Julius Biada (born 3 November 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Fortuna Köln.[1]

Julius Biada
Biada with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2018
Personal information
Full name Julius Valentin Biada
Date of birth (1992-11-03) 3 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Cologne, Germany
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Köln
Number 31
Youth career
ESV Olympia Köln
Heiligenhauser SV
0000–2007 Bonner SC
2008–2009 SF Troisdorf
2009–2010 Bonner SC
2010–2011 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Bayer Leverkusen II 23 (3)
2012–2013 Schalke 04 II 33 (11)
2013–2015 Darmstadt 98 17 (1)
2015–2016 Fortuna Köln 47 (13)
2016–2018 Eintracht Braunschweig 31 (3)
2018–2019 1. FC Kaiserslautern 16 (1)
2019–2022 SV Sandhausen 49 (7)
2022–2024 Saarbrücken 34 (1)
2024– Fortuna Köln 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2024

Career

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Biada played as a youth for a number of clubs around his hometown of Cologne, ending up at Bayer Leverkusen, where he broke into the reserve team for the 2011–12 season. He spent the following season with FC Schalke 04 II, where he scored 11 goals, making him the team's joint top scorer along with Manuel Torres.

In July 2013, he signed for SV Darmstadt 98 of the 3. Liga, and made his debut in a first round DFB Pokal match against Borussia Mönchengladbach, as a substitute for Jérôme Gondorf. Darmstadt caused an upset by eliminating the Bundesliga side 5–4 on penalties after the match ended 0–0. In January 2015, Biada transferred from Darmstadt to SC Fortuna Köln.

In 2016, Biada joined Eintracht Braunschweig on a free transfer.[2]

On 25 May 2022, he agreed to join Saarbrücken for the 2022–23 season.[3]

On 29 August 2024, Biada joined SC Fortuna Köln again.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Julius Biada" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Julius Biada wird ein Löwe" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ^ "FCS VERPFLICHTET JULIUS BIADA VON ZWEITLIGIST SV SANDHAUSEN" (in German). Saarbrücken. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Julius Biada und Fortuna – eine Geschichte wird fortgeschrieben" (in German). Fortuna Köln. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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