Lars Ritzka

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Lars Ritzka
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Lars Ritzka in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-07) 7 May 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Hanover, Germany [1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
FC St. Pauli
Number 21
Youth career
–2014 TSV Limmer
2014–2017 Hannover 96
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Hannover 96 II 54 (3)
2019–2021 SC Verl 58 (3)
2021– FC St. Pauli 72 (3)
2021– FC St. Pauli II 12 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:43, 30 August 2025 (UTC)

Lars Ritzka (born 7 May 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. [1] [2]

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Career

In May 2021, it was announced Ritzka would join 2. Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli from 3. Liga side SC Verl for the forthcoming 2021–22 season. [3]

Career Statistics

As of match played 29 August 2025 [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague DFB-Pokal ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hannover 96 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 0000
Hannover 96 II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 1010
2017–18271271
2018–19262262
Total543543
SC Verl 2019–20 Regionalliga West 231303 [a] 0291
2020–21 3. Liga 3521 [b] 0362
Total5833040653
FC St. Pauli 2021–22 2. Bundesliga 11010120
2022–23 10000100
2023–24 29230322
2024–25 Bundesliga 21121232
2025–26 101020
Total72371794
FC St. Pauli II 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 9090
2022–233030
Total80120
Career total19291014021010
  1. One appearance in Westfalenpokal, two appearances in 3. Liga Promotion Playoff
  2. One appearance in Westfalenpokal

Honours

FC St. Pauli

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lars Ritzka". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. "Lars Ritzka". kicker (in German). Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ""Überglücklich": Lars Ritzka (SC Verl) schließt sich dem St. Pauli an". kicker (in German). 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. "L. Ritzka". Soccerway.