Leonard Koch (born 23 May 1995) is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Lichtenberg 47.

Leonard Koch
Koch in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth 23 May 1995 (1995-05-23) (age 29)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
SV Lichtenberg 47
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2007 Empor Berlin
2007–2009 Hertha BSC
2009–2014 Union Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Union Berlin II 22 (1)
2013–2016 Union Berlin 1 (0)
2016–2022 SV Babelsberg 03 77 (6)
2022– SV Lichtenberg 47 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Career

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Early career

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Koch was at Empor Berlin until 30 June 2007 before joining Hertha BSC from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2009.[1]

Union Berlin

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Koch joined Union Berlin in 2009[1] and joined the reserve team in 2013[2] when he made an appearance during the 2013–14 season.[1] He joined the first team squad in 2013.[2] However, he did not make any appearances for the first team until the 2014–15 season[3] when he came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Sebastian Polter in a 2–0 win against Eintracht Braunschweig.[4] He finished the 2014–15 season making only the one appearance in the 2. Bundesliga and a goal in 20 appearances in the Regionalliga Nordost.[5]

SV Babelsberg 03

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He then moved to Regionalliga Nordost club SV Babelsberg 03.[2] He made his debut for the club when he came on as a substitute on matchday one against Wacker Nordhausen.[6] He finished the 2016–17 season with two goals in 23 matches played.[6] Koch dislocated his shoulder in a mid-season friendly match during the 2017–18 season.[7] He was declared out for the remainder of the season.[7] He had played in 14 matches up until the injury.[8]

Career statistics

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As of matches played on 15 May 2018.
Club Season League Ref.
Division Apps Goals
Union Berlin II 2013–14 Regionalliga Nordost 1 0 [1]
2014–15 20 1 [5]
Totals 21 1
Union Berlin 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 1 0 [5]
SV Babelsberg 03 2016–17 Regionalliga Nordost 23 2 [6]
2017–18 14 0 [8]
Totals 37 2
Career totals 59 3

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Leonard Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Leonard Koch". World Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Leonard Koch » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Kessels Patzer leitet Berliner Sieg ein" (in German). kicker. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Leonard Koch" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  6. ^ a b c "Leonard Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Saisonaus für Babelsberg-Leistungsträger Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Leonard Koch". kicker.de (in German). kicker. Retrieved 15 May 2018.