Kevin Schade (born 27 November 2001) is a German professional

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who plays as a winger or

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for club

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and the Germany national team.

Club career

SC Freiburg

Schade joined the

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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, and scored his first goal the following week in a 2–1 defeat to Kickers Offenbach. In December of that year, Schade signed his first professional contract with the club. He made his first-team debut on 21 August 2021, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for

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in a 2–1 victory over

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. 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

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. In November 2021, despite attracting interest from such clubs as

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, Schade signed a new contract with the club.

Brentford

On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for

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club

on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season. 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. In late September, Schade suffered an adductor injury which required surgery, sidelining him until April 2024.

International career

Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both

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and

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in international competition. On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the

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against

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and

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. 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.

Career statistics

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Schade, Kevin 2001 births Living people German men's footballers Footballers from Potsdam Men's association football forwards Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's international footballers German sportspeople of Nigerian descent Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players SC Freiburg II players SC Freiburg players Brentford F.C. players German expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England German expatriate sportspeople in England Premier League players