Kevin Behrens

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Kevin Behrens
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Behrens with Union Berlin in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-02-03) 3 February 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth Bremen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Lugano
Number 91
Youth career
1995–2004 ATS Buntentor
2004–2008 SC Weyhe
2008–2010 Werder Bremen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2011 Werder Bremen III 24 (10)
2011–2012 SV Wilhelmshaven 26 (10)
2012–2014 Hannover 96 II 40 (17)
2014–2015 Alemannia Aachen 28 (8)
2015–2016 Rot-Weiss Essen 8 (3)
2016–2018 1. FC Saarbrücken 78 (35)
2018–2021 SV Sandhausen 94 (31)
2021–2024 Union Berlin 75 (14)
2024–2025 VfL Wolfsburg 31 (2)
2025– Lugano 19 (6)
International career‡
2023 Germany 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 December 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 October 2023

Kevin Behrens (born 3 February 1991) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Lugano. He previously played in the Bundesliga and has also represented the Germany national team. [1]

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Club career

Behrens started his career in 2010 in the Bremen-Liga, the fifth division of German football, for Werder Bremen III. From 2011-2018, he played in the Regionalliga, the fourth division of German football, for SV Wilhelmshaven, Hannover 96 II, Alemannia Aachen, Rot-Weiss Essen, 1. FC Saarbrücken. He made his 2. Bundesliga debut in 2018 with SV Sandhausen. [2] [3] With Saarbrücken, he won both the 2016–17 Saarland Cup and 2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest. [4]

Behrens transferred to East Berlin-based Bundesliga club Union Berlin during the 2021 summer transfer window. [5] On 16 September 2021, he scored his first goal in European competitions in a 3–1 defeat against Slavia Prague in the 2021–22 Conference League. [6] On the first matchday of the 2023–24 Bundesliga season, Behrens scored his first Bundesliga hat-trick, all being headers, on 20 August 2023 at the Stadion An der Alten Försterei against 1. FSV Mainz 05 in a 4–1 home victory. [7] On 20 September 2023, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in a 1–0 defeat against Real Madrid. [8]

On 31 January 2024, Behrens moved to VfL Wolfsburg. [9] In October that year, Wolfsburg fined Behrens for making a homophobic comment during an autograph session, refusing to sign a rainbow-themed Wolfsburg jersey. He later apologised, and the club reaffirmed its commitment to diversity and tolerance. Later that month, FC St. Pauli fans protested his appearance with a “more love, less Kevin Behrens” banner. [10] [11]

On 15 July 2025, Behrens signed a two-season contract with Lugano in Switzerland. [12]

International career

In October 2023, Behrens received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico. [13] He debuted against the latter on 17 October, coming on as a substitute at the 87th minute for Jamal Musiala in a match which ended in a 2–2 draw. [14]

Personal life

His sister Kim van de Velde  [ de ] ( née  Behrens) is a volleyball and beach volleyball player. [15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 December 2025 [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Werder Bremen III 2010–11Bremenliga2410———2410
Wilhemshaven 2011–12 Regionalliga Nord 2610———2610
Hannover 96 II 2012–13 Regionalliga Nord 269———269
2013–14 Regionalliga Nord149———149
Total4018———4018
Alemannia Aachen 2014–15 Regionalliga West 28830——318
Rot-Weiss Essen 2015–16 Regionalliga West8310——93
1. FC Saarbrücken 2015–16 Regionalliga Südwest 135———135
2016–17 Regionalliga Südwest3011———3011
2017–18 Regionalliga Südwest351910—1 [a] 03719
Total783510—108035
SV Sandhausen 2018–19 2. Bundesliga 30420——324
2019–20 2. Bundesliga321410——3314
2020–21 2. Bundesliga321310——3313
Total943140——9831
Union Berlin 2021–22 Bundesliga 242426 [b] 2—346
2022–23 Bundesliga338429 [c] 0—4610
2023–24 Bundesliga184205 [d] 0—254
Total75141042020010520
VfL Wolfsburg 2023–24 Bundesliga131———131
2024–25 Bundesliga18110——191
Total31210——322
Lugano 2025–26 Swiss Super League 196004 [e] 0—236
Career total42413720424210469143
  1. ↑ Appearance in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 17 October 2023 [17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany
202310
Total10

Honours

1. FC Saarbrücken

References

  1. ↑ Kevin Behrens at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Bate, Adam (8 September 2023). "Kevin Behrens is Union Berlin's cycling striker: Real Madrid awaits for former regional league forward and cult hero". Sky Sports.
  3. ↑ "Nagelsmann nominiert Unioner Kevin Behrens erstmals für DFB-Auswahl". rbb24.de (in German). 6 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Ex-FCS-Stürmer Kevin Behrens jetzt Nationalspieler" (in German). Sportschau. 6 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kevin Behrens wird Unioner" (in German). 1. FC Union Berlin. 1 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Late goals defeat resilient Union in Prague". 1. FC Union Berlin. 16 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Behrens-Gala bei Gosens-Debüt". sport1.de (in German). 20 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Union verpasst Sensationspunkt bei Real Madrid" (in German). Sportschau. 21 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "BEHRENS WIRD EIN WOLF" [BEHRENS BECOMES A WOLF] (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ↑ Davis, Callum (9 October 2024). "Wolfsburg discipline striker Kevin Behrens over homophobic comments". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ read, DPA·1 min (26 October 2024). "Homophobic incident: St Pauli fans protest against Wolfsburg player". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 9 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ "KEVIN BEHRENS PER L'ATTACCO BIANCONERO" [KEVIN BEHRENS FOR THE BLACK AND WHITE ATTACK] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). German Football Association. 6 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Kevin Behrens feiert Debüt in der Nationalmannschaft" [Kevin Behrens celebrates his debut in the national team] (in German). Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg. 18 October 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  15. ↑ "So erlebte Union-Matchwinner Kevin Behrens seine Rückkehr nach Bremen" (in German). Sportschau. 26 January 2023.
  16. ↑ Kevin Behrens at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 November 2017.
  17. ↑ "Kevin Behrens". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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