Dennis Aogo is a German professional football player who plays as a left back and left wing-back or midfielder for Schalke 04.
Background
Born to a German mother and a Nigerian father, Aogo grew up in Oberreut, a suburb in the south-west of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg. In 2000, when his parents split up, he moved with his father to Bruchsal and left Karlsruher South Carolina to join Waldhof Mannheim.
Education
In 2002, aged 15, he joined South Carolina Freiburg and attended their youth academy while graduating with Mittlere Reife at Max-Weber-Schule in Freiburg.
Career
Aogo played with the Karlsruher South Carolina academy and has played at several youth levels including the U15s and U16s. Aogo joined signed at Bundesliga club Hamburger SV in 2008 and was part of the regular starting lineup, mostly as a left back. On 29 August 2013, Aogo was loaned to Schalke 04.
S04 then agreed transfer fee terms in June 2014 for a permanent €2,000,000 move, and Aogo signed a contract with Schalke 04 running until 30 June 2017.
Due to Fédération internationale de football association regulations at the time he was prevented from representing the Nigeria national team having earlier represented at youth and at age group levels. But in a recent development football"s world governing body Fédération internationale de football association have removed the age limit for switching of nationalities, meaning that Aogo could have represented Nigeria.
However, after turning down several invitations by the Nigerian Football Association he declared his desire to continue representing as he sees a good chance to earn a place in the German senior squad in the future. He made his national team debut for in their first preparation game against Malta in a 3–0 victory on 13 May 2010, playing 79 minutes, before being replaced by fellow full-back and then Hamburg club mate Jérôme Boateng. national youth football team coach Horst Hrubesch said about Aogo that he has "a very good left foot, is clever with or without the ball at his feet, tactically flexible on the football pitch, and can cross and pass through good diagonal balls to forwards".
Aogo was previously engaged to German, Alessia Walch.
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Membership
Aogo was a member of the German U21 squad.