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title: "Arsenal: Fans choose Jens Lehmann as their favourite ever German player"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/arsenal-fans-choose-jens-lehmann-as-their-favourite-ever-german-player/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2019-11-18T21:30:40Z"
modified: "2019-11-18T21:30:40Z"
---

# Arsenal: Fans choose Jens Lehmann as their favourite ever German player

**Arsenal fans have chosen Jens Lehmann after they were pressed into picking their favourite ever German player to have played for the club.**

The former Borussia Dortmund man came out on top as fans chose the man who was dubbed ‘mad’ for his ability to explode with anger [(via Planet Football)](https://www.planetfootball.com/nostalgia/jens-lehmann-took-maverick-goalkeeper-logical-conclusion/).

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Lehmann joined the club at the ripe old age of 33 from Dortmund for just £1.5m as he went on to enjoy immediate success [(via The Telegraph)](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2408340/Lehmann-joins-Arsenal-to-end-Wenger-quest.html).

He managed to help the Gunners achieve footballing immortality in his debut Premier League campaign, keeping 15 clean sheets as the club won the league title unbeaten [(via Transfermarkt)](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jens-lehmann/leistungsdaten/spieler/122/plus/0?saison=2003).

The ‘keeper made [200 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jens-lehmann/leistungsdaten/spieler/122/plus/0?saison=2003) for the club and is most infamously remembered for being the first player to ever be sent off in a European Cup final after his red card against Barcelona in 2006 [(via Sky Sports)](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/2377148/lehmann-accepts-red-card).

Fans took to Twitter to show their love for Lehmann as some picked him out as their favourite German player.

Here is a selection of tweets from the north London faithful:

> Jens Lehmann
>
> — Theodory Faustine Sr. (@TheoGiyan) [November 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/TheoGiyan/status/1196045814025654272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lehmann all day. He won many trophies with us & was a fundamental part of the invincibles
>
> The creativity of Ozil & the finishing of Podolski tho are second to none
>
> — Denis Fahey (@dfahey205) [November 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/dfahey205/status/1196045529710571520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Crazy Jens for me [pic.twitter.com/4PNeaoUFd8](https://t.co/4PNeaoUFd8)
>
> — GoonerNick (@NickVann1987\_) [November 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/NickVann1987_/status/1196080163848622086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Lehmann GOAT
>
> — GOAT (@JoshVin07) [November 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/JoshVin07/status/1196045454267559936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Jens all day long … Jens is invincible… Ozil is invisible
>
> — Marv Cromwell (@mcromwell81) [November 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/mcromwell81/status/1196048371179573248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Jens Lehmann
>
> — The Ring Spirit (@gwar\_bem) [November 17, 2019](https://twitter.com/gwar_bem/status/1196055230993096705?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***Arsenal fans, who is your favourite ever German to have played for the club? Let us know your thoughts!***