Corsin Konietzke
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{{Short description|German footballer (born 2006)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Corsin Konietzke
| fullname =
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2006|6|21}}
| birth_place = Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = FC St. Gallen
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = FC Landquart
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = FC Ems
| youthyears3 = 2021–2023
| youthclubs3 = St. Gallen
| years1 = 2023–2024
| clubs1 = St. Gallen II
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = St. Gallen
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2021 | nationalteam1 = Switzerland U16 | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2023 | nationalteam3 = Switzerland U17 | nationalcaps3 = 7 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam4 = Switzerland U19 | nationalcaps4 = 8 | nationalgoals4 = 1
| nationalyears5 = 2024– | nationalteam5 = Switzerland U21 | nationalcaps5 = 4 | nationalgoals5 = 0
| club-update = 1 February 2025
| nationalteam-update = 1 February 2025
}}
Corsin Konietzke is a Swiss footballer. He plays as a midfielder for FC St. Gallen.{{Cite web |last=Stärker |first=Jan |date=2024-09-02 |title=Viel Lob für Corsin Konietzke: Das Teenie-Juwel des FCSG spielt gross auf |url=https://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/lob-von-hoechster-stelle-fuer-corsin-konietzke-18-st-gallens-teenie-juwel-spielt-schon-wie-ein-alter-hase-id20097927.html |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Blick |language=de-CH}}
Career
= Club =
Konietzke, who was born in Germany, played for FC Landquart and FC Ems as a youth. He joined FC St. Gallen at the age of 15{{Cite web |last=Meiler |first=Gian-Andrin |date=2024-06-06 |title=Ein Igiser beim FC St. Gallen: So tickt Corsin Konietzke {{!}} Südostschweiz |url=https://www.suedostschweiz.ch/regionalsport/ein-igiser-beim-fc-st-gallen-so-tickt-corsin-konietzke |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=www.suedostschweiz.ch |language=de-CH}} and played for the club's under 16 and under 18 teams. He made his first appearance for the St. Gallen second team on February 25, 2023, in a Promotion League game against FC Basel II.{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-10 |language=de |title=FC Basel 1893 II - FC St. Gallen II 2:7 (Promotion League 2022/2023, 20. Spieltag) |url=https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/promotion-league-2022-2023-fc-basel-ii-fc-st-gallen-ii/}} In the 2023–24 season, he was a regular starter in the Promotion League and also trained with the first team. He made his Super League debut on January 31, 2024, in a 0–2 loss to Servette FC.{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-10 |language=de |title=FC St. Gallen - Servette FC 0:2 (Super League 2023/2024, 21. Spieltag) |url=https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/super-league-2023-2024-fc-st-gallen-servette-fc/}} For the following 2024–25 season, Konietzke was permanently promoted to the first team. He scored his first goal for his club on November 28, 2024, in the league phase of the UEFA Conference League against TSC Bačka Topola.{{cite web|access-date=2025-02-10 |language=de |title=FC St. Gallen - TSC Bačka Topola 2:2 (Conference League 2024/2025, Ligaphase) |url=https://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/conference-league-2024-2025-ligaphase-fc-st-gallen-tsc-backa-topola/}}
= National team =
Konietzke was born in Germany to a German father and Swiss mother, and holds dual-citizenship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tagblatt.ch/sport/fcstgallen/fc-stgallen-deutschland-die-schweiz-gestatten-corsin-konietzke-das-ist-die-geschichte-des-18-jaehrigen-rohdiamanten-aus-igis-der-gerade-die-gruenweissen-so-sehr-verzueckt-ld.2707840|title=FC St.Gallen: Das 18-jährige Talent aus Graubünden im Portrait|first=Christian|last=Brägger|date=December 5, 2024|website=St. Galler Tagblatt}} He is currently a member of the Swiss national youth squad. He represented the Swiss U17 team at the U-17 European Championship 2023, playing two group-stage matches before Switzerland were knocked out by Germany in the quarter-finals.
References
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Category:Swiss men's footballers
Category:Switzerland men's youth international footballers
Category:German men's footballers
Category:Swiss people of German descent
Category:German people of Swiss descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Swiss Super League players