Marc-Oliver Kempf (born 28 January 1995) is a German professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

for

2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professional football in Germany. It was implemented 11 years after the founding of the Fußball-Bundesliga as the new second division for professional football. The 2. Bundesliga is ranked below ...

club

Hertha BSC Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC (), and sometimes referred to as Hertha Berlin, Hertha BSC Berlin, or simply Hertha, is a German professional football club based in the locality of Westend of the borough of Charl ...

Club career

Kempf started his career at

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

, appearing for both the reserves and the senior team. On 15 July 2014, Kempf joined

SC Freiburg Sport-Club Freiburg e.V., commonly known as SC Freiburg () or just Freiburg, is a German football club, based in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg. It plays in the Bundesliga, having been promoted as champions from the 2. Bund ...

on an immediate transfer from Frankfurt. The transfer fee reportedly amounted to €800,000. On 14 May 2018, Kempf signed a four-year-contract with

VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stu ...

, enabling him to join the team on a free transfer on 1 July 2018. On 25 January 2022, Kempf signed a contract with

until 2026.

International career

Kempf has played for each German youth national team from U16 to U21.

Career statistics

Honours

Germany U19 * UEFA European Under-19 Championship:

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Germany U21 *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Hertha BSC website * *
Marc-Oliver Kempf
at scfreiburg.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Kempf, Marc-Oliver 1995 births Living people People from Lich, Germany Footballers from Giessen (region) German men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Eintracht Frankfurt players Eintracht Frankfurt II players SC Freiburg players SC Freiburg II players VfB Stuttgart players Hertha BSC players