 Führich playing for VfB Stuttgart in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chris Jan Führich[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Castrop-Rauxel, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | SG Suderwich[2] | ||
| 2006–2013 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| 2015 | VfL Bochum | ||
| 2015–2017 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | 1. FC Köln II | 64 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | 1. FC Köln | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Borussia Dortmund II | 24 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | → SC Paderborn (loan) | 34 | (13) |
| 2021– | VfB Stuttgart | 92 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Germany | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:09, 21 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:19, 19 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Chris Jan Führich (born 9 January 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or left winger for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]Führich started his career at 1. FC Köln, before joining Borussia Dortmund II in 2019.[4] He signed a four-year contract with VfB Stuttgart on 19 July 2021.[5]
On 31 October 2021, he scored his first Bundesliga goal for Stuttgart in a 4–1 defeat against Augsburg.[6] On 3 September 2022, he scored his first goal of the 2022–23 season in a 1–1 draw against his former youth club Schalke 04,[7] followed by Stuttgart's first goal in a 2–2 draw with Bayern Munich on 10 September.[8]
On 1 February 2024, Führich extended his contract with VfB Stuttgart until June 2028.[9]
International career
[edit]In October 2023, Führich received his first call-up to the German senior national team for two friendly matches against the United States and Mexico.[10] He made his national team debut against the United States in a friendly that ended 3–1.[11]
Führich was named in Germany's squad for UEFA Euro 2024.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 17 August 2024[13]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga West | 31 | 2 | — | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga West | 33 | 5 | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 7 | — | — | — | 64 | 7 | |||||
| 1. FC Köln | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Borussia Dortmund II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga West | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | 24 | 8 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SC Paderborn (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 34 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 14 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 34 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 9 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 92 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 105 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 216 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 233 | 46 | ||
- ^ Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
- ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 June 2024[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | |||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "player profile". bundesliga.com.
- ^ Profile at FC Brett, fc-brett.de
- ^ "Chris Führich". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "BVB II holt Leistungsträger der Kölner U21" (in German). RevierSport. 19 June 2019.
- ^ "VfB sign Chris Führich". VfB Stuttgart. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "VfB Stuttgart verliert deutlich mit 1:4" (in German). Stuttgarter Zeitung. 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Zerfahrenes 1:1 gegen Schalke: Der VfB Stuttgart wartet weiter auf den ersten Sieg" (in German). Zeitungsverlag Waiblingen. 4 September 2022.
- ^ "Bayern Munich 2-2 Stuttgart: Serhou Guirassy salvages late point". bbc.com/sport. bbc.com. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ "Chris Führich extends contract to 2028". VfB Stuttgart. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "USA-Reise: Nagelsmann beruft drei Neue und vier Rückkehrer" (in German). DFB. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Germany beats US 3-1 in soccer exhibition as Reyna plays under Berhalter for first time since feud". USAToday. USAToday. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "UEFA Euro 2024: All squads and players full list". Olympics.com. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Chris Führich » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Chris Führich". dfb.de (in German). Retrieved 15 October 2023.
External links
[edit]- Chris Führich at WorldFootball.net
- Chris Führich at Soccerway
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