Kelvin Arase (born 15 January 1999) is an Austrian professional
footballer who plays as a
winger for German club
Waldhof Mannheim.
Club career
Early career
Born in
Benin City
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in 1999, Arase started his football career with
SR Donaufeld Wien youth team in 2009. In 2011, Arase moved to
Rapid Wien youth team.
Rapid Wien
In 2016, Arase was called up for
Rapid Wien first team. On 19 September 2016, Arase made his
Austrian Bundesliga
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debut against
SV Mattersburg at
Allianz Stadion, replacing
Louis Schaub
Louis Schaub (; born 29 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Hannover 96. Born in Germany, he represents the Austria national team.
He was selected by influential football web ...
at the 86th minute by coach
Mike Büskens. On 13 August 2019, Arase was loaned out to
SV Ried. However, he was recalled after only two weeks due to injuries in the Rapid Wien squad.
Oostende
On 20 January 2023, Arase was loaned to
Oostende in Belgium until the end of the 2022–23 season.
Waldhof Mannheim
On 11 August 2023, Arase joined
Waldhof Mannheim in
3. Liga
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The modern 3. Liga was formed for t ...
.
Career statistics
Club
References
Living people
1999 births
Nigerian emigrants to Austria
Footballers from Benin City
Austrian men's footballers
Nigerian men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Austria men's youth international footballers
Austria men's under-21 international footballers
SK Rapid Wien players
SV Horn players
SV Ried players
Karlsruher SC players
K.V. Oostende players
SV Waldhof Mannheim players
Austrian Football Bundesliga players
2. Liga (Austria) players
Austrian Regionalliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Belgian Pro League players
Austrian expatriate men's footballers
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Austrian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
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