Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer (born 13 September 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV. Born in Germany, he plays for the Ghana national team.
_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93160.jpg) Königsdörffer playing for Dynamo Dresden in May 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Berlin, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hamburger SV | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Minerva Berlin | |||
| –2014 | SCC Berlin | ||
| 2014–2019 | Hertha BSC | ||
| 2019–2020 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Dynamo Dresden | 69 | (12) |
| 2022– | Hamburger SV | 61 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:51, 28 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
editKönigsdörffer was born in Berlin to a Ghanaian father and a German-Guadeloupean mother.[2][3]
Club career
editDynamo Dresden
editKönigsdörffer played youth football for Minerva Berlin, SCC Berlin and Hertha BSC before joining the youth setup at Dynamo Dresden in the summer of 2019.[4] Königsdörffer made his debut for Dresden as a substitute in a 2–0 away defeat to 1. FC Nürnberg.[5] In February 2020, Königsdörffer signed a three-year contract with Dynamo Dresden, lasting until 2022.[6] He appeared 7 times for the club during the 2019–20 season as they finished bottom of the 2. Bundesliga and were relegated to the 3. Liga.[5][7]
On 29 October 2020, his contract was further extended to 2023,[8] before scoring his first competitive goal two days later in a 3–0 victory over SV Meppen.[9] After providing the assist for Dresden's first goal in first-half stoppage time, he converted a Christoph Daferner cross to put Dresden 2–0 up in the 59th minute.[9] He tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-April 2021,[10] but returned to first-team action for a 2–0 victory over Viktoria Köln on 8 May 2021.[11] Dynamo were promoted back to the Bundesliga as champions of the 3. Liga,[12] with Königsdörffer having scored 7 goals in 34 appearances across the 2020–21 season.[11]
Königsdörffer made 30 league appearances for Dynamo Dresden during the 2021–22 season, scoring 5 goals, as the club finished 16th before losing to 1. FC Kaiserslautern in the relegation play-off, and were therefore relegated to the 3. Liga.[13][14]
Hamburger SV
editOn 28 June 2022, it was announced that Königsdörffer had signed for 2. Bundesliga club Hamburger SV on a four-year contract for a fee of €1.2 million.[15]
International career
editBeing born to a Ghanaian father and a German-Guadeloupean mother, Königsdörffer was able to choose to represent either the countries at international level.[3]
On 2 September 2021, he made his official debut for the German under-21 national team, coming in as a substitute for Youssoufa Moukoko at the 73rd minute of a 6–0 win against San Marino in the 2023 European Under-21 Championship qualifiers.[16]
In July 2022, the president of the Ghana FA, Kurt Okraku, announced that Königsdörffer was one of the few players that had officially switched allegiances to represent the Ghanaian senior national team internationally.[17] He debuted with Ghana as a late substitute in a 1–0 friendly win over Nicaragua on 27 September 2022.[18] He was however excluded from Ghana's 2022 World Cup squad, declaring himself "disappointed".[19]
Career statistics
edit- As of end of 2021–22 season
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dynamo Dresden | 2019–20[20] | 2. Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020–21[11] | 3. Liga | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | |
| 2021–22[13] | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 5 | |
| Total | 69 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 75 | 12 | ||
| Hamburger SV | 2022–23[21] | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 69 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs
References
edit- ^ "35 - Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer — Profil" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b Grossmann, Caroline; Schramm, Stefan (25 August 2020). ""Ransi" macht bei Dynamo Dresden mächtig Tempo". Sportbuzzer.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Nur ein Punkt für Dynamos Bundesliga-Junioren zum Saisonauftakt". Sportbuzzer.de (in German). 11 August 2019. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Gollnack & Königsdörffer erhalten Lizenzspieler-Verträge bis 2022" (in German). Dynamo Dresden. 5 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Tabelle | 34. Spieltag | 2. Bundesliga 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Dresden auf der Suche nach der Konstanz". kicker (in German). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Zwei Treffer in der Nachspielzeit: Dresden gewinnt ungefährdet gegen Meppen". kicker (in German). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Königsdörffer positiv auf COVID-19 getestet". kicker (in German). 14 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Spiele von Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer – 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Dresden: Als Meister zurück in Liga zwei". dfb.de (in German). German Football Association. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Spiele von Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer – 2021/22". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Kaiserslautern promoted to Bundesliga 2 after relegation play-off win over Dynamo Dresden". bundesliga.com. Bundesliga. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Königsdörffer wechselt zum HSV: "Von unserem Weg überzeugt"". kicker (in German). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "6:0 in San Marino: U 21 feiert Auftaktsieg". DFB - Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. (in German). 2 September 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ Eleto, Clinton (5 July 2022). "Breaking News: Tariq Lamptey and four other new players complete Ghana Black Stars switch". Sahara Football. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "German-born Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer makes Ghana debut against Nicaragua – Kickgh.com". kickgh.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ^ "World Cup 2022: Youngster Ransford-Yeboah Konigsdorffer 'disappointed' for missing out on Ghana final squad". 16 November 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Spiele von Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer – 2019/20". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Spiele von Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer – 2022/23". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
External links
edit
- Dynamo Dresden Profile Archived 11 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine
- Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer at DFB (also available in German)
- Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer at Soccerway