Clemens Riedel

Clemens Riedel
Riedel in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-19) 19 July 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth Wölfersheim, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Espanyol
Number 38
Youth career
2016–2017 Eintracht Frankfurt
2017–2019 TSG Wieseck [de]
2019–2021 Darmstadt 98
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Darmstadt 98 77 (1)
2025– Espanyol 0 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Germany U19 7 (0)
2023– Germany U21 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10:18, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Clemens Riedel (born 19 July 2003) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Espanyol.

Career

Darmstadt 98

After playing youth football for TSG Wieseck [de] and Darmstadt 98,[1] Riedel made his senior debut on 24 July 2021 as a substitute in a 2–0 2. Bundesliga defeat to Jahn Regensburg.[2] He contributed with 19 league appearances in the 2022–23 season as the club achieved promotion to the Bundesliga.

Riedel made his top tier debut on 26 August 2023, starting in a 4–1 home loss to Union Berlin. Back in the second division after just one campaign, he scored his first professional goal on 28 March 2025, but in a 2–1 away loss to SSV Ulm 1846.

Espanyol

On 25 August 2025, Riedel signed a four-year contract with La Liga side Espanyol.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Clemens Riedel – Laufbahn". kicker (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Darmstadt 98: Gänsehaut-Gefühl trotz Niederlage gegen Regensburg". hessenschau (in German). 25 July 2021. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Clemens Riedel joins RCD Espanyol". RCD Espanyol. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.