Janek Sternberg
German footballer (born 1992)
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Janek Sternberg (born 19 October 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for SV Todesfelde in Regionalliga Nord.[1]
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Sternberg with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Segeberg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SV Todesfelde | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2006 | Leezener SC | ||
| 2006–2007 | SV Eichede | ||
| 2007–2011 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Hamburg II | 66 | (3) |
| 2011–2013 | Hamburg | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Werder Bremen II | 47 | (4) |
| 2014–2017 | Werder Bremen | 25 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Ferencváros | 16 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 39 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Hallescher FC | 64 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | VfB Lübeck | 43 | (1) |
| 2024– | SV Todesfelde | 22 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 July 2019 | |||
Club career
Sternberg joined Werder Bremen in 2013 from Hamburger SV. After initially playing matches with Werder's reserve team, he made his first team debut in a Bundesliga game against SC Paderborn 07 on 29 November, 2014. He played the full game in a 4–0 home win.[2]
On 21 January, 2017, Sternberg joined Ferencváros.[3]
In May 2018, 1. FC Kaiserslautern, newly relegated to the 3. Liga, announced Sternberg would join for the 2018–19 season, having agreed a contract until 2021.[4]
On 31 January, 2020, Sternberg joined Hallescher FC on a deal lasting until the summer of 2021.[5]
Free agent Sternberg moved to VfB Lübeck, which placed first in the Regionalliga Nord, in January 2023.[6] He signed a one-year contract with the option of another year.[6]
International career
Sternberg is a youth international for Germany at the U18 level.[7]
