Kenneth Schmidt
Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt (born 3 June 2002), known as Kenneth Schmidt, is a German footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Freiburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SC Freiburg | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Emmendingen | ||
| 2017–2023 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | SC Freiburg II | 55 | (0) |
| 2023– | SC Freiburg | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Germany U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2020 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Germany U20 | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | Germany U21 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
A native of Freiburg, Schmidt joined the city's giant SC Freiburg from Emmendingen in 2017. He was promoted to the senior team in 2023 after spending three years with the reserves team. He made his professional debut on 17 March 2023 in the UEFA Europa League round of 16 game against Juventus.[1]
International career
Schmidt has represented Germany at youth international level.[2].
Personal life
He was born to a German father and a mother of Vietnamese descent.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 November 2023[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 28 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 0 | – | – | – | 55 | 0 | |||||
| SC Freiburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 65 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | ||
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
- "KENNETH SCHMIDT EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT". SC Freiburg. 18 July 2023.
- Kenneth Schmidt at DFB (also available in German)
- "Trung vệ Việt Kiều được đánh giá 3 triệu Euro, đang thi đấu tại Đức là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 10 May 2024.
- Kenneth Schmidt at Soccerway
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