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 Bundesliga club SC Freiburg.

Kenneth Schmidt
Personal information
Full name Tan-Kenneth Jerico Leka-Schmidt
Date of birth (2002-06-03) 3 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Freiburg, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
SC Freiburg
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2017 Emmendingen
2017–2023 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 SC Freiburg II 55 (0)
2023– SC Freiburg 10 (0)
International career
2019 Germany U18 2 (1)
2020 Germany U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Germany U20 11 (1)
2023– Germany U21 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:04, 19 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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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]

International career

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Schmidt has represented Germany at youth international level.[2]

Personal life

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He was born to a German father and a mother of Malagasy and Vietnamese descent.[3]

Career statistics

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As of match played 12 November 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
SC Freiburg II 2020–21 Regionalliga 5 0 5 0
2021–22 3. Liga 28 0 28 0
2022–23 3. Liga 22 0 22 0
Total 55 0 55 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
Total 10 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Career total 65 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 68 0
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ "KENNETH SCHMIDT EXTENDS HIS CONTRACT". SC Freiburg. 18 July 2023.
  2. ^ Kenneth Schmidt at DFB (also available in German)
  3. ^ "Trung vệ Việt Kiều được đánh giá 3 triệu Euro, đang thi đấu tại Đức là ai?" (in Vietnamese). Bongdaplus. 10 May 2024.
  4. ^ Kenneth Schmidt at Soccerway
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