| Kevin Schade | |
| Full Name: | Kevin Schade[1] |
| Birth Date: | 27 November 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Potsdam, Germany |
| Height: | 1.85 m[2] |
| Position: | Winger, forward |
| Currentclub: | Brentford |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Babelsberg |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Energie Cottbus |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | SC Freiburg |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | SC Freiburg II |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Years2: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs2: | SC Freiburg |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Brentford (loan) |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Brentford |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021–2023 |
| Nationalteam4: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam5: | Germany |
| Nationalcaps5: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15:59, 1 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 18:03, 30 November 2024 (UTC) |
Kevin Schade (born 27 November 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for club Brentford and the Germany national team.[3]
Schade joined the SC Freiburg youth system in 2018 after a five-year stint with Energie Cottbus. He made his debut with the club's reserve side in July 2019 against Bahlinger SC,[4] and scored his first goal the following week in a 2–1 defeat to Kickers Offenbach.[5] In December of that year, Schade signed his first professional contract with the club.[6] [7] He made his first-team debut on 21 August 2021, coming on as a 71st-minute substitute for Roland Sallai in a 2–1 victory over Borussia Dortmund.[8] Following his debut, he was quickly earmarked as one of club's bright young talents, seeing use primarily off the bench in his opening season in the Bundesliga.[9] In November 2021, despite attracting interest from such clubs as Liverpool, Schade signed a new contract with the club.[10]
On 4 January 2023, Schade signed for Premier League club Brentford on loan until the end of the 2022–23 season.[11] [12]
On 12 June 2023, Brentford announced they had signed Schade permanently on a five-year contract for a club-record fee of around £22 million.[13] In late September, Schade suffered an adductor injury which required surgery, sidelining him until April 2024.[14]
On 30 November 2024, Schade scored his first hat-trick for Brentford, against Leicester City in the Premier League in a 4–1 win.[15]
Born to a German mother and Nigerian father, Schade is eligible to represent both Germany and Nigeria in international competition.[16]
On 17 March 2023, he received his first official call-up to the German senior national team for the friendlies against Peru and Belgium.[17] Schade made his debut for Germany against Peru. In the match against Belgium, he was introduced as a substitute and provided an assist for Serge Gnabry, where in doing so, he demonstrated his passing and pace.[18]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SC Freiburg II | 2019–20 | Regionalliga | 5 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga | 26 | 8 | – | – | – | 26 | 8 | |||||
| 2021–22 | 3. Liga | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 11 | – | – | – | 32 | 11 | ||||||
| SC Freiburg | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 5 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 36 | 6 | ||||
| Brentford (loan) | 2022–23 | Premier League | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 2023–24 | Premier League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 90 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 | 19 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2023 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||