Kevin Schade

Kevin Schade
Personal information
Full name	Kevin Schade
Date of birth	27 November 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Potsdam, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger, forward
Team information
Current team	Brentford
Number	7
Youth career
2008–2014	SV Babelsberg
2014–2018	Energie Cottbus
2018–2019	SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2021	SC Freiburg II
2021–2023	SC Freiburg
2023	→ Brentford (loan)
2023–	Brentford
International career‡
2019	Germany U18
2019	Germany U19
2020	Germany U20
2021–2023	Germany U21
2023–	Germany
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:11, 4 January 2025 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:03, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Kevin Schade (born 27 November 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Premier League club Brentford and the Germany national team.^[3]

Club career

SC Freiburg

Schade joined the SC Freiburg youth system in 2018 after a five-year stint with Energie Cottbus. He made his debut with the club's reserve side in July 2019 against Bahlinger SC,^[4] and scored his first goal the following week in a 2–1 defeat to Kickers Offenbach.^[5] In December of that year, Schade signed his first professional contract with the club.^[6]^[7] He made his first-team debut on 21 August 2021, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Roland Sallai in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund.^[8] Following his debut, he was quickly earmarked as one of club's bright young talents, seeing use primarily off the bench in his opening season in the Bundesliga.^[9] In November 2021, despite attracting interest from such clubs as Liverpool, Schade signed a new contract with the club.^[10]

Brentford

On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.^[11]^[12]

On 12 June 2023, Brentford announced they had signed Schade permanently on a five-year contract for a club-record fee of around £22 million.^[13] In late September, Schade suffered an adductor injury which required surgery, sidelining him until April 2024.^[14]

On 30 November 2024, Schade scored his first hat-trick for Brentford, against Leicester City in the Premier League in a 4–1 win.^[15]

International career

Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both Germany and Nigeria in international competition.^[16]

On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium.^[17] Schade made his debut for Germany against Peru. In the match against Belgium, he was introduced as a substitute and provided an assist for Serge Gnabry, where in doing so, he demonstrated his passing and pace.^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 4 January 2025^[3]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
SC Freiburg II	2019–20	Regionalliga Südwest	5	1	–		–		–		5	1
	2020–21	Regionalliga Südwest	26	8	–		–		–		26	8
	2021–22	3. Liga	1	2	–		–		–		1	2
	Total		32	11	–		–		–		32	11
SC Freiburg	2020–21	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2021–22	Bundesliga	21	4	3	1	–		–		24	5
	2022–23	Bundesliga	8	1	0	0	–		4^[c]	0	12	1
	Total		29	5	3	1	–		4	0	36	6
Brentford (loan)	2022–23	Premier League	18	0	1	0	–		–		19	0
Brentford	2023–24	Premier League	11	2	0	0	1	0	–		12	2
	2024–25	Premier League	20	5	0	0	4	1	–		24	6
	Total		49	7	1	0	5	1	–		55	8
Career total			110	23	4	1	5	1	4	0	123	25

^ Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup
^ Includes EFL Cup
^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 14 October 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Germany	2023	3
Germany	2024	1
Total		4

References

^ "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Kevin Schade | Brentford FC". Brentfordfc.com. Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b "K. Schade". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Bahlinger SC vs. Freiburg II – 27 July 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Freiburg II vs. Kickers Offenbach – 4 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ Krone, Maximilian (3 December 2019). "Von Babelsberg über Cottbus zum SC Freiburg: Kevin Schade unterschreibt Profivertrag". sportbuzzer.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "SC Freiburg: Profivertrag für Kevin Schade". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.
^ "Freiburg vs. Borussia Dortmund – 21 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ Westhoff, Shea (15 February 2022). ""Du wirst besser, weil die anderen gut sind"" ["You get better because the others are good"]. rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ Owen, Danny. "Attacker explains why he snubbed Liverpool, he's at 'the right club' already". hitc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
^ "Brentford sign Schade". www.brentfordfc.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ Stone, Simon (4 January 2023). "Kevin Schade: Brentford sign Freiburg forward on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
^ "Schade joins Brentford in club-record deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ Harris, Jay (26 September 2023). "Kevin Schade injury further blunts Brentford attack – how will Thomas Frank respond?". theathletic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
^ "Brentford 4-1 Leicester preview: Kevin Schade's hat-trick shows Ruud van Nistelrooy the Foxes' problems". BBC Sport. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
^ Vice, Peter (11 October 2021). "Three dual-heritage Germany U21s speak on allegiance: "Proud to wear the eagle on my chest."". bulinews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
^ "Vier Rückkehrer und fünf Neulinge für Peru und Belgien" (in German). German Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
^ "Live Commentary - Germany vs Belgium". Sky Sport. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

External links

[19] Includes DFB-Pokal and FA Cup

[20] Includes EFL Cup

[21] Appearances in UEFA Europa League

[1] "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[BFC-2] "Kevin Schade | Brentford FC". Brentfordfc.com. Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[Soccerway-3] "K. Schade". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[4] "Bahlinger SC vs. Freiburg II – 27 July 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[5] "Freiburg II vs. Kickers Offenbach – 4 August 2019". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[6] Krone, Maximilian (3 December 2019). "Von Babelsberg über Cottbus zum SC Freiburg: Kevin Schade unterschreibt Profivertrag". sportbuzzer.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[7] "SC Freiburg: Profivertrag für Kevin Schade". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[8] "Freiburg vs. Borussia Dortmund – 21 August 2021". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[9] Westhoff, Shea (15 February 2022). ""Du wirst besser, weil die anderen gut sind"" ["You get better because the others are good"]. rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[10] Owen, Danny. "Attacker explains why he snubbed Liverpool, he's at 'the right club' already". hitc.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

[11] "Brentford sign Schade". www.brentfordfc.com. 4 January 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[12] Stone, Simon (4 January 2023). "Kevin Schade: Brentford sign Freiburg forward on loan until end of season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2023.

[13] "Schade joins Brentford in club-record deal". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[14] Harris, Jay (26 September 2023). "Kevin Schade injury further blunts Brentford attack – how will Thomas Frank respond?". theathletic.com. Retrieved 20 April 2024.

[15] "Brentford 4-1 Leicester preview: Kevin Schade's hat-trick shows Ruud van Nistelrooy the Foxes' problems". BBC Sport. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.

[16] Vice, Peter (11 October 2021). "Three dual-heritage Germany U21s speak on allegiance: "Proud to wear the eagle on my chest."". bulinews.com. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

[17] "Vier Rückkehrer und fünf Neulinge für Peru und Belgien" (in German). German Football Association. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 17 March 2023.

[18] "Live Commentary - Germany vs Belgium". Sky Sport. 28 March 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

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