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Kevin Schade
Schade in 2025
Personal information
Full name Kevin Schade[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-27) 27 November 2001 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Potsdam, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Positions
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 Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 SC Freiburg II 32 (11)
2021–2023 SC Freiburg 29 (5)
2023 → Brentford (loan) 18 (0)
2023– Brentford 88 (24)
International career‡
2019 Germany U18 1 (1)
2019 Germany U19 5 (3)
2020 Germany U20 3 (0)
2021–2023 Germany U21 8 (4)
2023– Germany 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:28, 12 September 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:35, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Kevin Schade (German pronunciation: [ˈkɛ.vɪn ˈʃaːdə]; 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

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SC Freiburg

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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

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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]

On 27 December 2025, Schade scored his second hat-trick for Brentford, against Bournemouth in the Premier League in a 4–1 win.

International career

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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

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Club

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As of match played 12 September 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SC Freiburg II 2019–20 Regionalliga Südwest 51———51
2020–21 Regionalliga Südwest 268———268
2021–22 3. Liga 12———12
Total 3211———3211
SC Freiburg 2020–21 Bundesliga 0000——00
2021–22 Bundesliga 21431——245
2022–23 Bundesliga 8100—4[c]0121
Total 29531—40366
Brentford (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 18010——190
Brentford 2023–24 Premier League 1120010—122
2024–25 Premier League 38111041—4312
2025–26 Premier League 3581030—398
2026–27 Premier League 430010—53
Brentford total 106243091—11825
Career total 1674061914018642
  1. ↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 27 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 202330
202410
202510
202620
Total70

References

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  1. ↑ "Updated Premier League squad lists for 2022/23". Premier League. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Kevin Schade | Brentford FC". Brentfordfc.com. Brentford F.C. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  3. 1 2 "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). Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. 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). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. 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". 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". 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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