Mike Hanke

Mike Hanke
Hanke in 2013
Personal information
Full name Mike Hanke
Date of birth (1983-11-05) 5 November 1983
Place of birth Hamm, West Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1989–1996 TuS 1910 Wiescherhöfen
1996–1999 Hammer SpVg
1999–2000 VfL Bochum
2000–2001 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Schalke 04 II 25 (22)
2001–2005 Schalke 04 58 (7)
2005–2007 VfL Wolfsburg 53 (16)
2007–2010 Hannover 96 81 (19)
2010 Hannover 96 II 1 (2)
2011–2013 Borussia Mönchengladbach 77 (13)
2013–2014 SC Freiburg 15 (2)
2014 Guizhou Renhe 12 (1)
Total 322 (71)
International career
2000–2001 Germany U18 16 (9)
2001–2002 Germany U19 13 (7)
2002–2003 Germany U20 9 (8)
2003–2005 Germany U21 26 (14)
2004 Germany Team 2006 1 (0)
2005–2007 Germany 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike Hanke (German pronunciation: [maɪk ˈhaŋkə]; born 5 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played the position of forward. He has been described as a player who "gives it his all in attack and is always dangerous in the opponent's penalty area."

He earned 17 caps for the Germany national team between 2005 and 2007, and was in the teams which finished third at the 2005 Confederations Cup and 2006 World Cup on home soil.