| Sonny Kittel | |
| Fullname: | Sonny Kittel |
| Birth Date: | 6 January 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Gießen, Germany |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Raków Częstochowa |
| Clubnumber: | 93 |
| Youthclubs1: | VfB Gießen |
| Youthyears2: | 1999–2012 |
| Youthclubs2: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Years1: | 2010–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| Caps1: | 51 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs2: | Eintracht Frankfurt II |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs3: | FC Ingolstadt |
| Caps3: | 86 |
| Goals3: | 22 |
| Years4: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Hamburger SV |
| Caps4: | 130 |
| Goals4: | 35 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Raków Częstochowa |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2024 |
| Clubs6: | → Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) |
| Caps6: | 10 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2009–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam4: | Germany U20 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 May 2024 |
Sonny Kittel (born 6 January 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Polish club Raków Częstochowa.[1]
After winning the German U17 championship with Eintracht Frankfurt in June 2010, Kittel was capped in the professional squad for the 2010–11 season. In Eintracht's first competitive match at SV Wilhelmshaven he was substituted. In the first 2010–11 home match he was also given some game time when he was substituted on for Caio in the 84th minute.
After playing for 2. Bundesliga side FC Ingolstadt for three seasons, Kittel transferred to Hamburger SV on 18 June 2019, signing a four-year contract.[2]
On 20 July 2023, Kittel signed a three-year deal with defending Ekstraklasa champions Raków Częstochowa.[3]
Kittel went on loan to the Western Sydney Wanderers for the second half of the 2023–24 A-League season.[4]
Kittel expressed in November 2017 to the Germany national youth football team his desire to play in the Poland national youth football team levels as his parents come from Poland.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||||
| 2012–13 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 51 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 54 | 3 | ||||
| FC Ingolstadt | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 10 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 86 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 90 | 23 | |||||
| Hamburger SV | 2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 12 | |||
| 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 2. Bundesliga | 35 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 9 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 130 | 35 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 140 | 36 | |||||
| Raków Częstochowa | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers (loan) | 2023–24 | A-League Men | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 288 | 65 | 17 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 316 | 67 | |||
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