Kilian Ludewig (born 5 March 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Youth career

Ludewig started playing football at Barsbütteler SV and Willinghusener SC before moving to the youth academy of FC St. Pauli in 2014.[3][4][5] After just one year, he moved on to RB Leipzig. In November 2015, he made his debut for Leipzig's under-19 team in the Under 19 Bundesliga when he came off the bench for Przemysław Płacheta on the tenth matchday of the 2015–16 season against Hamburger SV in injury time.[6] In December 2015, he made his first appearance for Leipzig's under-17 team in the Under 17 Bundesliga against VfL Wolfsburg.[7] In August 2016, he scored his first three goals in the Under 17 Bundesliga in an 8–0 win against Niendorfer TSV.[8]

Ludewig was officially promoted to the under-19 ahead of the 2017–18 season. He scored his first goal in the Under 19 Bundesliga in August 2017 in a 2–0 victory against Hertha BSC.[9] Between September and December 2017, he also played three games for RB Leipzig in the UEFA Youth League.[10]

Red Bull Salzburg

Ludewig joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg in June 2018, signing a four-year contract.[11] He was also initially available for selection by reserve team FC Liefering.[12] He made his debut for Liefering in September 2018 in a game against FC Juniors OÖ.[13]

After one and a half years on loan in England and Germany, Ludewig returned to Red Bull Salzburg for the 2021–22 season.[14] There, he made his debut in the Bundesliga in October 2021 against LASK.[15] However, this remained his only appearance for Red Bull Salzburg beside one appearance in an Austrian Cup game against SKN St. Pölten.[16]

After six years with the club, his contract was terminated on 5 July 2024.[17]

Loan to Barnsley

After having only appeared for FC Liefering through one and a half seasons, Ludewig joined English club Barnsley on loan on 9 January 2020.[18] After making 18 games for Barnsley in the EFL Championship and avoiding relegation, the loan was extended for another season in August 2020.[19]

Loan to Schalke 04

After another four second-tier appearances for Barnsley, however, the loan was terminated prematurely in October 2020 and Ludewig was loaned to German Bundesliga club Schalke 04 for the remainder of the season.[20] A few days earlier, Manuel Baum, under whom Ludewig had played in the national under-20 side, had taken over as head coach of Schalke. In Gelsenkirchen Ludewig only made six league appearances as he had missed a large part of the season due to a metatarsal fracture suffered in December 2020.[21] Schalkern suffered a historic relegation at the end of the season.[22]

Loan to Willem II

On 13 January 2022, Ludewig was loaned to Dutch club Willem II in the Eredivisie, until the end of the season.[23] In Tilburg, however, he was also unable to assert himself and was only featured four times in the Eredivisie.[24] The club suffered relegation at the end of the season.[25]

Loan to AaB

On 24 June 2022, Ludewig was sent on a one-season loan to Danish Superliga club AaB.[26]

Loan to TSV 1860 Munich

On 11 July 2023, Ludewig moved on loan to TSV 1860 Munich in German 3. Liga.[27] He started the 2023–24 season with an appearance against 1. FC Stockheim in the Bavarian Cup.[28]

FC Petrolul Ploieşti

On 11 February 2025, Ludewig has signed with Romanian club Petrolul Ploieşti.[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Salzburg 2018–19 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 1 0 1 0 — 2 0
Liefering 2018–19 2. Liga 18 1 — — 18 1
2019–20 2. Liga 10 0 — — 10 0
Total 28 1 — — 28 1
Barnsley (loan) 2019–20 EFL Championship 18 0 0 0 — 18 0
2020–21 EFL Championship 4 0 — 3[a] 0 7 0
Total 22 0 0 0 3 0 25 0
Schalke 04 (loan) 2020–21 Bundesliga 6 0 2 0 — 8 0
Willem II (loan) 2021–22 Eredivisie 4 0 — — 4 0
AaB (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga 19 0 5 0 — 24 0
1860 Munich (loan) 2023–24 3. Liga 24 0 4[b] 0 — 28 0
Petrolul Ploiești 2024–25 Liga I 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 104 1 12 0 3 0 119 1
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Bavarian Cup

Honours

AaB

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Barnsley" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 4. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  2. ^ Kilian Ludewig at kicker (in German)
  3. ^ "DFL-Ausbildungshonorierung 2021" (PDF). DFL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Willinghusener C-Junioren feiern Verbandsliga-Aufstieg". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 22 November 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Kilian Ludewig: Everybody knows how much this derby means". OneFootball. 21 October 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Spielschema | Hamburger SV – RB Leipzig 1:3 | 10. Spieltag | U-19-BL Nord/Nordost 2015/16". kicker (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ "VfL Wolfsburg – RB Leipzig 1:3 (Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2015/2016, 14. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  8. ^ "RB Leipzig – Niendorfer TSV 8:0 (Youth B Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2016/2017, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Hertha BSC – RB Leipzig 0:2 (Youth Bundesliga Nord/Nordost 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Kilian Ludewig » Youth Youth League 2017/2018". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Salzburg holt Ludewig aus Leipzig". kicker (in German). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  12. ^ "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Welcome to Salzburg, Kilian Ludewig!". redbulls (in German). 4 June 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  13. ^ "FC Juniors OÖ – FC Liefering 0:3 (2. Liga 2018/2019, 8. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Kilian Ludewig kehrt zurück". Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 16 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021.
  15. ^ Andonov, Aleksandar (3 October 2021). "Red Bull Salzburg: Drei Rekorde mit schmerzhaftem Ausgang". Salzburg24 (in German). Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  16. ^ "SKN St. Pölten – RB Salzburg 0:3 (ÖFB-Cup 2021/2022, Round of 16)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  17. ^ Nister, Christoph (5 July 2024). "After six years: Defender leaves the Bulls". Kronen Zeitung.
  18. ^ "Kilian Ludewig: Barnsley sign RB Salzburg full-back on loan". BBC Sport. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  19. ^ "KILIAN LUDEWIG REJOINS ON LOAN". Barnsley F.C. 17 August 2020. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Kilian Ludewig is a Royal Blue". Schalke 04. 5 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Kilian Ludewig erfolgreich operiert | Schalke 04". bundesliga.de - die offizielle Webseite der Bundesliga (in German). 30 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 November 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  22. ^ Blomberg, Tammo (21 May 2021). "Der absurdeste Abstieg". ZEIT (in German). Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  23. ^ "Welkom Kilian!" (Press release) (in Dutch). Willem II. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  24. ^ a b Kilian Ludewig at Soccerway
  25. ^ "Tranen in Tilburg: Willem II degradeert uit eredivisie ondanks winst". NOS (in Dutch). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  26. ^ "AaB lejer Ludewig". AaB (in Danish). 24 June 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  27. ^ "DIE LÖWEN HOLEN KILIAN LUDEWIG" (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. 11 July 2023.
  28. ^ Streicher, Christoph (2 August 2023). "Schwere Beine, schwere Kost: TSV 1860 müht sich im Toto-Pokal gegen den 1. FC Stockheim weiter". abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in German). Abendzeitung. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  29. ^ "OFICIAL Petrolul a adus la Ploiești un jucător trecut prin Bundesliga!". sport.ro (in rou). 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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