Ansgar Knauff

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Ansgar Knauff
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Knauff playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ansgar Knauff
Date of birth (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 (age 20)
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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours[]

Borussia Dortmund

References[]

  1. ^ Ansgar Knauff at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Ansgar Knauff: Das ist der neue Hoffnungsträger des BVB". wettfreunde.net. 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Ansgar Knauff bei der BVB-Vorbereitung dabei: Das ist das Talent aus der U19 von Borussia Dortmund". spox.com (in German). 29 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Ansgar Knauff | Player profile". Bundesliga. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b "A. Knauff". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ "BVB extend Ansgar Knauff's contract". Borussia Dortmund. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Who is Ansgar Knauff, Borussia Dortmund's latest academy graduate promoted alongside Youssoufa Moukoko?". Bundesliga. 6 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Champions League 2020/2021 » Group F » Zenit St. Petersburg – Borussia Dortmund 1:2". WorldFootball.net. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Erling Haaland brace only enough for Borussia Dortmund draw at Cologne". Bundesliga. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Dank Joker Knauff: Borussia Dortmund bezwingt den VfB Stuttgart". Bundesliga (in German). 10 April 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Eintracht verpflichtet Ansgar Knauff". profis.eintracht.de (in German). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Ansgar Knauff joins Eintracht Frankfurt on loan". 20 January 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt flying again following dominant win at Hertha Berlin". Bundesliga. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.

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