Stefan Kießling
German footballer (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen and 1. FC Nürnberg. Born in Lichtenfels, West Germany, Kießling began playing football at a young age in the youth setup at 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg before moving to the 1. FC Nürnberg academy in 2001. He made his professional debut for Nürnberg as a 19-year-old in 2003 before being sold to Bayer Leverkusen in the summer of 2006. He stayed at Leverkusen for 12 seasons.[3]
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Full name | Stefan Kießling[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1984-01-25) 25 January 1984 (age 40) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Lichtenfels, West Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1988–2001 | 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg | |||||||||||||
2001–2003 | 1. FC Nürnberg | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2003–2006 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 73 | (15) | |||||||||||
2006–2018 | Bayer Leverkusen | 344 | (131) | |||||||||||
Total | 417 | (146) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2003 | Germany U20 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2004 | Germany Team 2006 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2005–2006 | Germany U21 | 15 | (4) | |||||||||||
2007–2010 | Germany | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A German international from 2007 to 2010, Kießling earned six caps, failing to score a goal at the senior level.[4] He represented Germany at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, featuring in two matches for the eventual third-place side.[5]