Stefan Kießling
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Stefan Kießling |
| Date of birth |
25 January 1984 (1984-01-25) (age 28) |
| Place of birth |
Lichtenfels, West Germany |
| Height |
1.94 m (6 ft 4 1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Playing position |
Striker |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
| Number |
11 |
| Youth career |
|
1. FC Eintracht Bamberg |
|
1. FC Nuremberg |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2001–2006 |
1. FC Nuremberg |
73 |
(15) |
| 2006– |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
165 |
(60) |
| National team‡ |
| 2005–2006 |
Germany U21 |
15 |
(4) |
| 2007– |
Germany |
6 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:37, 19 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:00, 17 July 2010 (UTC) |
Stefan Kießling (German pronunciation: [ˈʃtɛfan ˈkiːslɪŋ]; born 25 January 1984 in Lichtenfels, Bavaria) is a German footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bayer 04 Leverkusen. He has also represented the German national team six times.
[edit] Career
[edit] 1. FC Nuremberg
Kießling started his senior club career with Nuremberg having made his way through their youth ranks - though he was previously in 1. FC Eintracht Bamberg's youth academy. He debuted in 2001, eventually going on to make 73 league appearances for the club, during which he managed to score 19 goals.
[edit] Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Stefan Kießling at Bayer Leverkusen
His performances stirred the interest of Bayer Leverkusen and he was signed by the Bundesliga club in 2006. Since joining he has impressed with his performances, scoring 32 goals in 80 league appearances. Currently, he is one of the top scorers in the Bundesliga, having scored 15 goals in the 2008–09 campaign, five goals behind regular strike partner Patrick Helmes.[2] He continued his impressive form in the 2009–10 season, scoring 21 goals in 33 games and finishing the season as the second highest goal scorer in the Bundesliga.[3]
[edit] International career
Kießling made his international debut for the Germany national team in a friendly against Denmark on 28 March 2007. After almost a year after earning his last cap, he was recalled to the team by Joachim Löw after showing good form in the 2009–10 season, and subsequently picked up his 4th cap on 13 May 2010, in a friendly game vs. Malta playing the full ninety mins in a 3-0 win. He is one of the 23 players making up the Germany squad for the 2010 World Cup. He came on as a substitute in two games, namely the knockout game with England, replacing Mesut Özil in the 83rd minute and during the third-fourth placing match between Germany and Uruguay, where he substituted Cacau in the 73rd minute.
[edit] Career statistics
[edit] Club performance
- As of 1 November 2011 (2011 -11-01)[update].
[edit] Honours
[edit] International
- Germany
[edit] References
[edit] External links
