Franziska Kett

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Franziska Kett
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Kett with Germany in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-10-24) 24 October 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Deggendorf, Germany
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Bayern Munich
Number 20
Youth career
–2020 SpVgg Grün-Weiss Deggendorf
2020–2021 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2025 Bayern Munich II 21 (9)
2022– Bayern Munich 28 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Germany U15 8 (7)
2020 Germany U17 2 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U19 15 (6)
2024– Germany U20 2
2025– Germany 5 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Belgium
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:09, 1 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:45, 24 July 2025 (UTC)

Franziska Kett (born 24 October 2004) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Frauen-Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany women's national team. [1]

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Club career

Kett began playing football at FC Edenstetten in the Lower Bavarian district of Deggendorf at the age of four. [2] She was later part of SpVgg Grün-Weiß Deggendorf up to the U15 age group before being signed by Bayern Munich for the 2020–21 season for their U17 youth team. Before she was promoted to the second team in the following season, she played for them on 6 June 2021 (matchday 18) in the 2–1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt II; on the last day of the pre-season, she came in for Annika Wohner in the 77th minute. In the 2021–22 season she already played 15 league games in which she scored six goals; she scored her first on 26 September 2021 (matchday 5) in a 4–1 win in the home game against the second team of VfL Wolfsburg with the goal to make it 1–0 in the 22nd minute.

In March 2022 she signed her first professional contract with Bayern Munich. [1] [3] She made her first-team Bundesliga debut on 25 September 2022 in a 3–0 win in the home game against Werder Bremen, substituting for Carolin Simon in the 84th minute. [4] She also made her debut on 29 September 2022 in the second leg of the second qualifying round to participate in the 2022–23 Champions League in a 3–1 win over Real Sociedad San Sebastián as a late substitute. [5] Kett scored her first Bundesliga goal on 30 October 2022 in a 3–1 win in the home game against SV Meppen. [6] During the season, Kett played a total of 21 matches in the Bundesliga and Champions League, scoring twice and assisting four times as Bayern won the league. [7] The following season, Kett played eight matches in the league and four in the Champions League before suffering a muscular injury that prematurely ended her campaign. [8] Bayern once again won the Bundesliga title. During Kett's comeback, which came during Bayern's 1-0 win over Wolfsburg in the 2024 DFB-Supercup, she suffered an ankle joint injury on her left leg. [9] Kett extended her Bayern contract until 2027 in December 2024. [10] She returned to action against Werder Bremen in February 2025 and played in seven league matches, only starting her final game versus Jena. [11]

International career

Kett was a player in the Bavarian Football Association’s select team in the competition for the national cup in their age groups U14, U16 and U18 from 2017 to 2019 in a total of 14 games, in which she scored six goals; her first on her debut on 25 May 2017 in Duisburg in a 1–1 draw against the national team of the Westphalia Football and Athletics Association. Kett made her international debut for the U15 national team during a lfriendly against the United States U15; she scored Germany's consolation goal in a 6–1 loss. She made eight appearances in this age group, in which she scored seven goals. Two years later, she was used in two international matches by the U17 national team. Kett played 15 times for Germany's U19 team, before sustaining a season-ending (2022/23) injury against Norway in April 2023. [12] [13] [14] She returned to action during the 2023 UEFA Under-19 Championship, where she scored the extra time winner against France in the semi-final. [15] In recognition of her performances, Kett was given the Fritz Walter Medal for players born in 2004. [16]

In March 2025, Kett was called up to the Germany first team for the first time by coach Christian Wück. [17] She started her first game during a 4–0 win against Scotland. [18] [19] After a total of three senior appearances, Kett was called up for the UEFA Euro 2025 as part of Wück's 23-player squad. [20] [21] She made her tournament debut in the quarter-final, starring defensively as Germany won on penalties despite suffering a red card in the 13th minute. [22] Kett also played in the semi-final versus Spain, a match which Germany lost 0–1 in extra time. [23]

Playing style

Having originally played as a forward, Kett moved to the left back position in 2025. She described herself as "a nasty player" with strong offensive capabilities and good tackling. [24] The latter attribute was praised in her Euros debut against France, where Kett staved off the pressure from Kadidiatou Diani and neutralised Delphine Cascarino in particular. [25] [22] [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 August 2025 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB Pokal Continental [a] Other [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II2020–21 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 10–––10
2021–22156–––156
2022–2332–––32
2023–2411–––11
2024–2510–––10
Total219–––219
Bayern Munich 2022–23 Frauen-Bundesliga 1322080–232
2023–24 802040–140
2024–25 70201010110
2025–26 0000001010
Total2826013020492
Career total491160130207011

International

As of 23 July 2025 [27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202550
Total50

Honours

Bayern Munich

Germany U19

Individual

Education

Kett attended Gymnasium München Nord, where she graduated in 2025. [35]

References

  1. 1 2 "Franziska Kett – News and player profile".
  2. ↑ "Fußballerin Franziska Kett". Sportnachrichten aus Niederbayern (in German). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Franziska Kett erhält Profivertrag bei den FC Bayern Frauen –". DEG-SPORT (in German). 16 March 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "NXGN Nine 2023: The elite wonderkids in women's football". www.goal.com.
  5. ↑ "Champions League Quali 22/23". FC Bayern Women. 29 September 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Franziska Kett: Bayern Munich & Germany's 'explosive' teen who 'has something special'". www.goal.com.
  7. ↑ "2022-2023 Franziska Kett Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Saison für FCB-Stürmerin Kett vorzeitig beendet". kicker (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Wieder die linke Seite: Bayerns Top-Talent Kett fällt wochenlang aus". kicker (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "Franziska Kett verlängert den Vertrag bei den FC Bayern Frauen". Sportnachrichten aus Niederbayern (in German). 23 December 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "2024-2025 Franziska Kett Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "18 Bayern Women players with national teams". FC Bayern Women. 18 February 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Teams, R. I. P. London (17 February 2023). "Bayern Munich Frauen sees 18 players called up to international teams". Bavarian Football Works.
  14. ↑ "Season over for Franziska Kett". FC Bayern Women. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  15. ↑ sportschau.de. "Deutschlands U19-Juniorinnen besiegen Frankreich im EM-Halbfinale" (in German). Retrieved 8 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaille: Gold für Kett und Sehitler". kicker (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "Bundestrainer Christian Wück beruft erstmals Franziska Kett in die Frauen-Nationalmannschaft". www.dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  18. ↑ "DFB-Frauen starten mit Neuling Kett gegen Schottland". www.dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  19. ↑ Schulte, Volker. "Nations League der Frauen: DFB-Sieg in Schottland - die Null ist der Star". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  20. ↑ "Auf den Abi-Stress folgt der EM-Traum: So blickt Franziska Kett auf die Europameisterschaft im Juli". Heimatsport.de (in German). 18 June 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  21. ↑ sportschau.de. "Christian Wück nominiert Kader der DFB-Frauen für die Fußball-EM" (in German). Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  22. 1 2 List, Victor. "Frauen-EM: Franziska Kett - Abireise ins Halbfinale". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "Gute Leistung trotz Halbfinal-Aus? Die DFB-Frauen gegen Spanien in der Einzelkritik". 90min.de (in German). 24 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  24. ↑ "Kett: "Ich bin eine eklige Spielerin"". kicker (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  25. ↑ Jansen, Olaf. "Einzelkritik Deutschland - Frankreich: Top-Einsatz auf allen Positionen". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  26. ↑ "Die heimliche Matchwinnerin des Viertelfinalkrimis - Ein Kommentar über Franziska Kett". 90min.de (in German). 21 July 2025. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  27. 1 2 "Franziska Kett - Player Profile". datencenter.dfb.de. DFB. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  28. ↑ Mehta, Kalika; Ford, Matt (28 May 2023). "Women's Bundesliga: Bayern Munich's title reveals problems". Deutsche Welle (dw.com). Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  29. ↑ "Mala Grohs und Glódís Viggósdóttir deliver the Meisterschale". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  30. ↑ "Google Pixel Supercup der Frauen, 2024, Finale". dfb.de. Deutscher Fußball-Bund. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  31. ↑ "Spain win 2023 Women's U19 EURO: At a glance". UEFA . 30 July 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  32. ↑ "Double gold! Franziska Kett & Alara Şehitler win Fritz Walter Medal". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  33. ↑ "2023 Women's Under-19 EURO Team of the Tournament". UEFA . 4 August 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  34. ↑ "England and Spain dominate UEFA Women's EURO 2025 Team of the Tournament". uefa.com. 28 July 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  35. ↑ https://rp-online.de/sport/fussball/frauen/em/em-halbfinale-abiturientin-kett-steht-vor-ihrer-naechsten-pruefung_aid-131510291
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