| Frans Krätzig | |
| Birth Place: | Nuremberg, Germany |
| Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 2003 |
| Currentclub: | VfB Stuttgart (on loan from Bayern Munich) |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthyears1: | –2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Post SV Nürnberg |
| Youthyears2: | 2012–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | 1. FC Nürnberg |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2022 |
| Youthclubs3: | Bayern Munich |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Bayern Munich II |
| Caps1: | 35 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Bayern Munich |
| Caps2: | 4 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024 |
| Clubs3: | → Austria Wien (loan) |
| Caps3: | 14 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2024– |
| Clubs4: | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 19 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 18:55, 1 April 2024 (UTC) |
Frans Krätzig (born 14 January 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a full-back and midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, on loan from Bayern Munich.[2]
Krätzig was born in Nuremberg,[3] in the Franconia region of Germany.[4] He started playing at Post SV Nürnberg before joining 1. FC Nürnberg in 2012,[3] followed by the youth set-up of Bayern Munich in 2017.[5] Due to the distance from his home, he attended boarding school and was one of the first talents on the FC Bayern Campus that opened in summer of 2017.[6]
Whilst playing for the under-19 team, Krätzig signed a professional contract with Bayern Munich in February 2021.[7] In September 2021, he sustained a persistent pubic bone injury which sidelined him until April 2022.[8] Formerly an attacking midfielder, Krätzig was converted to a left-sided full-back at Bayern Munich II, under Holger Seitz.[9]
In March 2023, Krätzig signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich.[10] He was selected to join with the first-team squad on a pre-season tour of Singapore in the summer of 2023, and played against Manchester City in July 2023.[11] Krätzig scored a spectacular long range goal in the last minute to allow Bayern Munich to earn a 4–3 win over Liverpool on 2 August 2023 in the Audi Football Summit and win the Singapore Trophy.[12] [13] He was then called up on the bench for the 2023 DFL-Supercup match against RB Leipzig that ended 3–0 as a defeat, on 12 August 2023.[14]
On 23 September 2023, Krätzig made his Bundesliga debut, coming off the bench in the 65th minute replacing Alphonso Davies, in a 7–0 home victory against VfL Bochum.[15] Three days later, he made his second official appearance for Bayern Munich, coming off the bench at the 11th minute and contributed to a 4–0 away victory, scoring the second goal and his first professional official goal for the senior team at a match in the first round of the DFB Pokal against 3. Liga club SC Preußen Münster.[16] On 6 October 2023, he extended his professional contract with the club until 2027.[17] On 29 November, he made his Champions League debut, coming off the bench in the 86th minute, in a goalless draw against Copenhagen.[18]
On 6 February 2024, Krätzig joined Austrian Bundesliga side Austria Wien on a six-month loan, until the end of the season.[19] Later that month, on 17 February, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 victory over Rheindorf Altach.[20]
On 28 June 2024, Krätzig signed a one-year loan contract with fellow Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, with the option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.[21]
In September 2023, Krätzig played his first international matches for Germany U20 during the 2023–24 Under 20 Elite League against Italy and Poland, in which both matches ended in a 1–1 draw.[22]
| Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bayern Munich II | 2022–23 | Regionalliga Bayern | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Regionalliga Bayern | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 | 3 | ||||||
| Bayern Munich | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Austria Wien (loan) | 2023–24 | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 53 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 5 | |||