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Joel Agyekum has spent his career exclusively in Hamburg so far. For more playing time, he is leaving HSV, but will continue to live in a big city.

Just before the transfer window closed, it was announced that Joel Agyekum will be loaned to Viktoria Köln. "Joel has made positive progress in recent months and is a firm part of our Bundesliga team. We have underlined this not only recently by extending his contract. But in order for him to continue this path consistently, he needs regular playing time at the highest possible level," said HSV sporting director Claus Costa.

At the third division club, the central defender has the opportunity to establish himself in professional football. Last season, he made a brief appearance for the Hamburg professionals in the 2:1 victory in Münster. Otherwise, Agykeum only played for the second team. Accordingly, he sees his time in Cologne as a "challenge where I personally want to take the next step".

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Agyekum has been active at HSV since 2017

At HSV, the left-footer trained with the professionals. However, his chances of playing were almost zero. So Agyekum was not part of the matchday squad in the previous competitive games, but ran out three times for the currently struggling U21 in the Regionalliga Nord. At Viktoria Köln, the 20-year-old will be challenged at a much higher level and could return to his hometown stronger with appropriate playing times and appealing performances.

Agyekum was born in Hamburg and switched from Eimsbütteler TV to the youth team of the Rothosen in 2017. There he made strong progress and even played two U18 international matches for Germany. HSV acknowledged the development by extending the contract long-term at the end of April. Therefore, all parties involved hope for a successful course of the loan. His first appearance in the Viktoria dress, however, is a real challenge: The Cologne team will play a test match at Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday morning.

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