Florian Krüger (born 13 February 1999) is a German professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian

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club

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Career

Erzgebirge Aue

Born in

Staßfurt Staßfurt (Stassfurt) () is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on both sides of the river Bode, approximately northeast of Aschersleben, and south of Magdeburg. Pop. (2005) 23,538. It was one of th ...

, Krüger made his professional debut for

Erzgebirge Aue Fußball Club Erzgebirge Aue e.V., commonly known as simply FC Erzgebirge Aue or Erzgebirge Aue (), is a German football club based in Aue-Bad Schlema, Saxony. The former East German side was a founding member of the 3. Liga in 2008–09, ...

in the 2. Bundesliga on 24 November 2018, starting in the away match against

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum (), is a Football in Germany, German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play ...

. He assisted

Pascal Testroet Pascal Testroet (born 26 September 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for SV Sandhausen. Career Testroet played over 50 matches in the 3. Liga for Werder Bremen's reserve side. On 8 June 2011, he signed a contrac ...

in the 2nd minute for Aue's opening goal, with the match finishing as a 2–1 loss. On 5 November 2020, his contract was extended until 30 June 2023.

Arminia Bielefeld

On 23 June 2021, Krüger signed for

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

side

Arminia Bielefeld DSC Arminia Bielefeld (; full name: ; commonly known as Arminia Bielefeld (), also known as ''Die Arminen'' or ''Die Blauen'' ), or just Arminia (), is a German sports club from Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia. Arminia is most well known as ...

on a four-year contract for a fee of €1 million.

Groningen

On 30 August 2022, Krüger signed a four-year contract with

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in the Netherlands.

Eintracht Braunschweig

On 29 August 2023, Krüger signed for 2. Bundesliga club

Eintracht Braunschweig Braunschweiger Turn- und Sportverein Eintracht von 1895 e.V., commonly known as Eintracht Braunschweig () or BTSV (), is a German football and sports club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. They compete in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier o ...

on a season-long loan deal with the option to buy.

Beerschot

On 6 September 2024, Krüger moved to

in Belgium. On 3 February 2025, Krüger returned to Germany and joined

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club

1. FC Saarbrücken 1. Fußball-Club Saarbrücken () is a German Football in Germany, football club based in Saarbrücken, Saarland. The club plays in the 3. Liga, which is the third tier of football in Germany. History The club began its existence as the footbal ...

on loan.

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* * * 1999 births Living people People from Staßfurt German men's footballers Footballers from Saxony-Anhalt Men's association football forwards Germany men's youth international footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players FC Erzgebirge Aue players Arminia Bielefeld players FC Groningen players Eintracht Braunschweig players K Beerschot VA players 1. FC Saarbrücken players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-footy-forward-1990s-stub