Kenneth Schmidt
 Schmidt in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Freiburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Emmendingen | ||
| 2017–2023 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | SC Freiburg II | 60 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | SC Freiburg | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Hannover 96 (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Hannover 96 II (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | 20 | (1) |
| 2026– | Dynamo Dresden | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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 Dynamo Dresden.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 3 June 2025, Schmidt signed with Fortuna Düsseldorf on a permanent basis.[3]
On 25 June 2026, he moved to Dynamo Dresden.[4]
International career
[edit]Schmidt has represented Germany at youth international level.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He was born to a German father and a Malagasy Vietnamese mother.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 1 January 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 28 | 0 | – | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 3. Liga | 22 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 0 | – | – | – | 61 | 0 | |||||
| SC Freiburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Hannover 96 (loan) | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
[edit]- ↑ "KENNETH SCHMIDT EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT". SC Freiburg. 18 July 2023.
- ↑ ""Variabilität" für die 96-Defensive: Schmidt kommt aus Freiburg". Kicker (in German). 1 January 2025. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ↑ "Fortuna holt Kenneth Schmidt aus Freiburg" [Fortuna brings Kenneth Schmidt from Freiburg] (in German). Fortuna Düsseldorf. 3 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
- ↑ "SGD verpflichtet Kenneth Schmidt" [SGD signs Kenneth Schmidt] (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 25 June 2026. Retrieved 11 July 2026.
- ↑ Kenneth Schmidt at DFB (also available in German)
- ↑ Kenneth Schmidt at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Kenneth Schmidt at Soccerway.com
- Kenneth Schmidt at WorldFootball.net
- Kenneth Schmidt at FBref.com
- Kenneth Schmidt at Kicker (in German)
- Kenneth Schmidt at the German Football Association
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