Sonny Kittel

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Sonny Kittel
Kittel with Eintracht Frankfurt in 2012
Personal information
Full name Sonny Kittel
Date of birth (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31)
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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[a] 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[b] 1 — 22 4
Career total 278 64 17 2 11 1 0 0 306 66
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sonny Kittel" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  2. ^ "HSV SIGN SONNY KITTEL". hsv.de. 18 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Sonny Kittel nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa!" (in Polish). Raków Częstochowa. 20 July 2023.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.

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