Jordan Beyer

Louis Jordan Beyer (born 19 May 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Borussia Mönchengladbach.[1] He has represented Germany at U16 through U21 youth levels.

Jordan Beyer
Personal information
Full name Louis Jordan Beyer
Date of birth (2000-05-19) 19 May 2000
Place of birth Kempen, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 15
Youth career
0000–2012 DJK-SV Thomasstadt Kempen
2012–2015 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2015–2018 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Borussia Mönchengladbach II 10 (0)
2018– Borussia Mönchengladbach 12 (0)
2020 → Hamburger SV (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Germany U16 4 (0)
2016 Germany U17 3 (0)
2017–2018 Germany U18 5 (0)
2018 Germany U19 4 (0)
2019– Germany U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:08, 25 August 2018 (UTC)

Career

Beyer started his career at hometown club DJK-SV Thomasstadt Kempen. As a player of the under-13 side he moved to the youth academy of Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2012.[2] For the 2015–16 season, he joined the under-16 team of Borussia Mönchengladbach. In the 2016–17 season he advanced to the under-17s, with whom he played in the Under 17 Bundesliga. For the 2017–18 season, Beyer moved up to the under-19s, for whom he had already made an appearance in the Under 19 Bundesliga in the pre-season.[2]

For the 2018–19 season, Beyer was promoted to the first team under head coach Dieter Hecking. Under Hecking, he made his professional debut in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In September 2018, Beyer signed his first professional contract, keeping him at the club until June 2022.[3] Over the entire season, Beyer completed nine appearances in the Bundesliga, during which he was in the starting lineup eight times. In addition, he made four appearances for the second team in the fourth-tier Regionalliga West as well as once in the Under 19 Bundesliga.

During the first half of the 2019–20 season, under new head coach Marco Rose, Beyer made three appearances in the Bundesliga; all as a substitute. In addition, he appeared four times for the second team in the Regionalliga. On 14 January 2020, Beyer joined Hamburger SV on loan in the 2. Bundesliga, reuniting him with Hecking who had become head coach there.[4] Before the season was suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Beyer had made seven appearances in the starting lineup. As the season was continued in mid-May, Josha Vagnoman, who Beyer had been brought in to replace due to a long-term injury, returned to the right-back position. This meant that Beyer moved to the centre back position alongside Timo Letschert. Beyer, however, soon lost his starting position to Rick van Drongelen after recording a weak performance, and was benched as a consequence.[5][6] After that, Beyer only made sporadic appearances for HSV. In total, he played 11 times for HSV, who missed the promotion after ending in 4th place. With his loan deal ending, Beyer returned to Mönchengladbach after the season.[7]

Personal life

Beyer was referred to as his first name Louis before his move to Borussia Mönchengladbach. As he had Louis Hiepen as a namesake in his team, he was called "Jordan" – his second name – from then on.[8] He received his second name from his basketball-loving father, inspired by Michael Jordan.[9]

On 25 September 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19.[10]

References
  1. "Louis Beyer". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. Klingen, Tobias (23 February 2018). "Kempener Louis Beyer lebt bei Gladbach den Profi-Traum". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020. Begonnen hat die noch junge Karriere von Beyer auf dem Rasenplatz an der Ludwig-Jahn-Straße und auf der harten Asche an der Berliner Allee in Kempen. Beim SV Thomasstadt machte der kleine Louis die ersten Fußballversuche. Offensichtlich sehr erfolgreich. Schon als D-Jugendlicher wechselte er zu Fortuna Düsseldorf. Im Leistungszentrum der Fortuna entwickelte er sich in den U 13-, U 14- und U 15-Bereichen so gut, dass die Gladbacher aufmerksam wurden. Seit 2016 schnürt Beyer die Fußballstiefel auf dem Nordpark-Gelände.
  3. "Borussia Mönchengladbach gibt Louis Jordan Beyer Profivertrag". Aachener Zeitung (in German). 14 September 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2020. Der 18 Jahre alte Louis Jordan Beyer hat beim Fußball-Bundesligisten Borussia Mönchengladbach einen Profivertrag bekommen. Nach Vereinsangaben vom Freitag läuft die Vereinbarung mit dem Verteidiger bis 30. Juni 2022.
  4. "Jordan Beyer joins Hamburger SV on loan" (Press release). Hamburger SV. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  5. "Taktische Aufstellung - SpVgg Greuther Fürth - Hamburger SV 2:2". kicker. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. "Kein Sieger beim Gipfeltreffen: 0:0 zwischen HSV und Bielefeld". kicker (in German). 24 May 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020. Hamburgs Trainer Dieter Hecking veränderte seine Startelf nach dem 2:2 gegen Fürth auf drei Positionen: Harnik, Kittel und van Drongelen spielten für Beyer, Jairo und Jatta (alle Bank).
  7. "HSV bids farewell to five loanees". Hamburger SV (in German). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020. Last but not least, defensive all-rounder Jordan Beyer will also head back to the Rhineland and Borussia
  8. "Nachwuchshoffnung Louis Jordan Beyer". VBG (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  9. Sorgatz, Jannik (29 July 2018). "Für Beyer ist die Tür ganz weit auf". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. "Jordan Beyer tests positive for Coronavirus" (Press release). Borussia Mönchengladbach. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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