Thilo Kehrer

Thilo Kehrer
Kehrer with Schalke 04 in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996
Place of birth Tübingen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Paris Saint-Germain
Number 4
Youth career
2000–2006 TSG Tübingen
2006–2010 SSV Reutlingen
2010–2012 VfB Stuttgart
2012–2015 Schalke 04
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Schalke 04 II 19 (0)
2016–2018 Schalke 04 44 (4)
2018– Paris Saint-Germain 4 (0)
National team
2012 Germany U16 1 (1)
2012–2013 Germany U17 12 (0)
2015 Germany U19 5 (1)
2015–2016 Germany U20 6 (1)
2017– Germany U21 9 (0)
2018– Germany 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:47, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:41, 9 September 2018 (UTC)

Thilo Kehrer (born 21 September 1996) is a German footballer who plays as a defender for Paris Saint-Germain.[1]

Club career

Kehrer is a youth exponent from Schalke 04. He made his Bundesliga debut on 6 February 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 home win.[2] He scored his first goal for the club on 1 April 2017 in the Revierderby against Borussia Dortmund at home, producing the equalizer in a 1–1 draw.[3]

On 5 May 2018 he scored twice as Schalke secured second place in the Bundesliga for the 2017–18 season and UEFA Champions League Football for the 2018–19 season.[4]

On 16 August 2018 it was announced that Kehrer had been transferred to Paris Saint-Germain for 37 million euros.[1]

International career

Kehrer is a youth international for Germany.[5] Kehrer won the U-21 Euros in 2017 and has captained the German U-21s against Kosovo, Azerbaijan and Israel.[6]

Kehrer was called up to the full Germany squad for the first time on 29 August 2018, for Germany's opening 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against France and the friendly against Peru.[7]

Personal life

Kehrer was born in Germany to a German father and a Burundian mother.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 September 2018[9]
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Schalke 04 2015–16Bundesliga 10000010
2016–17 1611080251
2017–18 2735000323
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19Ligue 1 40000040
Career total 4846080624

International

As of 9 September 2018[10]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
201810
Total10

Honours

Germany

References

  1. 1 2 AFP. "Schalke's Thilo Kehrer set to join Paris Saint-Germain". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  2. "Schalke 04 vs. Wolfsburg – 6 February 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  3. "Thilo Kehrer earns Schalke point in Revierderby". Sky Sports. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. "Schalke seal second spot and Champions League return with win at Augsburg | bundesliga.com". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga.
  5. "Thilo Kehrer". DFB (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  6. Smith, Andy. "Introducing Thilo Kehrer, Schalke's latest homegrown star | bundesliga.com". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga.
  7. Penfold, Chuck (29 August 2018). "Joachim Löw unveils first post-World Cup squad". dw.com. Deutsche Welle.
  8. Lösel, Hansjörg (28 May 2012). "Zwei Tübinger Schüler im Nationaltrikot". Schwäbisches Tagblatt (in German). Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  9. Thilo Kehrer at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  10. Thilo Kehrer at National-Football-Teams.com
  11. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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