Sebastian Kerk (born 17 April 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Polish club Widzew Łódź.

Sebastian Kerk
Kerk with 1. FC Nürnberg in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-04-17) 17 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bad Wurzach, Germany
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Widzew Łódź
Number 37
Youth career
1999–2005 TSG Bad Wurzach
2005–2008 FV Ravensburg
2008–2012 SC Freiburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 SC Freiburg II 25 (11)
2013–2017 SC Freiburg 29 (1)
2015–20161. FC Nürnberg (loan) 30 (6)
2016–20171. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 19 (1)
2017–2020 1. FC Nürnberg 44 (1)
2020–2021 VfL Osnabrück 34 (10)
2021–2023 Hannover 96 46 (10)
2023– Widzew Łódź 20 (1)
International career
2011–2012 Germany U18 7 (3)
2012–2013 Germany U19 11 (5)
2013–2014 Germany U20 11 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Career

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Kerk began his football career in his hometown club, TSG Bad Wurzach, where he played until 2005. He moved to FV Ravensburg, where he spent three years. In 2008, he joined the youth setup of SC Freiburg.

He made his first team debut for SC Freiburg on 18 May 2013 against Schalke 04.[1]

On 31 August 2016, Kerk joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on a season-long loan.[2]

Kerk joined 1. FC Nürnberg in June 2017, reportedly signing a three-year contract.[3]

After spells with VfL Osnabrück and Hannover 96, on 23 August 2023 Kerk moved abroad for the first time in his career and signed a two-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Draxler und ein Slapstick-Tor reichen S04" (in German). kicker. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  2. ^ Schröter, Carsten (31 August 2016). "Kerk wechselt überraschend zum FCK". kicker Online. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Fix! Kerk kehrt zum 1. FC Nürnberg zurück". kicker Online (in German). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Sebastian Kerk podpisał kontrakt z Widzewem Łódź" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
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