 Kittel with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sonny Kittel | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Gießen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raków Częstochowa | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VfB Gießen | |||
| 1999–2012 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 51 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | FC Ingolstadt | 86 | (22) |
| 2019–2023 | Hamburger SV | 130 | (35) |
| 2023– | Raków Częstochowa | 11 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Germany U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Germany U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2024 | |||
Sonny Kittel (born 6 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Polish club Raków Częstochowa.[1]
Career
After winning the German U17 championship with Eintracht Frankfurt in June 2010, Kittel was capped in the professional squad for the 2010–11 season. In Eintracht's first competitive match at SV Wilhelmshaven he was substituted. In the first 2010–11 home match he was also given some game time when he was substituted on for Caio in the 84th minute.
After playing for 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt for three seasons, Kittel transferred to Hamburger SV on 18 June 2019, signing a four year-contract.[2]
On 20 July 2023, Kittel signed a three-year deal with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.[3]
International career
Kittel presented the Germany national youth football team on U16, U17, U18 and U20 level. In November 2017 he expressed his desire to play for the Poland national football team as his parents come from Poland.[4]
Career statistics
- As of match played 14 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 54 | 3 | |||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 10 | |||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 11 | |||
| Total | 86 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 90 | 23 | ||||
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 12 | ||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | |||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 9 | |||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | |||
| Total | 130 | 35 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 140 | 36 | ||||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 22 | 4 | |
| Career total | 278 | 64 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 66 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U18 Silver: 2011[5]
References
- ↑ "Sonny Kittel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "HSV SIGN SONNY KITTEL". hsv.de. 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Sonny Kittel nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "Sonny Kittel chce grać dla Biało-Czerwonych. Niemiec złożył już wniosek o polski paszport". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille in Gold für ter Stegen, Draxler und Can" [Fritz-Walter-Medal in gold for ter Stegen, Draxler and Can] (in German). German Football Association. 22 July 2011.
External links
- Sonny Kittel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Sonny Kittel at Soccerway