Keven Matteo Schlotterbeck (born 28 April 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan from SC Freiburg.[3]

Keven Schlotterbeck
Personal information
Full name Keven Matteo Schlotterbeck[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Weinstadt, Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
VfL Bochum
(on loan from SC Freiburg)
Number 31
Youth career
0000–2012 Stuttgarter Kickers
2012–2014 TSG Backnang
2014–2015 VfL Kirchheim/Teck
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 TSG Backnang 57 (11)
2016 TSG Backnang II 3 (1)
2017– SC Freiburg II 49 (4)
2018– SC Freiburg 47 (0)
2019–2020Union Berlin (loan) 23 (0)
2023VfL Bochum (loan) 13 (2)
2023–VfL Bochum (loan) 7 (1)
International career
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2023

Career edit

Schlotterbeck made his professional debut for SC Freiburg in the Bundesliga on 3 February 2019, coming on as a substitute in the 38th minute for Manuel Gulde in the 2–2 away draw against VfB Stuttgart.[4]

At the end of the 2019–20 season, Schlotterbeck returned to SC Freiburg after his season-long loan with Union Berlin ended.[5]

On 2 January 2023, he joined VfL Bochum on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[6]

Upon returning from loan, Schlotterbeck remained on the Freiburg bench in the opening game of the season, and on 22 August 2023 he returned to VfL Bochum on a new season-long loan.[7]

Personal life edit

Schlotterbeck is the nephew of former professional footballer Niels Schlotterbeck, who also played for Freiburg.[8] His younger brother, Nico, is also a professional footballer, playing for Borussia Dortmund.[9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Keven Schlotterbeck | Player profile". Bundesliga. DFL. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  3. ^ Keven Schlotterbeck at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "VfB Stuttgart – SC Freiburg 2:2 (Bundesliga 2018/2019, 20. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 3 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Robin Knoche close to joining Union Berlin". Bundesliga News. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Keven Schlotterbeck wird ausgeliehen". www.vfl-bochum.de (in German). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Keven Schlotterbeck erneut ausgeliehen" [Keven Schlotterbeck on loan again] (in German). VfL Bochum. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Keven Schlotterbeck". scfreiburg.com (in German). SC Freiburg. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  9. ^ Frahm, Daniela (14 March 2019). "SC mit einem Schlotterbeck – oder auch mit zwei" [SC with a Schlotterbeck – or with two]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. Retrieved 16 March 2019.

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