Heidenheim Team News Page 25 - Soccer

Kevin Muller - Makes four saves in draw Muller recorded four saves and allowed one goal in Saturday's 1-1 draw versus 1. FC Koln.

Impact After making an early save, Muller conceded the first goal of the match in the 29th minute of play. He came up with another couple of critical saves to help his team remain in position to hold on to the draw. This marks the second time in the last five outings that he held opponents to less than two goals in a match. It also marks the 10th time in 17 appearances that Muller made at least four saves in a match.

JANUARY 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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Patrick Mainka - Logs double-digit clearances in win Mainka made one tackle, 10 clearances, one interception and one block while helping his side to keep a clean sheet during Saturday's 1-0 win over Mainz.

Impact Mainka was coming from a rare brace scored on his previous start but here he was back to his usual duties, racking up double-digit clearances for the first time this season while leading Heidenheim's back line to their third clean sheet over the last six matches. During this stretch, the center-back has been very solid, with 14 tackles, 28 clearances 10 interceptions and six blocks.

DECEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jan-Niklas Beste - Logs five crosses versus Mainz Beste created one chance, sent in five crosses (two accurate) and was shown a yellow card during Saturday's 1-0 win over Mainz.

Impact Beste was coming off a hat trick of assists on his previous appeaeance and couldn't be even close from replicating that performance here. Still, the winger was one his team's most dangerous plays up front, always trying to generate damage with crosses from the left. With five goals and seven assists over 14 starts, Beste is definitely impressing in his first career Bundesliga campaign. Up next for him is Wednesday's home clash against Freiburg.

DECEMBER 18, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Patrick Mainka - Nets brace to sink Darmstadt Mainka scored two goals while taking three shots (two on goal), making two tackles (winning one) and four clearances during Saturday's 3-2 win over Darmstadt.

Impact Mainka found the back of the net in the 69th and 71st minutes to score the game tying and go ahead goals while leading Heidenheim with four clearances in the match. The goals were the first of the season for the defender.

DECEMBER 9, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Lennard Maloney - Knee injury confirmed Maloney (knee) is a doubt for Saturday's clash with Darmstadt due to a knee injury, Kicker reports.

Impact Maloney suffered the injury during Saturday's clash with Leipzig and is now a doubt against Darmstadt. It's unclear how serious the injury is but if it proves to be a major problem he could be sidelined until the winter break. Adrian Beck should see more minutes while Maloney is hurt.

DECEMBER 5, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Marvin Pieringer - Plays 10 minutes Pieringer registered one tackle (zero won), two clearances and one interception in Sunday's 0-0 draw versus Bochum.

Impact Pieringer was able to get some minutes on the pitch Sunday after missing the last two matches with an ankle injury. He already as a goal on the season while also logging in six tackles (four won), five interceptions and five clearances in 10 games, five of them coming as starts.

NOVEMBER 29, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Eren Dinkci - Shown fifth yellow card Dinkci was shown his fifth yellow card of the season during Sunday's match against Bochum.

Impact Dinkci was shown a yellow card in the 51st minute, his fifth of the season which will see him suspended next week against Leipzig. Nikola Dovedan, who replaced Dinkci in the 66th minute of Sunday's match, is a candidate to replace him in the starting XI.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tim Kleindienst - Fires two shots Kleindienst took two shots (one on goal) and crossed once inaccurately during Sunday's 0-0 draw with Bochum.

Impact Kleindienst was held off the scoresheet despite tying for the team-high with two shots in the match. The game broke a streak of two straight matches with a goal for the forward who has scored three times in his past five starts.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Muller - Shuts out Bochum Muller kept a clean sheet while making two saves during Sunday's 0-0 draw with Bochum.

Impact Muller helped Heidenheim earn a point by shutting out Bochum on Sunday. The clean sheet was the third in 12 league starts for the keeper while his two saves upped his season total to 48.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jan Schoppner - Scores opener against Stuttgart Schoppner scored one goal to go with three shots (one on goal) and one chance created in Sunday's 2-0 victory versus VfB Stuttgart.

Impact Schoppner scored the opener with a header off a Jan-Niklas Beste corner in the 70th minute. He completed a dribble, hit the woodwork and also made a tackle and a clearance. This was his first start and first goal involvement of the season. He is likely to start the next game against Bayern Munich based on this performance.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Muller - Keeps clean sheet against Stuttgart Muller recorded one save and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 2-0 victory versus VfB Stuttgart.

Impact Muller made a save and a clearance and prevented 0.22 goals with his efforts, This was his second clean sheet of the season with the first one coming against Union Berlin in September. He has performed brilliantly as he has made 42 saves in just 10 games.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Eren Dinkci - Prevents clean sheet Dinkci scored a goal with his lone shot while crossing four times inaccurately during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach.

Impact Dinkci scored Heidenheim's lone goal in the 37th minute while leading the club with four crosses in the match. The goal was the first in four matches for Dinkci and fifth on the season, while he's crossed 12 times, created a chance and taken six shots in his last three appearances.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tim Siersleben - Makes two tackles Siersleben blocked a shot, made an interception, two tackles (winning one) and a clearance during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach.

Impact Siersleben was a part of the Heidenheim back line that conceded a goal in each half. The center back has made six tackles, three interceptions and four clearances over his last three appearances for Heidenheim.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tim Kleindienst - Quiet against Gladbach Kleindienst took one shot (on goal) and created a chance during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach.

Impact Kleindienst was held off the scoresheet as Heidenheim managed just one goal during Saturday's defeat. The forward has just one goal while averaging a shot per match over his last five appearances as a locked in starter at forward.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Muller - Allows two more goals Muller allowed two goals while making four saves during Saturday's 2-1 loss to Borussia Monchengladbach.

Impact Muller allowed a goal in each half including the game winner via an own goal in the 51st minute. The keeper has now allowed 22 goals in nine league starts while his four saves upped his season total to 41.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jan-Niklas Beste - Good to go Saturday Beste is fit and in the starting XI for Saturday's match against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Impact Beste returns from an ankle sprain suffered in the buildup to the match to start on Saturday. The attacker has been a real spark for Heidenheim so far this season, scoring four goals and providing three assists in his eight starts.

OCTOBER 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jan-Niklas Beste - Sprains ankle Beste (ankle) suffered an injury in training and is a doubt for Saturday's trip to Gladbach, according to manager Frank Schmidt.

Impact Beste is a doubt for Saturday's clash due to an ankle injury picked up in training. That would be a major loss for the side as Beste is the heartbeat of this team and the main creative force. If Beste is out it would be Florian Pick who returns to the starting XI.

OCTOBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Thomas Keller - Suffers training injury Keller suffered a training injury and is a doubt for Saturday's trip to Gladbach, according to manager Frank Schmidt.

Impact Keller suffered the injury in training and was immediately ruled out. The details of the injury are unclear but the fact he was immediately ruled out is concerning. The midfielder has played just twice off the bench and shouldn't change the starting XI with his absence.

OCTOBER 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Adrian Beck - Records first assist Sunday Beck assisted once to go with two shots (zero on goal) and three chances created in Sunday's 5-2 loss to FC Augsburg. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 51st minute.

Impact Beck recorded his first career Bundesliga goal contribution Sunday as he set up Tim Kleindienst's goal in the 17th minute. He created three chances in the match after coming into the day with one in his previous five appearances. He was subbed off in the 55th minute for Kevin Sassa.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tim Kleindienst - Scores opener in loss Kleindienst scored one goal to go with two shots (two on goal) in Sunday's 5-2 loss to FC Augsburg. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 31st minute.

Impact Kleindienst scored the opening goal of Sunday's wild seven-goal game, a close-range strike in the 17th minute set up by Adrian Beck. It marks his third goal of the season and his first since Sept. 17. He did not do much else in the match besides pick up a yellow card for a bad foul, his first booking of the season.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Jan-Niklas Beste - Scores in Sunday's loss Beste scored one goal to go with four shots (two on goal), 10 crosses (two accurate) and six corners in Sunday's 5-2 defeat to FC Augsburg.

Impact Beste scored his fourth goal of the season Sunday, a strike in the 18th minute assisted by Omar Traore which took the 2-0 lead. He also recorded a secondary assist just a minute before on Tim Kleindienst's goal. His seven goal contributions account for more than half of his team's goals this season, and he has recorded at least one goal contribution in five of his seven appearances this season.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Kevin Muller - Concedes five in loss Muller made one save and allowed five goals in Sunday's 5-2 loss against FC Augsburg.

Impact Muller conceded a season-high five goals in Sunday's loss and he has now conceded 20 in just eight games this season. Outside of his one clean sheet versus Union Berlin, he has conceded multiple goals in every match this season. He faces a matchup of similar difficulty Saturday at Borussia Monchengladbach, a side which has scored 14 goals in eight league matches this season.

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Marnon Busch - Ready for weekend Busch (hamstring) is set to be available for Sunday's match versus Augsburg, according to manager Frank Schmidt. "Marnon Busch has been training 100 percent again this week".

Impact Busch only lasted 32 minutes during his first start of the season before picking up a hamstring injury. It could take him some time to return to full match form, which may lead to start off the bench until he is fully good to go to start in the lineup.

OCTOBER 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

USMNT might have Tyler Adams backup in German-born Lennard Maloney

Defensive midfielder Lennard Maloney has the chance to fill a position of need for the USMNT with Tyler Adams out indefinitely.

OCTOBER 16, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

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USMNT might have Tyler Adams backup in German-born Lennard Maloney