1. Pierre-Michel Lasogga was born on 15 December 1991 and is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for German club Schalke 04 II.
22 Facts About Pierre-Michel Lasogga
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga represented Germany U21s at international level, and was called up to the German senior national team for a friendly against Chile in 2014.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga grew up as the son of players consultant Kerstin Lasogga in Gladbeck near the stadium of FC Schalke 04 stadium in Gelsenkirchen; he had a season ticket for FC Schalke 04.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga's stepfather is the former football goalkeeper Oliver Reck, who played for FC Schalke 04 between 1998 and 2003.
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FC Gladbeck, Schalke 04, Rot-Weiss Essen, SG Wattenscheid 09 and VfL Wolfsburg, Lasogga attracted the attention of Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen, who signed him in 2009.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga impressed during Hertha's preseason friendlies, scoring six goals, but injured himself just days before the opening fixture.
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Three weeks later, Pierre-Michel Lasogga featured in Hertha's starting formation for the first time.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga managed to take full advantage of the opportunity and scored twice.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga's success continued; after the winter break, he successfully replaced Rob Friend in Hertha's starting formation, starting all but three games ahead of the Canadian.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga made his Bundesliga debut on the first matchday, and scoring for the first time two weeks later.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga started all four matches after the break under Michael Skibbe.
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On 2 September 2013, Pierre-Michel Lasogga signed a one-year loan deal with Hamburger SV.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga scored a hat-trick in only his second start for Hamburg, playing against Nuremberg on 6 October 2013.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga finished the campaign with 8 goals in 30 appearances.
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On 18 May 2018, Leeds announced Pierre-Michel Lasogga would be returning to his parent club upon the expiry of his loan.
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In June 2019, Al-Arabi confirmed that Pierre-Michel Lasogga had signed a 3-year contract with the club.
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On 14 February 2021, Pierre-Michel Lasogga signed with Qatar Stars League side Al-Khor managed by compatriot Winfried Schafer.
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On 21 March 2011, Pierre-Michel Lasogga was first invited to the U-21 team of Germany when he was nominated for the friendly matches against the Netherlands and Italy.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga was nominated on 16 May 2013 by former U-21 coach Rainer Adrion for the preliminary squad for the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, and on 28 May 2013 made it into the final squad.
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On 28 February 2014, Pierre-Michel Lasogga was called up to Germany's senior national team for the friendly in the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Stuttgart against Chile.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga's stepfather is former Werder Bremen, Schalke and German international goalkeeper Oliver Reck.
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Pierre-Michel Lasogga has a younger sister, Jenny, and two younger brothers, Gian-Luca and Etienne.