Ansgar Knauff
![]() Knauff playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Ansgar Knauff | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Göttingen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Eintracht Frankfurt (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2015 | SVG Göttingen | ||
2015–2016 | Hannover 96 | ||
2016–2020 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Borussia Dortmund II | 36 | (10) |
2020– | Borussia Dortmund | 9 | (1) |
2022– | → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 4 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2020 | Germany U19 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Germany U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:21, 16 November 2021 (UTC) |
Ansgar Knauff (born 10 January 2002) is a German footballer who plays as a left winger for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt, on loan from Borussia Dortmund.[1]
Career[]
Knauff was born in Göttingen to a German father and Ghanaian mother, but raised by his single-mother.[2][3] He began his youth career at hometown club SVG Göttingen, before joining Hannover 96's youth academy in 2015.[4] A year later, he joined the Borussia Dortmund youth team, in which he played in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League. In September 2020, he made his debut for Borussia Dortmund II in the fourth division of German football. During the 2020/21 Regionalliga West season, he appeared in 28 games for Dortmund II, scoring 9 goals.[5]
Knauff signed his first professional contract with Borussia Dortmund on 25 November 2020, lasting until 2023.[6] He made his debut for Dortmund's first team on 8 December 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Thorgan Hazard in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League match against Zenit Saint Petersburg.[7] The away match finished as a 2–1 win for Dortmund.[8] On 20 March 2021, he made his first appearance in the Bundesliga. After coming on for Thomas Meunier in the 80th minute, he provided the assist for the late equalizer in the 2-2 draw against 1. FC Köln.[9] He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 10 April 2021, scoring the winning goal in a 3–2 victory against VfB Stuttgart.[10]
On 20 January 2022, Knauff joined Eintracht Frankfurt on an eighteen-month loan deal.[11] Sebastian Kehl, Dortmund's head of the player departement, explained the move by stating that "Ansgar is a talent from our own youth academy who already brings a lot to the table. He approached us to state his wish to get more playing time on loan. We would like to offer him this chance to continue his development at a high level."[12] Knauff scored his first goal for Eintracht on 5 March 2022 in a 4–1 victory against Hertha BSC.[13]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 7 March 2022[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Borussia Dortmund II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga West | 28 | 9 | — | — | 28 | 9 | ||
2021–22 | 3. Liga | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
Total | 36 | 10 | — | — | 36 | 10 | ||||
Borussia Dortmund | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
2021–22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ||
Career total | 49 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 56 | 12 |
Honours[]
Borussia Dortmund
References[]
- ^ Ansgar Knauff at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Ansgar Knauff: Das ist der neue Hoffnungsträger des BVB". wettfreunde.net. 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Ansgar Knauff bei der BVB-Vorbereitung dabei: Das ist das Talent aus der U19 von Borussia Dortmund". spox.com (in German). 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Ansgar Knauff | Player profile". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "A. Knauff". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "BVB extend Ansgar Knauff's contract". Borussia Dortmund. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Who is Ansgar Knauff, Borussia Dortmund's latest academy graduate promoted alongside Youssoufa Moukoko?". Bundesliga. 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Champions League 2020/2021 » Group F » Zenit St. Petersburg – Borussia Dortmund 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Erling Haaland brace only enough for Borussia Dortmund draw at Cologne". Bundesliga. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Dank Joker Knauff: Borussia Dortmund bezwingt den VfB Stuttgart". Bundesliga (in German). 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Ansgar Knauff". profis.eintracht.de (in German). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Ansgar Knauff joins Eintracht Frankfurt on loan". 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt flying again following dominant win at Hertha Berlin". Bundesliga. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
External links[]
- Ansgar Knauff at DFB (also available in German)
- Ansgar Knauff at kicker (in German)
- Ansgar Knauff at Soccerway
- Ansgar Knauff at FootballDatabase.eu
- Ansgar Knauff at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Göttingen
- Footballers from Lower Saxony
- German footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- German sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Association football wingers
- Borussia Dortmund II players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- Eintracht Frankfurt players
- Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- Regionalliga players