Frederik Jäkel

Frederik Jäkel
Jäkel with RB Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001
Place of birth Dommitzsch, Germany
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Braunschweig
Number 5
Youth career
–2012 Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß
2012–2019 RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2026 RB Leipzig 0 (0)
2020–2022 → Oostende (loan) 36 (3)
2022–2023 → Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 25 (1)
2023–2025 → SV Elversberg (loan) 19 (1)
2025–2026 → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 1 (0)
2026– Eintracht Braunschweig 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Germany U18 4 (0)
2019 Germany U19 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2020

Frederik Jäkel (born 7 March 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for 2. Bundesliga club Eintracht Braunschweig.

Club career

At under-13 level, Jäkel moved from his hometown club Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß to the youth academy of RB Leipzig while attending seventh grade at Sportgymnasium Leipzig.[1] In the 2017–18 season he made 19 appearances in the Under 17 Bundesliga, scoring one goal. He also played twice in the play-offs.[2] He also scored one goal the following season, this time playing 20 games in the Under 19 Bundesliga.[3]

On 25 April 2019, Jäkel signed his first professional contract with RB Leipzig.[4] In the 2019–20 season, he captained the Leipzig under-19 team. With them, he appeared in the UEFA Youth League.[5] For the first team, he was included in the squad for the first time on 1 March 2020 against Bayer Leverkusen.[6]

On 14 July 2020, Jäkel was loaned to Oostende for 2 years.[7] Jäkel made his professional debut with Oostende in a 2-1 Belgian First Division A loss to Anderlecht on 15 December 2020.[8]

On 20 June 2022, Jäkel moved on a new loan to Arminia Bielefeld, with an option to buy.[9]

On 1 August 2023, Jäkel was loaned out by RB Leipzig once again for a season, to SV Elversberg in 2. Bundesliga.[10] On 7 June 2024, the loan was extended for the 2024–25 season.[11] He missed most of the 2024–25 season due to knee injuries.

On 4 July 2025, Jäkel joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 2. Bundesliga on loan, with an option to buy.[12] On 3 June 2026, the transfer was made permanent and Jäkel signed a two-year contract with Eintracht.[13]

International career

Jäkel gained four caps for the Germany under-18 team. He made seven appearances at under-19 level, including three in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
RB Leipzig 2019–20 Bundesliga 0000000000
Oostende (loan) 2020–21 Belgian Pro League 11010—5[a]0170
2021–22 Belgian Pro League 25310——263
Total 36320—50433
Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 2022–23 2. Bundesliga 25100—2[b]0271
SV Elversberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 18100——181
2024–25 2. Bundesliga 1000—0010
Total 19100—00191
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) 2025–26 2. Bundesliga 1000——10
Eintracht Braunschweig 2026–27 2. Bundesliga 0000——00
Career total 815200070905
  1. ↑ Appearances in European play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Keil, Thomas (24 September 2020). "Erfolgreiche Nachwuchsabeit in Dommitzsch - Lokalnews - Torgauer Zeitung". torgauerzeitung.com (in German).
  2. ↑ "Frederik Jäkel » Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Frederik Jäkel » Youth Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2018/2019". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "RB Leipzig stattet Jäkel mit Profivertrag aus". sport.de.
  5. ↑ "Frederik Jäkel » » UEFA Youth League". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Kirschbaum, Fabian (1 March 2020). "Jäkel gehört erstmal zum Profikader von Leipzig". ligainsider.de (in German).
  7. ↑ "Duitse jeugdinternational tekent bij KVO". www.kvo.be.
  8. ↑ "Anderlecht vs. KV Oostende - 15 December 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "HERZLICH WILLKOMMEN, FREDERIK!" (in German). Arminia Bielefeld. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "Verteidiger Frederik Jäkel wechselt für ein Jahr nach Elversberg" [Defender Frederik Jäkel is moving to Elversberg for a year] (in German). SV Elversberg. 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Leihe verlängert: Frederik Jäkel bleibt in Elversberg" [Loan extended: Frederik Jäkel stays in Elversberg] (in German). SV Elversberg. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  12. ↑ "Löwen leihen Frederik Jäkel von RB Leipzig aus" [Lions loan Frederik Jäkel from RB Leipzig] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Feste Verpflichtung: Frederik Jäkel bleibt!" [Firm commitment: Frederik Jäkel is staying!] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 3 June 2026. Retrieved 8 July 2026.
  14. ↑ "Frederik Jäkel - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter (in German). Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Wirtz, Katterbach und Oberdorf erhalten Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold". kicker (in German). 19 August 2020.
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