Kevin Schade

Kevin Schade

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Schade [1]
Date of birth	(2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 23) [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	27	(6)
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	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 15 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 30 November 2024 (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]

On 30 November 2024, Schade scored his first hat-trick for Brentford, against Leicester City in the Premier League in a 4–1 win. ^[15]

International career

Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both Germany and Nigeria in international competition. ^[16]

On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium. ^[17] 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. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 December 2024 ^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg II	2019–20	Regionalliga Südwest	5	1	–		–		–		5	1
	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	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
	2024–25	Premier League	16	4	0	0	4	1	–		20	5
	Total		45	6	1	0	5	1	–		51	7
Career total			106	22	4	1	5	1	4	0	119	24

1. Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2023	3	0
	2024	1	0
Total		4	0

References

1. "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
2. "Kevin Schade | Brentford FC". Brentfordfc.com. Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
3. "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. "Brentford 4-1 Leicester preview: Kevin Schade's hat-trick shows Ruud van Nistelrooy the Foxes' problems". BBC Sport. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
16. 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.
17. "Vier Rückkehrer und fünf Neulinge für Peru und Belgien" (in German). German Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
18. "Live Commentary - Germany vs Belgium". Sky Sport. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

External links

• Kevin Schade at Brentford F.C.
• Kevin Schade at Premier League
• Kevin Schade at FBref.com