Ragnar Ache
Ragnar Ache Marleuthet (born 28 July 1998) is a German[1] professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eintracht Frankfurt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ragnar Ache Marleuthet | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | SpVgg 03 Neu-Isenburg | ||
| 2009–2010 | Sparta AV | ||
| 2010–2017 | Sparta Rotterdam | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017– | Sparta Rotterdam | 48 | (12) |
| 2017– | Jong Sparta Rotterdam | 39 | (11) |
| 2020– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2019– | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019 | |||
Career
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Ache started his career in the youth ranks of Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam. He made his debut for the club's reserve side, Jong Sparta, in the Tweede Divisie on 20 August 2016 against TEC. He came on as a 66th minute substitute for Ugur Altintas and scored a goal in the 66th minute as Jong Sparta drew the match 2–2.[2] He would go on to score seven goals in 17 appearances for the Sparta Rotterdam reserve side for the 2016–17 season.
On 4 April 2017, after good performances for Jong Sparta, Ache made his debut for the senior side in the Eredivisie against Heerenveen. He came on as substitute for Ilias Alhaft in the 80th minute as Sparta Rotterdam lost 3–0.[3] That would be his only appearance with the senior side that season. At the start of the 2017–18 season, Ache was put into the first-team and came on as a substitute for Craig Goodwin in Sparta Rotterdam's 3–0 defeat at VVV-Venlo in the opening game of the season.[4] On 25 August 2017, Ache scored his first two professional goals for Sparta Rotterdam, grabbing a brace in the club's 2–2 draw away at NAC Breda. Ache came onto the pitch in the 52nd minute with Sparta Rotterdam down 2–0 and scored in the 70th and 84th minutes of the match.[5]
on 3 January 2020, Ache signed a deal with German club Eintracht Frankfurt to join in summer 2020. The deal will last through 30 June 2025.[6]
International career
Born in Germany, Ache is of Ghanaian descent. He is a youth international for Germany.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 1 July 2019[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Sparta | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 17 | 7 | — | — | – | – | 17 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Tweede Divisie | 14 | 3 | — | — | – | – | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19 | Tweede Divisie | 8 | 1 | — | — | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 11 | ||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | ||
| 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 75 | 20 | ||
References
- (in Dutch) De Duitse droom van Sparta-talent Ache, vi.nl, 27 September 2017
- "TEC 2–2 Jong Sparta". Soccerway.
- "Heerenveen 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway.
- "VVV 3–0 Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway.
- "NAC Breda 2–2 Sparta Rotterdam". Soccerway.
- Frankfurt, Eintracht (3 January 2020). "Frankfurt-born Ragnar Ache will join Eintracht from @SpartaRotterdam for the start of next season on a contract until 30 June . #Ache2025 #SGEpic.twitter.com/ne3KUU9PTO".
- "Privacy settings". myprivacy.dpgmedia.net.
- Ragnar Ache at WorldFootball.net
