Fabian Hürzeler
Encyclopedia
Fabian Hürzeler is a German
-American
footballer who currently plays for the youth team of Bayern Munich
in Bundesliga
.
and has been a frequent starter over the past year with their U-19 team. At the young age of 17, he has also played with the U-23's as the youngest player on the team. Fabian has also played with the reserve team on FC Bayern Munich II
. Towards the end of the 2010 Bundesliga
season, Fabian practiced with the first team.
According to Yanks Abroad, Hürzeler has been promoted to the U-23 full time. According to YA "Hürzeler is still on a youth contract, but his early promotion bodes well for his bid to earn a professional contract from the German giants."
, Hürzeler has spent almost his whole life living in Munich
, Germany
and holds dual citizenship. He represented Germany
at both the U-16 and U-17 levels, captaining the U-17 team on several occasions.
After being recruited by then United States U-20
Thomas Rongen
Hürzeler originally committed to playing with the United States
. According to Yanks Abroad, "Hurzeler is still on the books as a German player as he represented their U-17 national team in official European qualifying games. Since he did not play for the US U-20 team at qualifying, he still has yet to file for his one-time change of association with FIFA. He will still need to do this prior to representing the US or US youth teams in offical events."
Hürzeler has revised that decision since and made his debut for the German U-19 national team against Egypt in November 2011.
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
-American
United States
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footballer who currently plays for the youth team of Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich , is a German sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional football team, which is the most successful football club in Germany, having won 22 national titles and 15 cups....
in Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
.
Professional
Hürzeler is a member of the Bayern Munich Junior TeamBayern Munich Junior Team
Bayern Munich Junior Team is the youth academy for German football club Bayern Munich. The Junior Team was created in 1902and restructured in 1995 has educated many players who have become regulars in the Fußball-Bundesliga and the Germany national football team, such as Thomas Müller, Andreas...
and has been a frequent starter over the past year with their U-19 team. At the young age of 17, he has also played with the U-23's as the youngest player on the team. Fabian has also played with the reserve team on FC Bayern Munich II
FC Bayern Munich II
Bayern Munich II are the second team of German association football club Bayern Munich. In 2010–11 they played in the 3rd Liga, having qualified for its inaugural season in 2008, and have consistently played at the third level of German football — they played in the Regionalliga Süd from...
. Towards the end of the 2010 Bundesliga
Fußball-Bundesliga
The Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
season, Fabian practiced with the first team.
According to Yanks Abroad, Hürzeler has been promoted to the U-23 full time. According to YA "Hürzeler is still on a youth contract, but his early promotion bodes well for his bid to earn a professional contract from the German giants."
International
Born in TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Hürzeler has spent almost his whole life living in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and holds dual citizenship. He represented Germany
Germany national youth football team
This article includes current squads of Germany U20, U19, U18, U17, U16 and U15 national football teams.-Current technical staff:- Germany national under-20 squad :- Germany national under-19 squad :- Germany national under-18 squad :...
at both the U-16 and U-17 levels, captaining the U-17 team on several occasions.
After being recruited by then United States U-20
United States U-20 men's national soccer team
The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.The...
Thomas Rongen
Thomas Rongen
Thomas Rongen is a Dutch soccer coach, formerly the head coach of D.C. United, the Sporting Director of Major League Soccer club Chivas USA, and the coach of the American Samoa national association football team...
Hürzeler originally committed to playing with the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. According to Yanks Abroad, "Hurzeler is still on the books as a German player as he represented their U-17 national team in official European qualifying games. Since he did not play for the US U-20 team at qualifying, he still has yet to file for his one-time change of association with FIFA. He will still need to do this prior to representing the US or US youth teams in offical events."
Hürzeler has revised that decision since and made his debut for the German U-19 national team against Egypt in November 2011.