Heiko Westermann

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Personal information
Heiko Westermann
Full name	Heiko Westermann
Date of birth	August 14, 1983 (1983-08-14) (age 24)
Place of birth	Alzenau, West Germany
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre-back/ Left-back
Club information
Current club	FC Schalke 04
Number	2
Youth clubs
1988-1994 1994–1998 1998–2000	SG Schimborn FC Hösbach Bayern Alzenau
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2005 2005–2007 2007–present	Greuther Fürth Arminia Bielefeld Schalke 04	083 (2) 067 (5) 032 (4)
National team²
2003–2004 2008–	Germany U-21 Germany	02 (0) 03 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of May 31, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Heiko Westermann (born August 14, 1983) is a German footballer who plays as defender for Schalke 04.

The defender played his first match for the German national team in February 2008 against Austria. Germany won that match 3-0. Westermann is known for his good allround abilities and his goalscoring, which is unnaturally high for a defender.

Heiko Westermann was included in the 23 people list of Germany National Football Team by Germany Boss Joachim Löw for EURO 2008.

[edit] Club career stats

**All-Time Club Performance**
Club	Season	Bundesliga		DFB Cup		European Competition		Total
Club	Season	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Arminia Bielefeld	2005-06	34	2	5	0	-	-	39	2
Arminia Bielefeld	2006-07	33	3	1	0	-	-	34	3
	Total	67	5	6	0	-	-	73	5
Schalke 04	2007-08	32	4	3	0	9	0	44	4
Schalke 04	Total	32	4	3	0	9	0	44	4
Career Totals		99	9	9	0	9	0	117	9

[edit] External links

Player profile - Kicker.de (German)
Career stats at fussballdaten.de (German)

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FC Schalke 04 – current squad

1 Neuer • 2 Westermann • 3 Kobiashvili • 4 Abel • 5 Bordon • 6 Streit • 7 Varela • 8 Ernst • 9 Larsen • 10 Rakitić • 11 Løvenkrands • 13 Jones • 14 Asamoah • 15 Zé Roberto • 18 Rafinha • 19 Altıntop • 20 Krstajić • 21 Grossmüller • 22 Kurányi • 23 Höwedes • 24 Pander • 25 Bajramović • 27 Sánchez • 28 Heppke • 32 Fährmann • 33 Schober • 34 Tapalovic • -- Farfán

v • d • e Germany squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Lehmann • 2 Jansen • 3 Friedrich • 4 Fritz • 5 Westermann • 6 Rolfes • 7 Schweinsteiger • 8 Frings • 9 Gómez • 10 Neuville • 11 Klose • 12 Enke • 13 Ballack • 14 Trochowski • 15 Hitzlsperger • 16 Lahm • 17 Mertesacker • 18 Borowski • 19 Odonkor • 20 Podolski • 21 Metzelder • 22 Kurányi • 23 Adler • Coach: Löw