Stefan Kießling
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lichtenfels, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eintracht Bamberg | |||
| Nuremberg | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2006 | Nuremberg | 73 | (15) |
| 2006– | Bayer Leverkusen | 111 | (41) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Germany U-21 | 15 | (4) |
| 2007– | Germany | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 04:17, 29 November 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Stefan Kießling (born 25 January 1984 in Lichtenfels) is a German footballer who currently plays as a striker for Bayer Leverkusen.
He was the third top-scorer in the UEFA Cup 2007–08 competition, behind Luca Toni and Pavel Pogrebnyak, with seven goals.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Nuremberg
Kießling started his senior club career with Nuremberg having made his way through their youth ranks - though he was previously in 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 15 goals.
[edit] 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 25 goals in 80 league appearances. Currently, he is one of the top scorers in the Bundesliga, having scored 12 goals in the 2008–09 campaign, eight goals behind regular strike partner Patrick Helmes.[2] He continued his impressive form in the 2009-10 season, topping the scoring charts with 12 goals in 14 games as of the end of November.
[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.
[edit] References
- ^ "Bayer Leverkusen profile". Leverkusen. 2008-07-10. http://www.bayer04.de/b04e/en/_site_index.aspx. Retrieved 2008-07-10.
- ^ Stefan Kießling: „Ich hole sie raus, er macht sie rein“ *Interview*
[edit] External links
- Profile at Transfermarkt.de (German)
- Career stats at Fussballdaten.de (German)
- Player profile - kicker.de (German)
- Leverkusen who's who
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