Kingsley Schindler

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Kingsley Schindler
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-07-12) 12 July 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Samsunspor
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2011 SC Concordia
2011–2012 Hannover 96
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011 SC Concordia 1 (0)
2012–2013 TSG Neustrelitz 20 (2)
2013–2016 1899 Hoffenheim II 77 (14)
2016–2019 Holstein Kiel 91 (30)
2019–2023 1. FC Köln 60 (1)
2020–2021 → Hannover 96 (loan) 25 (0)
2023– Samsunspor 10 (1)
International career‡
2023– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:55, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Kingsley Schindler (born 12 July 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Samsunspor. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ghana national team. [2]

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Career

Schindler spent his youth career at SC Concordia, Hannover 96 and TSG Neustrelitz. In 2013, he transferred to 1899 Hoffenheim II, where he competed in the Regionalliga Südwest. From 2016, he played for Holstein Kiel. The club achieved promotion to the 2. Bundesliga in 2017, leading to Schindler's breakthrough as a professional footballer.

In January 2019, it was announced that Schindler would leave Kiel after the season and sign a contract until 2023 with 1. FC Köln who achieved promotion to the Bundesliga later that season. [3]

In August 2020, Schindler was loaned to Hannover 96 for one year. [4]

On 26 July 2023, Schindler signed a two-year contract, with an optional third year, with Samsunspor in Turkey. [5]

Personal life

Born in Germany, Schindler is of Ghanaian descent. He was called up to play for the Ghana national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2023. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Kingsley Schindler | Playerprofile | Bundesliga". bundesliga.com. DFL. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
  2. ↑ Kingsley Schindler at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "Ab Sommer: Kiels Schindler wird Kölner". kicker.de. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. ↑ ""Tempo und Mentalität" für Hannover: 96 leiht Schindler aus". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "HOŞ GELDİN KINGSLEY SCHINDLER" [WELCOME KINGSLEY SCHINDLER] (in Turkish). Samsunspor. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "All you need to know about new Black Stars boy Kingsley Schindler". GhanaWeb. 21 March 2023.
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