Johannes Eggestein
German footballer (born 1998)
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Johannes Eggestein (German pronunciation: [joˈhanəs ˈʔɛɡəʃtaɪn];[1][2] born 8 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as striker for Austrian club Austria Wien. He has represented Germany internationally at youth levels U15 through U21.
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| Date of birth | 8 May 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Hanover, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Austria Wien | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| TSV Schloß Ricklingen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2013 | TSV Havelse | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Werder Bremen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Werder Bremen II | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Werder Bremen | 47 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → LASK (loan) | 28 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Antwerp | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | FC St. Pauli | 77 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Austria Wien | 29 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Germany U15 | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U16 | 9 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Germany U17 | 18 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Germany U19 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 6 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Germany U21 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Youth career
Eggestein started his youth career at TSV Schloß Ricklingen and played there until 2013 when he moved to TSV Havelse.
Since 2013, Eggestein has played for Werder Bremen. In all three years he played for Bremen's youth team he finished as top scorer among the players.[3]
Werder Bremen
On 2 June 2016, Eggestein signed his first professional contract, which lasts until 2019.[4]
On 22 August 2016, he made his professional and first-team debut in Werder Bremen's first-round DFB-Pokal defeat to Sportfreunde Lotte being substituted on in place of Lennart Thy in the 62nd minute.[5] Four days later, he scored his first professional goal in the reserves' 4–2 win against VfL Osnabrück in the 3. Liga.[6]
On 18 August 2018, Eggestein scored his first goal for the first team, in a 6–1 win against Wormatia Worms in the first round of the DFB-Pokal.[7] On 8 April 2019, Werder Bremen announced the extension of his contract.[8]
On 5 October 2020, the last day of the 2020 summer transfer window, Eggestein moved to Austrian Bundesliga club LASK on loan for the 2020–21 season.[9][10]
Antwerp
Eggestein moved to Belgian First Division A club Antwerp on 5 August 2021.[11]
St. Pauli
On 21 June 2022, Eggestein returned to Germany and signed for 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli.[12]
Austria Wien
On 23 July 2025, Eggestein joined Austria Wien on a three-year contract.[13]
Personal life
Eggestein is the son of former footballer Karl Eggestein who played for TSV Havelse among other clubs in the 2. Bundesliga. His brother Maximilian Eggestein plays for SC Freiburg.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Werder Bremen | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 1 | – | 28 | 5 | |||
| 2019–20 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 5 | 9 | 1 | – | 56 | 6 | |||
| Werder Bremen II | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 15 | 3 | – | – | 15 | 3 | ||
| 2017–18 | 16 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 31 | 3 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||||
| LASK (loan) | 2020–21 | Austrian Bundesliga | 28 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6[b] | 2 | 39 | 20 |
| Royal Antwerp | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| FC St. Pauli | 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 5 | |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 33 | 11 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 77 | 17 | 8 | 3 | – | 85 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 201 | 37 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 236 | 49 | ||
- Includes DFB-Pokal, Austrian Cup, Belgian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
FC St. Pauli
