Stefan Kießling

Stefan Kießling
Personal information
Date of birth 25 January 1984 (1984-01-25) (age 28)
Place of birth Lichtenfels, West Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Bayer Leverkusen
Number 11
Youth career
Eintracht Bamberg
1. FC Nuremberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001–2006 1. FC Nuremberg 73 (15)
2006– Bayer Leverkusen 165 (60)
National team‡
2005–2006 Germany U21 15 (4)
2007– Germany 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:37, 19 November 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
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Stefan Kießling (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈkiːslɪŋ]; born 25 January 1984 in Lichtenfels, Bavaria) is a German footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen and Germany. He has also represented the German national team six times.

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Career

1. FC Nuremberg

Kießling started his senior club career with Nuremberg having made his way through their youth ranks - though he was previously in Eintracht Bamberg's youth academy. He debuted in 2001, eventually going on to make 73 league appearances for the club, during which he managed to score 19 goals.

Bayer Leverkusen

His performances stirred the interest of Bayer Leverkusen and he was signed by the Bundesliga club in 2006. Since joining he has impressed with his performances, scoring 32 goals in 80 league appearances. Currently, he is one of the top scorers in the Bundesliga, having scored 15 goals in the 2008–09 campaign, five goals behind regular strike partner Patrick Helmes.[2] He continued his impressive form in the 2009–10 season, scoring 21 goals in 33 games and finishing the season as the second highest goal scorer in the Bundesliga.[3]

International career

Kießling made his international debut for the Germany national team in a friendly against Denmark on 28 March 2007. After almost a year after earning his last cap, he was recalled to the team by Joachim Löw after showing good form in the 2009–10 season, and subsequently picked up his 4th cap on 13 May 2010, in a friendly game vs. Malta playing the full ninety mins in a 3-0 win. He is one of the 23 players making up the Germany squad for the 2010 World Cup. He came on as a substitute in two games, namely the knockout game with England, replacing Mesut Özil in the 83rd minute and during the third-fourth placing match between Germany and Uruguay, where he substituted Cacau in the 73rd minute.

Career statistics

Club performance

As of 1 November 2011 (2011 -11-01)
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club League Season Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Germany League DFB-Pokal DFB-Ligapokal Europe Total
1. FC Nuremberg Bundesliga 2002–03 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2. Bundesliga 2003–04 14 2 0 0 — — 14 2
Bundesliga 2004–05 27 3 2 1 — — 29 4
2005–06 31 10 2 1 — — 33 11
Bayer Leverkusen 2006–07 32 8 1 0 1 0 10 0 44 8
2007–08 31 9 1 0 — 12 7 44 16
2008–09 34 12 6 2 — — 40 14
2009–10 33 21 2 0 — 35 21
2010–11 22 7 1 2 6 0 29 9
2011–12 11 3 1 0 4 1 16 4
Career statistics 236 75 16 6 1 0 32 8 285 89

Honours

International

Germany

References

  1. ^ "DFB profile". DFB. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=509967&action=showPlayer&player=kiessling_stefan&lang=E&cHash=228b4288c9. Retrieved 3 January 2010. 
  2. ^ "Stefan Kießling: "Ich hole sie raus, er macht sie rein"" (in German). transfermarkt.de. 12 April 2009. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/news/26658/stefan-kiessling-ich-hole-sie-raus-er-macht-sie-rein.html. Retrieved 11 June 2010. 
  3. ^ "1. Bundesliga - Torjäger" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/torjaeger/1-bundesliga/2009-10/torjaeger-der-saison.html. Retrieved 3 January 2011. 

External links

Germany squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup Third Place
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad