Noah Katterbach (born 13 April 2001) is a German professional

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who plays as a left-back for

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club Hamburger SV, on loan from

1. FC Köln 1. Fußball-Club Köln 01/07 e. V., commonly known as simply FC Köln () or FC Cologne in English, is a German professional football club based in Cologne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs ''Kölner Ballspi ...

. One of Germany's most promising prospects, he has won the prestigious Fritz Walter Medal in Gold in two consecutive year groups (under-17 and under-19).

Club career

Katterbach spent the majority of his youth career at

, starting at the under-8 level. In 2018, he was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold, honouring the best German player in the under-17 age group. On 5 October 2019, he made his professional debut for the club in a 1–1 draw against

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, making him the youngest player to appear in the Bundesliga that year. During the 2019–20 season, Katterbach established himself in the club's first team squad and made 18 league appearances. In May 2020, it was announced that he had signed a contract extension keeping him at Köln until 2024. On 19 August 2020, Katterbach was awarded the Fritz Walter Medal in Gold for the second time, this time honouring him as the best German player in the under-19 age group. On 18 January 2022, Köln announced on their website that they had transferred Katterbach to the

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club FC Basel. On the same day, Basel announced in a press-release that Katterbach had signed a one calendar year contract with them, including the option of a definitive transfer. On 30 January, after playing in three test games, Katterbach made his domestic league debut in an away game at

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as Basel played against

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. He was shown a yellow card in the 52nd minute, but also gave the final pass in the 85th minute as

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scored the team's second goal, as FCB achieved a 3–0 victory. He scored his first goal for the club in the home game in the

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on 19 February 2022. It was the last goal of the game as Basel won 3–0 against

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. On 17 January 2023, Hamburger SV announced on the club's website that they had signed Katterbach on a loan contract until the end of the 2022–23 season.

International career

Katterbach has represented Germany at several youth levels, beginning with the U 16 team in 2017. Most recently, he played for his country's U 20 squad.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual * Fritz Walter Medal U17 Gold:

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* Fritz Walter Medal U19 Gold:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Katterbach, Noah 2001 births Living people Footballers from Cologne German footballers Association football fullbacks Germany under-21 international footballers Germany youth international footballers Bundesliga players 1. FC Köln players FC Basel players Swiss Super League players German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland German expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Switzerland Hamburger SV players 2. Bundesliga players