Marc-Oliver Kempf (born 28 January 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Como.[2]
 Kempf with VfB Stuttgart in 2018 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 January 1995 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lich, Hesse, Germany | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Como | ||||||||||
| Number | 2 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1998–2005 | TSV Dorn-Assenheim | ||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | SV Bruchenbrücken | ||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | JSG Bad Nauheim | ||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 18 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2014–2017 | SC Freiburg II | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2014–2018 | SC Freiburg | 68 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2018–2022 | VfB Stuttgart | 78 | (8) | ||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Hertha BSC | 69 | (5) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Como | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Germany U16 | 5 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Germany U17 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2012 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Germany U19 | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Germany U20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2017 | Germany U21 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 23 December 2024 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:26, 30 June 2017 (UTC) | |||||||||||
Club career
editKempf started his career at Eintracht Frankfurt, appearing for both the reserves and the senior team. On 15 July 2014, Kempf joined SC Freiburg on an immediate transfer from Frankfurt. The transfer fee reportedly amounted to €800,000.[3]
On 14 May 2018, Kempf signed a four-year-contract with VfB Stuttgart, enabling him to join the team on a free transfer on 1 July 2018.[4]
On 25 January 2022, Kempf signed a contract with Hertha BSC until 2026.[5]
On 28 August 2024, Kempf moved to Como in Italy on a three-season contract.[6]
International career
editKempf made five appearances for the U16 national team. He also played for the U17 national team, with which he participated in the U17 European Championship in Slovenia in the summer of 2012, and for the U18 national team. Since 2013, he has been playing for the U19 national team and won the U19 European Championship in Hungary with them. He made his debut for the U20 national team on September 3, 2014, in a 0–1 defeat against the Italy U20.[7] Kempf played every minute of every game during the 2017 U21 European Championship in Poland, where he won the title with the Germany U21 team. He scored his first goal for the U21s on June 21, 2017, in a 3–0 group stage victory against the Denmark U21.
Career statistics
edit- As of match played on 23 December 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2013–14 | Regionalliga Südwest | 18 | 3 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| SC Freiburg | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 7 | ||
| SC Freiburg II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | Oberliga Baden-Württemberg | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Total | 88 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 6 | ||
| Hertha BSC | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 69 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 5 | ||
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 262 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 282 | 24 | ||
Honours
editGermany U19
Germany U21
References
edit- ^ "Marc-Oliver Kempf". Bundesliga.
- ^ Marc-Oliver Kempf at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Lungenentzündung! Zambrano in Klinik" (in German). bild.de. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "New signings for the coming season". VfB Stuttgart. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "HERTHA BSC SIGN MARC OLIVER KEMPF" (Press release). Hertha BSC. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Como 1907 ingaggia il difensore tedesco Marc Oliver Kempf" [Como 1907 signs German defender Marc Oliver Kempf] (in Italian). Como. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Nationalspieler Marc Oliver Kempf. In: dfb.de. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
- ^ "Marc Oliver Kempf » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
External links
edit
- Profile at the Hertha BSC website
- Marc-Oliver Kempf at Soccerway
- Marc-Oliver Kempf at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Marc-Oliver Kempf at scfreiburg.com