannschaft" [Kevin Behrens celebrates his debut in the national team] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. Kevin Behrens at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  13. "Kevin Behrens". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  14. "So erlebte Union-Matchwinner Kevin Behrens seine Rückkehr nach Bremen" (in German). Sportschau. 26 January 2023.
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