| Full name | Derry Lionel Scherhant |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 10 November 2002 (age 23) |
| Birth place | Berlin, Germany[1] |
| Height | 1.85m |
| Position | Striker |
| Currentclub | SC Freiburg |
| Clubnumber | 7 |
| Youthyears 1 | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Viktoria Berlin |
| Youthyears 2 | 2019–2020 |
| Youthclubs 2 | Tennis Borussia Berlin |
| Youthyears 3 | 2020 |
| Youthclubs 3 | Berliner SC |
| Youthyears 4 | 2020–2021 |
| Youthclubs 4 | Hertha BSC |
| Years 1 | 2021–2024 |
| Clubs 1 | Hertha BSC II |
| Caps 1 | 55 |
| Goals 1 | 30 |
| Years 2 | 2022–2025 |
| Clubs 2 | Hertha BSC |
| Caps 2 | 72 |
| Goals 2 | 10 |
| Years 3 | 2025– |
| Clubs 3 | SC Freiburg |
| Caps 3 | 31 |
| Goals 3 | 5 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2023 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 2 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 2 | 2025– |
| Nationalteam 2 | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 2 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 0 |
| Pcupdate | 16 May 2026 |
| Ntupdate | 10:23, 26 March 2025 (UTC) |
Derry Lionel Scherhant (born 10 November 2002) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for club SC Freiburg.
Career
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]
He made use of his release clause to move to SC Freiburg for 2 million euros in 2025 which was officially announced on 21 May 2025.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hertha BSC II | 2021–22[7] | Regionalliga Nordost | 34 | 16 | — | — | — | 34 | 16 | |||
| 2022–23[8] | Regionalliga Nordost | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 8 | ||||
| 2023–24[9] | Regionalliga Nordost | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 30 | — | — | — | 55 | 30 | |||||
| Hertha BSC | 2022–23[8] | Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24[9] | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25[10] | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 37 | 9 | |||
| Total | 72 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 78 | 12 | ||||
| SC Freiburg | 2025–26[11] | Bundesliga | 31 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13[a] | 1 | — | 49 | 7 | |
| Career total | 158 | 45 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 49 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
SC Freiburg
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2025–26[12]
References
- ^ "Derry Scherhant | Hertha BSC - Spielerprofil | Bundesliga". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga
- ^ Kurier, Berliner. "Hertha BSC: Shootingstar Derry Scherhant (20) in Startelf gegen Bochum, sein Jugendtrainer jubelt in Lichterfelde: "Derry, du bist genial!"". Berliner Kurier
- ^ ""Enorme Entwicklung": Hertha belohnt Scherhant". kicker
- ^ "Hertha BSC: Bundesliga-Debütant Derry Scherhant angeschlagen". OneFootball
- ^ Zeitung, Süddeutsche (24 July 2023). "Angreifer Derry Scherhant verlängert bei Hertha bis 2027". Süddeutsche.de
- ^ "SC secure signing of Derry Scherhant | SC Freiburg". www.scfreiburg.com. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
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- ^ "SC Freiburg 0 - 3 Aston Villa (May 20, 2026) ESPN". www.espn.com. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
External links
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website