Kevin Schade

Kevin Schade
Personal information
Full name Kevin Schade[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 22)[2]
Place of birth Potsdam, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger, forward
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Number 7
Youth career
2008–2014 SV Babelsberg
2014–2018 Energie Cottbus
2018–2019 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 SC Freiburg II 32 (11)
2021–2023 SC Freiburg 29 (5)
2023 → Brentford (loan) 18 (0)
2023– Brentford 17 (2)
International career‡
2019 Germany U18 1 (1)
2019 Germany U19 5 (3)
2020 Germany U20 3 (0)
2021–2023 Germany U21 8 (4)
2023– Germany 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:10, 28 September 2024 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:08, 10 September 2023 (UTC)

Kevin Schade (born 27 November 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club Brentford and the Germany national team.[3]

Club career

SC Freiburg

Schade joined the SC Freiburg youth system in 2018 after a five-year stint with Energie Cottbus. He made his debut with the club's reserve side in July 2019 against Bahlinger SC,[4] and scored his first goal the following week in a 2–1 defeat to Kickers Offenbach.[5] In December of that year, Schade signed his first professional contract with the club.[6][7] He made his first-team debut on 21 August 2021, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Roland Sallai in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund.[8] Following his debut, he was quickly earmarked as one of club's bright young talents, seeing use primarily off the bench in his opening season in the Bundesliga.[9] In November 2021, despite attracting interest from such clubs as Liverpool, Schade signed a new contract with the club.[10]

Brentford

On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11][12]

On 12 June 2023, Brentford announced they had signed Schade permanently on a five-year contract for a club-record fee of around £22 million.[13] In late September, Schade suffered an adductor injury which required surgery, sidelining him until April 2024.[14]

International career

Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both Germany and Nigeria in international competition.[15]

On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium.[16] Schade made his debut for Germany against Peru. In the match against Belgium, he was introduced as a substitute and provided an assist for Serge Gnabry, where in doing so, he demonstrated his passing and pace.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga 5 1 – – – 5 1
2020–21 Regionalliga 26 8 – – – 26 8
2021–22 3. Liga 1 2 – – – 1 2
Total 32 11 – – – 32 11
SC Freiburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2021–22 Bundesliga 21 4 3 1 – – 24 5
2022–23 Bundesliga 8 1 0 0 – 4[c] 0 12 1
Total 29 5 3 1 – 4 0 36 6
Brentford (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 18 0 1 0 – – 19 0
Brentford 2023–24 Premier League 11 2 0 0 1 0 – 12 2
Total 29 2 1 0 1 0 – 31 2
Career total 90 18 4 1 1 0 4 0 99 19
  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 9 September 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2023 3 0
Total 3 0

References

  1. ^ "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Kevin Schade | Brentford FC". Brentfordfc.com. Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "K. Schade". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Bahlinger SC vs. Freiburg II – 27 July 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Freiburg II vs. Kickers Offenbach – 4 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  6. ^ Krone, Maximilian (3 December 2019). "Von Babelsberg über Cottbus zum SC Freiburg: Kevin Schade unterschreibt Profivertrag". sportbuzzer.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "SC Freiburg: Profivertrag für Kevin Schade". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Freiburg vs. Borussia Dortmund – 21 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  9. ^ Westhoff, Shea (15 February 2022). ""Du wirst besser, weil die anderen gut sind"" ["You get better because the others are good"]. rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  10. ^ Owen, Danny. "Attacker explains why he snubbed Liverpool, he's at 'the right club' already". hitc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Brentford sign Schade". www.brentfordfc.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  12. ^ Stone, Simon (4 January 2023). "Kevin Schade: Brentford sign Freiburg forward on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Schade joins Brentford in club-record deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  14. ^ Harris, Jay (26 September 2023). "Kevin Schade injury further blunts Brentford attack – how will Thomas Frank respond?". theathletic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  15. ^ Vice, Peter (11 October 2021). "Three dual-heritage Germany U21s speak on allegiance: "Proud to wear the eagle on my chest."". bulinews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Vier Rückkehrer und fünf Neulinge für Peru und Belgien" (in German). German Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  17. ^ "Live Commentary - Germany vs Belgium". Sky Sport. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.