Derry Lionel Scherhant (born 10 November 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hertha BSC.

Derry Scherhant
Personal information
Full name Derry Lionel Scherhant
Date of birth (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Hertha BSC
Number 39
Youth career
2017–2019 Viktoria Berlin
2019–2020 Tennis Borussia Berlin
2020 Berliner SC
2020–2021 Hertha BSC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Hertha BSC II 51 (29)
2022– Hertha BSC 38 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2024

Career

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Scherhant is a youth product of Viktoria Berlin, Tennis Borussia Berlin, and Berliner SC, before moving to the youth academy of Hertha BSC in 2020.[2] In the summer of 2021, he was promoted to their B-team in the Regionalliga where he scored 16 goals in 34 appearances in his first season. He signed a professional contract with the senior Hertha BSC squad on 17 June 2022 until 2025.[3] He made his professional debut with Hertha BSC as a late substitute in a 1–1 Bundesliga tie with Eintracht Frankfurt on 13 August 2022. On 12 February 2023, he scored his first professional goal in the Bundesliga in the 91st minute with 4-1 win over Borussia Mönchengladbach.[4] On 24 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with Hertha BSC until 2027.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Derry Scherhant | Hertha BSC - Spielerprofil | Bundesliga". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga.
  2. ^ Kurier, Berliner. "Hertha BSC: Shootingstar Derry Scherhant (20) in Startelf gegen Bochum, sein Jugendtrainer jubelt in Lichterfelde: "Derry, du bist genial!"". Berliner Kurier.
  3. ^ ""Enorme Entwicklung": Hertha belohnt Scherhant". kicker.
  4. ^ "Hertha BSC: Bundesliga-Debütant Derry Scherhant angeschlagen". OneFootball.
  5. ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche (24 July 2023). "Angreifer Derry Scherhant verlängert bei Hertha bis 2027". Süddeutsche.de.
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