German club Alemannia Aachen has signed German-born Ghanaian defensive all-rounder Gideon Jung. The 31-year-old was most recently under contract with Kayserispor.
Jung took his first steps in men’s football at Rot-Weiss Oberhausen. For the 2014/15 season, the defensive all-rounder moved to Hamburger SV, where he played for several years in both the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, before joining SpVgg Greuther Fürth in the summer of 2021.
In total, he has 83 Bundesliga appearances and 125 matches in the second division to his name. From there, he took the step abroad last summer and signed with the Turkish top-flight club Kayserispor. One of the highlights of his career is winning the U21 European Championship in 2017 with Germany.
“I am very happy to now be part of the team. The conversations with Rachid and Mersad were open and clear from the start. After the past few months, I especially want to get back into the rhythm quickly and help the squad with full energy,” said Jung afater completing the transfer deal.
