Karl Jakob Hein (born 13 April 2002) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Arsenal and the Estonia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Jakob Hein[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-04-13) 13 April 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Põlva, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Loo | ||
| 2015–2018 | Nõmme United | ||
| 2018–2019 | Arsenal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Nõmme United | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Reading (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Estonia U17 | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | Estonia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Estonia U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | Estonia | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 4 June 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 26 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Hein began his youth career at JK Loo at the age of eight, before moving to the youth team of Nõmme United in 2015.[2] He made five senior appearances for Nõmme United in the Estonian third tier, Esiliiga B,[3] before joining the academy of English club Arsenal in May 2018.[4]
Hein signed his first professional contract with the club in May 2019.[5] He appeared in the Arsenal squad as an unused substitute for the first time on 29 October 2020, in the Europa League match against Dundalk.[6][7]
After playing for the Arsenal first-team in the 2021–22 pre-season, including his non-competitive debut against Hibernian, Hein signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal on 17 September 2021.[8]
On 10 November 2022, Hein made his debut for the Arsenal first-team in the EFL Cup third round against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium, conceding a foul in the penalty area and the resulting spot-kick against Danny Welbeck as Arsenal lost 3-1. [9]
On 24 January 2022, Reading announced the signing of Hein on loan from Arsenal until the end of the 2021–22 season.[10][11]
Hein was capped by Estonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[12] He made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 5 September 2020, in a 0–1 loss against Georgia in the UEFA Nations League.[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nõmme United | 2018 | Esiliiga B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal U21 | 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2022–23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Reading (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Arsenal | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
International
Individual
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