Kenneth Schmidt

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Kenneth Schmidt
Personal information
Full name Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Freiburg, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Hannover 96
(on loan from SC Freiburg)
Number 4
Youth career
–2017 Emmendingen
2017–2023 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– SC Freiburg II 61 (0)
2023– SC Freiburg 10 (0)
2025– → Hannover 96 (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Germany U18 2 (1)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U20 11 (1)
2023– Germany U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

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 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96, on loan from SC Freiburg.

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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]

On 1 January 2025, Schmidt was loaned out to Hannover 96 on an 18-month deal. [2]

International career

Schmidt has represented Germany at youth international level. [3]

Personal life

He was born to a German father and a mother of Malagasy and Vietnamese descent. [4]

Career statistics

As of 1 January 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 60–––60
2021–22 3. Liga 280–––280
2022–23 3. Liga220–––220
2023–24 3. Liga00–––00
2024–25 Regionalliga Südwest50–––50
Total610–––610
SC Freiburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 50001 [a] 0–60
2023–24 Bundesliga50101 [a] 0–70
2024–25 Bundesliga0000––00
Total100102000130
Hannover 96 (loan) 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 0000––00
Career total710102000780
  1. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

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References

  1. ↑ "KENNETH SCHMIDT EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT". SC Freiburg. 18 July 2023.
  2. ↑ ""Variabilität" für die 96-Defensive: Schmidt kommt aus Freiburg". Kicker (in German). 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Kenneth Schmidt at DFB (also available in German )
  4. ↑ "Trung vệ Việt Kiều được đánh giá 3 triệu Euro, đang thi đấu tại Đức là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 10 May 2024.
  5. ↑ Kenneth Schmidt at Soccerway
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