Sebastian Kerk (born 17 April 1994) 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 an

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for Polish club

Widzew Łódź RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds). History ...

Career

Kerk began his football career in his hometown club, TSG Bad Wurzach, where he played until 2005. He moved to

FV Ravensburg The FV Ravensburg is a German association football club from the town of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. The club's greatest success has been to play in the Oberliga Baden-Württemberg, the highest football league in the state, of which it beca ...

, where he spent three years. In 2008, he joined the youth setup of

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 ...

. He made his first team debut for SC Freiburg on 18 May 2013 against Schalke 04. On 31 August 2016, Kerk joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season-long loan. Kerk joined

1. FC Nürnberg 1. Fußball-Club Nürnberg Verein für Leibesübungen e. V., often called 1. FC Nürnberg (, en, 1. Football Club Nuremberg) or simply Nürnberg, is a German association football club in Nuremberg, Bavaria, who currently compete in the 2. Bund ...

in June 2017, reportedly signing a three-year contract. After spells with

VfL Osnabrück VfL Osnabrück is a German multi-sport club in Osnabrück, Lower Saxony. It currently fields teams in basketball, gymnastics, swimming, table tennis, and tennis but is by far best known for its football section. History Foundation to WW2 The cl ...

and

Hannover 96 Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896, commonly referred to as Hannover 96 (), Hannover, HSV or simply 96, is a German professional football club based in the city of Hanover, Lower Saxony. They played in the Bundesliga for a total of 30 years betwe ...

, on 23 August 2023 Kerk moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerk, Sebastian Living people 1994 births German men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Germany men's youth international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Regionalliga players Ekstraklasa players FV Ravensburg players SC Freiburg players 1. FC Nürnberg players 1. FC Kaiserslautern players VfL Osnabrück players Hannover 96 players Widzew Łódź players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate men's footballers in Poland