Kevin Kratz

Kevin Kratz
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-21) 21 January 1987
Place of birth Eschweiler, West Germany
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlanta United
Youth career
1991–1994 SCB Laurenzberg
1994–1997 Germania Dürwiß
1997–2006 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Bayer Leverkusen II 89 (12)
2009–2012 Alemannia Aachen 68 (3)
2012–2014 Eintracht Braunschweig 32 (1)
2014–2016 SV Sandhausen 22 (0)
2016– Atlanta United 0 (0)
2016 → Philadelphia Union (loan) 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:25, 20 May 2016 (UTC).


Kevin Kratz (born 21 January 1987) is a German footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union.[1]

Career

After spending three seasons with Bayer 04 Leverkusen's reserve team early in his career, Kratz joined Alemannia Aachen in the 2. Bundesliga. After Aachen was relegated from the 2. Bundesliga at the end of the 2011–12 season, he transferred to Eintracht Braunschweig.[2] With his new club, Kratz won promotion to the Bundesliga in 2013. After the 2013–14 Bundesliga season, Kratz transferred to SV Sandhausen.[3]

On September 15, 2016 Kratz was picked up as a free agent by the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer in the United States. Philadelphia Union Sporting Director Earnie Stewart indicated that Kratz would find a place in the Union midfield, stating "Kevin provides us valuable depth in multiple positions across our midfield."[4] Union coach Jim Curtin likewise indicated that Kratz would fit into a central position in the midfield, but suggested that he would be used as a backup for existing Union players.[5]

On November 2, 2016, Philadelphia Union Sporting Director Earnie Stewart indicated that Kratz would not be returning to the team for the 2017 season. And, despite earlier reports, Kratz was not signed as a free-agent; rather, he was on-loan from MLS expansion team Atlanta United.

References

  1. ↑ "Philadelphia Union sign German midfielder Kevin Kratz". Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eintracht holt Kevin Kratz". eintracht.com (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kratz von Braunschweig nach Sandhausen" [Kratz from Braunschweig to Sandhausen] (in German). DFL. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Philadelphia Union sign German midfielder Kevin Kratz". philadelphiaunion.com. 15 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Philadelphia Union press conference recap". brotherlygame.com. 22 September 2016.
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