| Yannik Keitel | |
| Birth Date: | 2000 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Breisach, Germany |
| Height: | 1.86 m[1] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | VfB Stuttgart |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | –2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | SV Breisach[2] |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | SC Freiburg |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Caps1: | 23 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2020–2024 |
| Caps2: | 64 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Germany U15[3] |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2016–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Germany U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 3 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020–2023 |
| Nationalteam3: | Germany U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 May 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:14, 28 June 2023 (UTC) |
Yannik Keitel (born 15 February 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a central or defensive midfielder for club VfB Stuttgart. He has represented Germany internationally at several youth levels.
Keitel joined SC Freiburg in 2010 from SV Breisach. On 29 February 2020, he made his professional debut in the Bundesliga in a 1–0 league defeat away to Borussia Dortmund. He came on as a substitute at halftime for the injured Janik Haberer.[4] In April 2020, he signed his first professional contract.[5]
On 21 May 2024, VfB Stuttgart announced the signing of Keitel on a free transfer for the 2024–25 season.[6] Keitel signed a contract until 2028.[6]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SC Freiburg II | 2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Südwest | 17 | 2 | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||||
| 2020–21 | Regionalliga Südwest | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 3 | — | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| SC Freiburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| Total | 63 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | |||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 86 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 102 | 3 | |||