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Jake Hirst (born 5 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for FSV Frankfurt, as a striker.

Jake Hirst

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Bad Nauheim, Germany
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	FSV Frankfurt
Youth career
	Eintracht Frankfurt
	TSG Wieseck
	TSG Ober-Wöllstadt
	FSV Frankfurt
	TSG Ober-Wöllstadt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	TSV Bad Nauheim
2018–2019	Kickers Offenbach	29	(9)
2019–2020	FC Gießen	17	(5)
2020–	FSV Frankfurt	61	(19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:51, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Hirst was born in Bad Nauheim, Germany,[1] to English parents from Yorkshire.[2] His parents were tennis coaches, and as a youth Hirst worked as a coach at their tennis academy.[2] Hirst did not know any German until beginning kindergarten.[2] He is fluent in English and German, speaking both with a Yorkshire accent.[2] He considers himself English.[2]

Career

Hirst began his career with Eintracht Frankfurt, but was released by the club at the age of 15 due to problems with his knees.[2] He then played for TSG Wieseck, TSG Ober-Wöllstadt (twice), FSV Frankfurt, TSV Bad Nauheim and Kickers Offenbach.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In August 2019 he signed for FC Gießen.[7] In July 2020 he returned to FSV Frankfurt.[8][9][10][11] During his time at Frankfurt he lived in Bad Nauheim and commuted to Frankfurt.[12]

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