Leonard Koch (born 23 May 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Lichtenberg 47.

Leonard Koch
Koch in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth 23 May 1995 (1995-05-23) (age 29)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SV Lichtenberg 47
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2007 Empor Berlin
2007–2009 Hertha BSC
2009–2014 Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Union Berlin II 22 (1)
2013–2016 Union Berlin 1 (0)
2016–2022 SV Babelsberg 03 77 (6)
2022– SV Lichtenberg 47 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Career edit

Early career edit

Koch was at Empor Berlin until 30 June 2007 before joining Hertha BSC from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2009.[1]

Union Berlin edit

Koch joined Union Berlin in 2009[1] and joined the reserve team in 2013[2] when he made an appearance during the 2013–14 season.[1] He joined the first team squad in 2013.[2] However, he did not make any appearances for the first team until the 2014–15 season[3] when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Sebastian Polter in a 2–0 win against Eintracht Braunschweig.[4] He finished the 2014–15 season making only the one appearance in the 2. Bundesliga and a goal in 20 appearances in the Regionalliga Nordost.[5]

SV Babelsberg 03 edit

He then moved to Regionalliga Nordost club SV Babelsberg 03.[2] He made his debut for the club when he came on as a substitute on matchday one against Wacker Nordhausen.[6] He finished the 2016–17 season with two goals in 23 matches played.[6] Koch dislocated his shoulder in a mid-season friendly match during the 2017–18 season.[7] He was declared out for the remainder of the season.[7] He had played in 14 matches up until the injury.[8]

Career statistics edit

As of matches played on 15 May 2018.
Club Season League Ref.
Division Apps Goals
Union Berlin II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 1 0 [1]
2014–15 20 1 [5]
Totals 21 1
Union Berlin 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 1 0 [5]
SV Babelsberg 03 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 23 2 [6]
2017–18 14 0 [8]
Totals 37 2
Career totals 59 3

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Leonard Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Leonard Koch". World Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Leonard Koch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Kessels Patzer leitet Berliner Sieg ein" (in German). kicker. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Leonard Koch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Leonard Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Saisonaus für Babelsberg-Leistungsträger Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Leonard Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 May 2018.