Philip Heise

Philip Heise
Heise with Dynamo Dresden in 2017
Personal information
Full name Philip Michael Heise[1]
Date of birth (1991-06-20) 20 June 1991
Place of birth Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
VVV-Venlo
Number 16
Youth career
FC Büderich
Bayer Leverkusen
–2009 Fortuna Düsseldorf
2009–2010 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Fortuna Düsseldorf II 32 (2)
2011–2013 Preußen Münster 38 (2)
2013–2015 1. FC Heidenheim 68 (4)
2015–2017 VfB Stuttgart 6 (0)
2015–2016 VfB Stuttgart II 5 (0)
2017–2019 Dynamo Dresden 58 (5)
2019–2021 Norwich City 0 (0)
2020 → 1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 11 (0)
2020–2021 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 29 (1)
2021–2024 Karlsruher SC 89 (4)
2024–2025 Dynamo Dresden 21 (1)
2025– VVV-Venlo 29 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026

Philip Michael Heise (born 20 June 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Dutch Eerste Divisie club VVV-Venlo.

Club career

Heise began his career with the second team at Fortuna Düsseldorf in the 2010–11 season. After two seasons at Preußen Münster he joined FC Heidenheim in the summer of 2013. For the 2015–16 season Heise moved to VfB Stuttgart.[2] He joined Dynamo Dresden on 10 January 2017.[3]

On 31 January 2019, Heise left Dynamo Dresden to join EFL Championship side Norwich City,[4] who were promoted to the Premier League as champions at the end of the season.[5] He made his debut for Norwich in an EFL Cup tie against Crawley Town on 27 August 2019.[6]

On 4 January 2020, Heise joined 1. FC Nürnberg on loan for the rest of the 2019–20 season.[7]

On 18 August 2020, he joined Karlsruher SC on loan.[8][9]

On 12 July 2024, Heise returned to Dynamo Dresden.[10]

On 1 August 2025, he signed a one-season contract with VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fortuna Düsseldorf II 2010-11 Regionalliga 322———322
Preußen Münster 2011-12 3. Liga 160———160
2012-13 3. Liga 21110——221
Total 37110——381
1. FC Heidenheim 2013-14 3. Liga 38210——392
2014-15 2. Bundesliga 30220——322
Total 68430——714
VfB Stuttgart II 2015-16 3. Liga 50———50
VfB Stuttgart 2015-16 Bundesliga 5010——60
2016-17 2. Bundesliga 1010——20
Total 6020——80
Dynamo Dresden 2016-17 2. Bundesliga 17100——171
2017-18 2. Bundesliga 26221——283
2018-19 2. Bundesliga 15110——161
Total 58531——616
Norwich City 2019-20 Premier League 000010—10
Norwich City U21 2019-20 ———1[c]010
1. FC Nürnberg (loan) 2019-20 2. Bundesliga 11000—00110
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2020-21 2. Bundesliga 29110——301
Karlsruher SC 2021-22 2. Bundesliga 33031——361
2022-23 2. Bundesliga 32320——343
2023-24 2. Bundesliga 24110——251
Total 89461——955
Dynamo Dresden 2024-25 3. Liga 14120——161
Career total 34917182101036919
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Points of activity". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Philip Heise leaves VfB". vfb.de. VfB Stuttgart. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Philip Heise signs for Norwich City". www.canaries.co.uk. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "England 2018/19". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Crawley 1-0 Norwich". BBC Sport. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Leihgeschäft mit Norwich: Heise verstärkt den FCN" (in German). 1. FC Nürnberg. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Philip Heise joins Karlsruhe SC on loan". Norwich City F.C. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "KSC leiht Philip Heise von Norwich City" (in German). Karlsruher SC. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  10. ↑ "PHILIP HEISE KEHRT ZURÜCK NACH DRESDEN" [PHILIP HEISE RETURNS TO DRESDEN] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  11. ↑ "VVV-Venlo contracteert ervaren linksback Philip Heise" [VVV-Venlo signs experienced left-back Philip Heise] (in Dutch). VVV-Venlo. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
  12. ↑ Philip Heise at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2024.