Frederik Jäkel

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

Frederik Jäkel

Jäkel with RB Leipzig in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Dommitzsch, Germany
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Eintracht Braunschweig (on loan from RB Leipzig)
Number	5
Youth career
0000–2012	Dommitzscher SV Grün-Weiß
2012–2019	RB Leipzig
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	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–	→ Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2018–2019	Germany U18	4	(0)
2019	Germany U19	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2020

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]

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.^[13]

Honours

Individual

• Fritz Walter Medal U19 Bronze: 2020^[14]